Where do you guys get all these gifs?
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Vok0un!
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Vok0un!
While the lack of hustle looks bad that goal is 100% #38's fault. The shooter is his man and yet he crashes the puck and leaves him wide the fuck open. Maybe if OV had been going a full sprint he might have made it in time to be just out of range to stop the shot but what the gif doesn't show is that he is covering a defenseman and so had he been crashing the puck the pass would have just gone to the man he left wide open and he would still be the butt of jokes. If he had stayed on his man and then charged at the shooter once he sees the pass he wouldn't make it in time. Hustle when he has zero chance just isn't his thing. Yeah it makes him an easy target for fans who like a cheap laugh but his personality is that he is the greatest scorer of his generation, is rich as fuck, has a hot fiance, and so gives zero fucks what people think.http://imgius.com/photos/20130509136808541567205.gif
cannot stop laughing
Honestly I think the Hart finalists are the only ones they've gotten right this year. Letang missed too many games despite his offensive output to justify a Norris nomination over Kronwall or OEL. Yakupov gets snubbed for Huberdeau for the Calder despite beating him in pretty much every stat (not even going to bother with the joke that was the Brandon Saad nomination). Tuuka Rask got snubbed in favor of Niemi/Lundqvist for the Vezina.
Lol wat? Kronwall probably isnt even a top 15 defenseman this year. OEL was great but his team missed the playoffs. I think Letang is overrated but he deserves Norris recognition. Yakupov wasnt snubbed, I mean Brodin wasnt even a finalist. I dont think Rask was snubbed, perhaps the voters consider him to be a system goalie. This was probably was one of the worst Hart races I have seen mainly due to injuries, teams missing the playoffs, etc.
Did you watch Kronwall play this season
It matters to the voters. When is the last time a defenseman was a Norris finalist and his team missed the playoffs? I would have to dig deep on that one. I dont think its happened in my time watching hockey.Norris=/=making the playoffs, Phoenix missed the playoffs because their first line featured crap like Hanzal and Boedker, take OEL off that team and they battle Florida/Colorado for last place.
Was exactly did Yakupov do that was impressive? He was 4th in points on team that really didnt care much for defensive play. He had a stretch where he had 1 goal in 25 games and had 6 goals in the final 3 games of the season. My pick would have been Brodin but Gallagher deserves it the most out of Huberdeau, Saad and himself.Yakupov was snubbed by the simple fact that Huberdeau got a nomination (seriously did Huberdeau beat Yakupov in anything except ice time and assists?), I do strongly believe that Brodin should've been a nominee, but didn't want to rant about it (seriously Brandon Saad?).
Mike Smith was 4th in voting last year which is probably where Rask ended up this year. The GMs might have an impression (rightly or wrongly) that Boston's defensive system helps their goaltenders, considering they voted Thomas the Vezina twice and then Boston didn't really miss a bit transitioning from him to Rask. The GMs also like goalies that play a lot of games and Rask was 15th in games played. Im not sure how its that big of a deal when Niemi and Lundqvist were terrific and were their teams best players.Mike Smith got a nomination last season, so being a "system goalie" shouldn't hurt Rask's nomination if he puts up Vezina calibre numbers.
unimpressed with the tavares nom... i could probably make a case for 1) getzlaf, 2) toews, 3) datsyuk or fuck even 4) kessel before tavares. the "the islanders were supposed to be shit!" argument holds nothing for me because 1) anaheim was also supposed to be shit 2) no one thought the hawks would be THAT good (how soon people forget about the historic streak), 3) the red wings had huge question marks without lidstrom and 4) the leafs are a joke but somehow pulled it together.
as for "help" sure all my players listed had a "right hand man" so to speak in perry/kane/zetterberg/kadri but tavares had matt moulson who put up an extremely comparable year to tavares himself.
just dont see it
unimpressed with the tavares nom... i could probably make a case for 1) getzlaf, 2) toews, 3) datsyuk or fuck even 4) kessel before tavares. the "the islanders were supposed to be shit!" argument holds nothing for me because 1) anaheim was also supposed to be shit 2) no one thought the hawks would be THAT good (how soon people forget about the historic streak), 3) the red wings had huge question marks without lidstrom and 4) the leafs are a joke but somehow pulled it together.
as for "help" sure all my players listed had a "right hand man" so to speak in perry/kane/zetterberg/kadri but tavares had matt moulson who put up an extremely comparable year to tavares himself.
just dont see it
here's hoping the oppositeSolace said:here's hoping the caps knock out the rangers and the blackhawks win the cup :)
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I'm confused.