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Boba_Fett_2001  26111 posts
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Date Posted: 6/17 8:09am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Darth-Lando posted:
Give me Randy and Drew any day of the week!
I don't who is who but is this the duo where the main commentator calls every Sharks player by their first name instead of last? tongue

 

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Darth-Lando  7969 posts
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Date Posted: 6/17 9:16am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Yeah sometimes. tongue They also did the announcing voice overs for NHL 2k9.

 

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Dark_Jedi_Kenobi  7802 posts
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Date Posted: 6/18 10:22am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Congrats to the Pens, what a series! IMO Fleury deserved the MVP since he was the main reason that the Pens made it to the finals.

 

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big_boss_nass  4365 posts
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Date Posted: 6/18 10:29am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Dark_Jedi_Kenobi posted:
Congrats to the Pens, what a series! IMO Fleury deserved the MVP since he was the main reason that the Pens made it to the finals.


I have to disagree with your Fleury statement. Yes, he had some amazing games in the Playoffs, but he also had some miserable games. The three games they lost to Detroit (1, 2, and 5) in the Finals were absoutly terrible.

I believe giving Malkin the Conn Smythe was perfect. Not only was he consistant in every series the Pens played, and Lead the Playoffs in points, BUT his defensive presence was out of this world. Malkin was a turn over machine, taking the puck off of anyone, and everyones stick. Not to mention is agressive back and forecheck.

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26111 posts
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Date Posted: 6/18 10:36am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Yeah, Fleury didn't really have an MVP-type playoffs. I mean, just compare his stats between this year and last year:

2008: 1.97 GAA, .933 SV %, 3 SO
2009: 2.61 GAA, .908 SV %, 0 SO

But he did make the big saves when it counted, especially in Game 7.

 

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Drew_Atreides  6870 posts
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Date Posted: 6/19 6:49am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Malkin was a completely different player from last year's playoffs to this year's playoffs.

I know the Wings' gameplan was to stop Crosby, because i think they thought we'd have Malkin doing what he did LAST year again..

The main reason the Pens won that Cup was Malkin. He was just an absolute force. I was stunned by how physical he was!


Everyone laughed at that fight he had with Zetterberg, but that really seemed to fire the Pens up...He was the difference.

Fleury was good enough to win 4 out of 7, but he had some awful awful games in there...

 

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Zaz  38323 posts
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Date Posted: 6/20 8:13am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
I kind of agree, there. Malkin was very good.

 

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big_boss_nass  4365 posts
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Date Posted: 6/20 8:35am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Zaz posted:
I kind of agree, there. Malkin was very good.


Kind of? What don't you agree with?

 

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Zaz  38323 posts
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Date Posted: 6/20 11:03am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
There are plenty of other worthy candidates.

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26111 posts
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Date Posted: 6/23 5:34pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Yzerman, Hull, Robitaille, and Leetch to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame

Pretty damn good group.

 

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Drew_Atreides  6870 posts
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Date Posted: 6/24 8:11am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Stevie Y is the reason i love hockey.

What a legendary group of players going in this year!

 

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Zaz  38323 posts
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Date Posted: 6/29 9:05pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Yes, good choices for once.

 

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Darth-Lando  7969 posts
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Date Posted: 6/29 10:44pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
San Jose has started it's roster makeover by declining to make offers to forwards Goc, Plihal, and Kaspar. No great loss there. Goc was a 2001 first round pick and has a pretty good faceoff % but thats about it. They did make offers to Griess, Clowe, Mitchell, and Staubitz though. Clowe was clutch all season and I really hope he signs. Too early to tell with Staubitz IMO. Mitchell should be good if he can stay healthy. He broke his leg twice last season; once in training camp and again around Christmas and didn't wind up playing a single game until the playoffs in what should have been his breakout year. Griess will be unnecessary if the Sharks can pick up Gustavsson. praying They desperatly need someone who's more consistant than Nabokov.

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26111 posts
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Date Posted: 6/30 8:37am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Gustavasson's coming to Toronto, says I. whistling

 

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big_boss_nass  4365 posts
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Date Posted: 6/30 9:27am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Some pretty good links here;

Evgeni "Geno" Malkin enjoying his off season

Penguins Sign Guerin to 1 Year deal

 

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