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Stanley Cup Re-cap
By Mike Wilson and Josh BourhisThe Stanley Cup was won last night. The Chicago Blackhawks broke the longest Stanley cup drought in the league. (The streak now belonging to the Leafs. Haha..the Leafs) So with such an event Josh and Mike have teamed up to bring you the best article we can give you. We broke down everything you might have missed in the series as well as re-capping what you didn't.
The Goal
When the game comes down to Overtime you know there’s going to be excitement. And isn't it fit that the goal that won the Stanley cup resembled the one Sidney Crosby scored to win Olympic gold. Yet Patrick Kane's goal was one unlike anyone ever scored in the Finals. His short side shot found Leighton's five hole and the back of the net. It took a while for the ref to give a signal but Kane knew it was in and celebrated skating down the ice. Every play by play guy dreams of making the Overtime, Stanley Cup winning goal, but because of the delay, he didn't get to make it. Doesn't look like Kane will be needing to pay for cab fare for a while.
The Goaltending
The goaltending in this series was below-average, but the media and fans blew it way out of proportion. I mean if they can take their teams to the finals they can’t be that bad. There were some weak goals, but there is at least one in a series no matter what. The thing is, a weak goal isn't a deflection. When a shot is taken a goaltender has seconds to get into position to make the save. That takes practise to get lightning fast reflexes like that. So, when a puck deflects off of a shin pad or a defender's stick close to the net it's almost impossible for the goaltender to change direction to make the save. There were some really nice goals also. In the final game though, I noticed the goaltending was slightly better. Michael Leighton in the first period faced just under 20 shots and only let in one goal. Then Anti Niemi in the third period and the overtime period had some keys aves to "save" the game. The thing the two goalies were lacking was consistency. In the end the goalie who was a little more consistent ended up being the winner of this series.
Good Thing They Won
Get ready for another 49 year drought Chicago, because you guys made some big mistakes with salaries.
Okay, maybe not a 49 year drought but I don't know if we will see a repeat next year, too early to say, but you also need to look to the future and make sure you have enough cap room to stay competitive. As of July 1st, Chicago will have 57.56 Mil locked up on 14 players, compared to the 62 Mil on 24 this year. This leaves the Blackhawks with just over 5 million to sign enough players to have a roster, and still have enough players on your farm team. As an NHL team you want players you drafted and scouted in your system, not players you signed to fill the void. Plus you have the goalie that just helped you win the Stanley cup due up for a contract. He's not under no rookie contract anymore, he's going to want something decent, considering the Hawks are giving Christobel Huet 5 Mil a season. Plus you have a couple Defensemen to sign. Nick Boynton signed a one year deal with Chicago, I doubt he will be back since he's a UFA, but you can't give up a good young defenseman like Niklas Hjalmarsson. Kim Johnsson is a veteran defenseman who got paid 5 Mil last year. He probably won't be expecting more, but surely he won't be expecting much less either. They don't even have the cap room to sign him anyways. On the offensive side contracts are due for the likes of Adam Burish, Ben Eager, Andrew Ladd and John Madden, but I’m not sure about John Madden what his future holds for him since he is 36, signed a one year deal to win the cup and he did. It doesn't look like the Hawks will be able to buy anyone out either.
It's going to be a very interesting off season for Chicago this year that's for sure.
Hossa is No Longer a Punchline
With Hossa now winning his first cup, he is no longer the butt of hockey jokes. After Towes lifted the cup in victory, he handed it to Hossa like Sakic gave it to Ray Borque. In case your wondering why Marian Hossa is his own punchline, it's because he has been to he Stanley Cup Finals twice in the last two years....on the losing team both times.
Well there you go, your Stanley Cup re-cap. Brought to you by both Mike Wilson and Josh Bourhis. Hope you enjoyed it. And make sure to check out our friends at www.oilersnation.com . There just like us, but all Oil, all the time.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Behind the Mic
By Mike Wilson
Sometimes I fall asleep watching Sportscentre and dream opinions. When I wake up, this is what I find:
In The great city of champions the teams have been going thorough some tough times. The Eskimos have been a bubble team just to make the playoffs and when they do it's a first round exit. And of course, so have the Oilers who own the first overall pick in this years draft. And this year, both of those teams have lost a big part of their history.
I'm talking about the voices of the teams. For the Oilers, Rod Phillips, a man who has called the games for them for every season dating back to their WHA days. The Oilers have yet to find his replacement but Bob Stauffer is believed to be the front runner.
As for the Eskimos, The man who has called the games for them for more than 50 years, Bryan Hall, called it quits this year. But the Eskies have found their new guy and I'll tell you all about it right after I tell you about TONY ROMAS just kidding.
The new guy isn't such a new guy to 630 CHED, the carryer of the games. Morley Scott has been named the voice of the Edmonton Eskimos but has experience behind the booth. He started with the Oilers in the early 1990's and was replaced by Stauffer last year.
Personally, I was not a fan of Halls spurts when he would ignore the game during an exiting play to tell us about TONY ROMAS or some other sponsor and then tell the listeners about the touch down that was a result of an interception and a few laterals.
And while Rod was away a few years back, Scott called the hockey games without any flow. So maybe he'll be great for football.
We'll see how Scott will do and who will replace the hall of fame voice of the Oilers, Rod Phillips.
Insert end of blog tag line here,
Mike Wilson
Keyword: TONY ROMAS
Sometimes I fall asleep watching Sportscentre and dream opinions. When I wake up, this is what I find:
In The great city of champions the teams have been going thorough some tough times. The Eskimos have been a bubble team just to make the playoffs and when they do it's a first round exit. And of course, so have the Oilers who own the first overall pick in this years draft. And this year, both of those teams have lost a big part of their history.
I'm talking about the voices of the teams. For the Oilers, Rod Phillips, a man who has called the games for them for every season dating back to their WHA days. The Oilers have yet to find his replacement but Bob Stauffer is believed to be the front runner.
As for the Eskimos, The man who has called the games for them for more than 50 years, Bryan Hall, called it quits this year. But the Eskies have found their new guy and I'll tell you all about it right after I tell you about TONY ROMAS just kidding.
The new guy isn't such a new guy to 630 CHED, the carryer of the games. Morley Scott has been named the voice of the Edmonton Eskimos but has experience behind the booth. He started with the Oilers in the early 1990's and was replaced by Stauffer last year.
Personally, I was not a fan of Halls spurts when he would ignore the game during an exiting play to tell us about TONY ROMAS or some other sponsor and then tell the listeners about the touch down that was a result of an interception and a few laterals.
And while Rod was away a few years back, Scott called the hockey games without any flow. So maybe he'll be great for football.
We'll see how Scott will do and who will replace the hall of fame voice of the Oilers, Rod Phillips.
Insert end of blog tag line here,
Mike Wilson
Keyword: TONY ROMAS
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
In The Second Deck
Hey this is my first blog, happy to be on the Network. My name is Papa John (Mark Risdon, not the famous pizza maker) and I am here to bring you an Italians perspective on Professional Sports.
"At the rate they're hitting homers, every Jays fan will get a souvenir ball"
The Toronto Blue Jays hired a new hitting coach in the off season. If he is responsible for the Jay's recent success, he' worth his own weight in gold.
They have hit 96 home runs in only 56 games into the season. If they continue this spectacular trend, they will set a new new major league record for home runs in a season. Leading the charge is Puerto Rican outfielder Jose Bautista, with 18 on the season. This already surpasses a career high of 16. Why are the Jays experiencing such success? This is the real question, because not even the players themselves have the answer. In my opinion, I link this success to hard work in the off season by all the players in the starting rotation. They knew they had some talent on their team and they worked their asses off. This determination is the centerfold of this Blue Jay's team.
It is a very pleasant experience watching a team that consistently hits the long ball, it brings much excitement to the valiant and reliable Blue Jays fan base.
Stay Spicy,
Papa John
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