Porth Re-drafts 2003
2003 will likely go down as one of the best NHL draft classes in history. Here’s how I think the draft would have played out seven years later…
2003 will likely go down as one of the best NHL draft classes in history. Here’s how I think the draft would have played out seven years later…
As I was putting the last blog together, I started to think of what Sergei Gonchar actually means to this team. When it comes down to it, he has been one of the most important players on the team.
At the beginning of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes faced an 0-2 first round deficit to the 7th-seeded Montreal Canadiens. Martin Gerber was dreadful in the first two games, as the ‘Canes lost 6-1 and 6-5, respectively.
The majority of people around the game of hockey stress the importance of goaltending… and rightfully so. The last line of defense can carry you through tough times during the season, and also make or break your playoff chances. But how important is it to have ‘the guy’ between the pipes?
Paul Ladewski should probably stick to writing about baseball, as a hockey piece he published yesterday afternoon has him in hot water with Penguins fans.
Fleury talked about the fact that he is going to hit the road for a vacation. He then cracked a joke, as only he can, saying that: “I don’t want to go back to Montreal and deal with all those fans yet,” which brought laughs from all of the gathered media.
The Pittsburgh Penguins kick off the Eastern Conference Semi Finals on home ice this evening against the upstart Montreal Canadiens.
Here is today’s around the net… be sure to read below the links for a blog on tonight’s Penguins/Senators game two!
The Penguins will meet the Washington Capitals in just under ten minutes…join me here as I bring you all of the action live as it happens.
“So all due respect to them, a team that’s as experienced and as good as we are, we shouldn’t be losing games that way.” – Brooks Orpik