tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post8870190395686742788..comments2023-09-10T00:44:30.408-07:00Comments on FAUXRUMORS: First Half Trophy Winners!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-21636490020144422052008-01-23T07:47:00.000-08:002008-01-23T07:47:00.000-08:001) Excellant point Vlad. We may use that idea as p...1) Excellant point Vlad. We may use that idea as part of our next/upcoming post on MVP's and how is it determinedFAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-17704375873534382542008-01-22T11:22:00.000-08:002008-01-22T11:22:00.000-08:00Dove-tailing sauces DiPietro comments. How can the...Dove-tailing sauces DiPietro comments. How can the league MVP ever not be a goalie? I mean its clearly the most inportant position on a team. No one can win without a good goalie, right? If the best goalie isn't doing the Most of any Player, who is?VLAD THE IMPALERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364902582872816443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-60639364028408071992008-01-18T11:23:00.000-08:002008-01-18T11:23:00.000-08:001) Sauce: Your DiPietro Hart candidacy certainly d...1) Sauce: Your DiPietro Hart candidacy certainly deserves merit/consideration. Certainly if they win the Atlantic behind his tending he would deserve to be a finalist.<BR/>2)Sauce/Jibble: Difficult to get a totally objective evaluation between divisions/conferences the way the schedule is constituted<BR/>3) That said, the West has a decided edge over the East of something like 80-60 or thereabouts in head to head contests so far. <BR/>4) Of course we can't supply how much of that disparity is from the apparently very weak SE division where a team might win the division with less than 90 points!FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-35110623083946755292008-01-18T10:01:00.000-08:002008-01-18T10:01:00.000-08:00Nice try Jibble.That's only a 2 game difference in...Nice try Jibble.<BR/><BR/>That's only a 2 game difference in spite of the fact that ALL the games between the two divisions were HOME games for the NW teams.Cincyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896450802228164676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-91896289162819686462008-01-17T15:48:00.000-08:002008-01-17T15:48:00.000-08:00The Islanders are only 4 points from the Atlantic ...<I>The Islanders are only 4 points from the Atlantic division lead - the toughest division by far in the NHL.</I><BR/><BR/>The Northwest division begs to differ (and the NW is 12-6-4 against the Atl, the Atl is 10-8-4 against the NW this season)Jibblescribbitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833352311064492403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-30962465487761956292008-01-17T12:02:00.000-08:002008-01-17T12:02:00.000-08:00Dipietro's save % is only slightly below Luongo's,...Dipietro's save % is only slightly below Luongo's, and he's faced the most shots in the league behind a vastly inferior defense compared to Luongo (or Brodeur, for that matter). Shutouts and GAA are equally a measure of TEAM defense. The Islanders are only 4 points from the Atlantic division lead - the toughest division by far in the NHL. Yet, they were picked by many to finish no better than 30th. How did they get to this position? Well, they have the 2nd fewest goals scored in the NHL, no legit 1st line forwards, a patchwork of defensemen which currently includes a twice-waived journeyman playing top-D minutes.<BR/><BR/>Gentlemen, I ask you... do not those stats just SCREAM Hart trophy for DP??? Vancouver without Luongo? The Sedins would still allow them to compete. Detroit without Lidstrom? Still the best team in the NHL!!!! The Islanders without Ricky?<BR/><BR/>I rest my case.Cincyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896450802228164676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-36939185945676751342008-01-17T09:46:00.000-08:002008-01-17T09:46:00.000-08:00Norris - Certainly Lidstrom qualifies here as well...<I>Norris - Certainly Lidstrom qualifies here as well, but I am going to opt for DION PHANEUF just to be different... </I><BR/><BR/>As someone who watches this guy on a fairly regular basis, let me say : OVERRATED. He's not even the best defensive man on Calgary (That belongs to the Underrated Robyn Reghar)<BR/><BR/>Lidstrom's a lock, but if you're going to make a case for others... Zubov probably has the strongest case. He has more points (despite not having the offensive power to work with that Phaenuf does), plays more on the PK (because he's not as much of a Defensive liability) and controls a game much better than Phaenuf.<BR/><BR/>Just to drive home the point, Phaenuf was voted, by the players, <A HREF="http://jibblescribbits.blogspot.com/2007/12/best-news-youll-read-all-day.html" REL="nofollow">3rd on the list of most overrated NHLers</A>, behind McCabe and Bertuzzi.Jibblescribbitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833352311064492403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-28262379949399401462008-01-17T04:32:00.000-08:002008-01-17T04:32:00.000-08:001) Antz: Interesting option of choosing a differen...1) Antz: Interesting option of choosing a different Norris and Hart winner. Not unlike our choice last season to give the MVP to Brodeur and Vezina to Luongo, or vise versa. <BR/>2) The interesting aspect to Mr. PHANEUF will be his contract! Can/will the Flames give him an Ovechkin/Richards-like contract? <BR/>3) Vakfan: Thanks. We agree that Nicklas deserves recognition, and now that Mr. Yzerman is no longer in the picture, this is his team!FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-34508742403114636782008-01-17T03:34:00.000-08:002008-01-17T03:34:00.000-08:00Solid choices in all categories. Lidstrom would de...Solid choices in all categories. Lidstrom would deserve a Hart, and he should get it if he stays healthy.asdfuhzknůlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349707095304561444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-89139629263887344792008-01-16T10:49:00.000-08:002008-01-16T10:49:00.000-08:00Antz weighs in:Hart - NICK LIDSTROM - I hate to ag...Antz weighs in:<BR/><BR/>Hart - NICK LIDSTROM - I hate to agree with you on this one Faux, but this choice has become obvious over the last few weeks... Nick is amazing...<BR/><BR/>Norris - Certainly Lidstrom qualifies here as well, but I am going to opt for DION PHANEUF just to be different... <BR/><BR/>Calder - KANE is able... It is possible Patrick will split some votes with his teammate, and Niklas Backstrom can sneak in the back door... Not probable, but it would be interesting...<BR/><BR/>Vezina - The Devils suck, but they may win the Eastern Conference... MARTIN BRODEUR gets all the credit and another Vezina - annoying, huh?<BR/><BR/>Selke - MIKE FISHER deserves this trophy every year... He wins it in 08'...<BR/><BR/>Adams - TED NOLAN, unless the Washington Capitals eke out a playoff spot, then it HAS to be Bruce Boudreaux...Antzmarchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831888545205166172noreply@blogger.com