Depth vs. lack thereof. Taking the Rangers here. Actually like them to represent the East.
defense and goaltending wins championships...you don't have the be the best in the league at either, but you can't get by sucking at either of them and expect to have success
Case in point, Team Canada 2014...Crosby slept thru the whole thing but it didn't matter, the defensive play and the goaltending carried them thru
Depth vs. lack thereof. Taking the Rangers here. Actually like them to represent the East.
terrible call leading to rangers 2nd goal. seems like the linesman right by the blueline sees it is onside, but the ref at center ice calls it offside? wtf??
so if rangers beat pens, will that mean having a top goalie in the playoffs is crucial again?
Lundqvist + 1 of Rask/Price
Hiller/Quick + Crawford/Bryzgalov
Go Bryzgalov!
Honestly, this Lundqvist's time to shine. He can steal this series. And he should.
12 Team Dynasty, H2H (points)
Dress 2C, 4W, 1F, 4D, 1G (Daily)
G (3), A (2), STP (1), SHOG (1), +/- (0.5), SOG (0.2), Hits (0.2), Blk (0.2), FOW (0.1); W (5), SO (2), Sv (0.2), GA (-1)
C - Draisaitl (W), Hughes, Larkin, Trochek
W - T.Thompson (C), Pastrnak, Reinhart, Batherson, Nichushkin, Duchene (C), Zuccarello
D - Dahlin, Theodore, Bouchard, Faber, Werenski, Skjei
G - Jarry, Gustavsson, Montembault
Fm - Bordeleau, Barlow, Lucius, G.Perreault, Luneau, Perunovich, Nikishin
No of course not but how long have you been watching hockey? 30-40 years i'm guessing? How many times have you seen a goalie steal a game? a series?
He's the only player who plays every single minute of the game (provided he's good of course), he is the lynchpin that holds the entire team together.
A bad goalie cripples a team psychologically and physically.
A 'decent' goalie just shoots par and keeps them in every game...onus is on the skaters to excel.
A strong goalie cripples his opponents both psychologically and physically.
Second Pit goal shouldn't have counted - wow, big miss by the ref. He totally interfered with Lundquist's glove on that play.
12 Team Dynasty, H2H (points)
Dress 2C, 4W, 1F, 4D, 1G (Daily)
G (3), A (2), STP (1), SHOG (1), +/- (0.5), SOG (0.2), Hits (0.2), Blk (0.2), FOW (0.1); W (5), SO (2), Sv (0.2), GA (-1)
C - Draisaitl (W), Hughes, Larkin, Trochek
W - T.Thompson (C), Pastrnak, Reinhart, Batherson, Nichushkin, Duchene (C), Zuccarello
D - Dahlin, Theodore, Bouchard, Faber, Werenski, Skjei
G - Jarry, Gustavsson, Montembault
Fm - Bordeleau, Barlow, Lucius, G.Perreault, Luneau, Perunovich, Nikishin
First but not the last controversial goal.
obviously having a top goalie is better than having a decent/bad goalie, no doubt about that. but some years that's in question, when you see guys like fleury, leighton etc go deep in the playoffs because their team is stacked, and you can just as easily see top goalies like lundqvist, rask etc get knocked out first round.
chances are we will see two elite goalies in the final. what are the chances STL nabs hiller? or would the pens dare trade fleury and go for hiller? i have a feeling he's gonna get $$$$ this summer.
Overtime here we come!
Jokinen/St.Louis
12 Team Dynasty, H2H (points)
Dress 2C, 4W, 1F, 4D, 1G (Daily)
G (3), A (2), STP (1), SHOG (1), +/- (0.5), SOG (0.2), Hits (0.2), Blk (0.2), FOW (0.1); W (5), SO (2), Sv (0.2), GA (-1)
C - Draisaitl (W), Hughes, Larkin, Trochek
W - T.Thompson (C), Pastrnak, Reinhart, Batherson, Nichushkin, Duchene (C), Zuccarello
D - Dahlin, Theodore, Bouchard, Faber, Werenski, Skjei
G - Jarry, Gustavsson, Montembault
Fm - Bordeleau, Barlow, Lucius, G.Perreault, Luneau, Perunovich, Nikishin