Fat lady prepares to begin her 2010 first round tour
Fresh off her regular season tour that finished off fourteen of the thirty NHL team’s season, the fat lady is once again preparing for her first-round playoff tour. Last we saw of her, she was singing a tune for the New York Rangers on the last Sunday of the season. The Tuesday night prior, she was doing so for Atlanta…a frequent stop on her regular season tour.
Now she looks to begin her post-season schedule in the northeast as both the New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators face elimination, down 3 games to 1 in their series with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Tomorrow night, she’ll find her way to Buffalo and D.C. as the Sabres and Canadiens will be hearing the hefty soprano if they fail to defeat Buffalo and Washington in game five of their matchups.
Later tonight, the seventh-seeded Predators will look to push their advantage to 3-1 over the second-seeded Blackhawks as game-four of that battle will be played in Nashville. Colorado and San Jose will also play game five with that series knotted at two-apiece. Tomorrow night, Los Angeles and Vancouver will look to un-knot their series when game-five is played in British Columbia while Detroit travels back to Phoenix with that series tied at 2-each as well.
Thus, the chubby chick will know who to begin preparing her swan song for in those matchups.
So you can see, after about a week and a half of rest, the fat lady will be on the move quite a bit between now and the beginning of next week. It’s a good thing that she’s so quick for such a big gal.
Regarding tonight’s action…the Flyers have gotten themselves to the point of a possible 7 vs. 2 seed upset by way of good ‘ol fashioned tough, physical, hard-nosed hockey. Goalie Brain Boucher, (1.98 GAA & .925 SV%), has to date out done his counterpart Martin Brodeur, (2.98 GAA & .886 SV%)…and the Flyers have held the games close, finding a way to eke out a pair of one-goal wins and a 4-1 game four victory that was 2-1 entering the third period.
Ilya Kovalchuk has a pair of goals, six points and an EVEN rating with 6 PIM.
The Penguins stumbled in game-one of their battle with the Senators, losing 5-4 at home, but have taken the next three games by a combine score of 13-7. Sidney Crosby leads the way with 11 overall points in the post-season, (4 goals and 7 assists) and the Pittsburgh defense has held Ottawa to just 24.5 shots per game, the lowest average in the playoffs so far.
Marc-Andre Fleury has a 3.01 GAA and .878 SV%.
Meanwhile, Montreal really has to be kicking themselves…they were leading 4-1 in game-two after taking the first game from the top-seeded Capitals. But since that time, the Caps have stormed back to win that match 6-5 in overtime and have outscored the Habs 16-5 since the 18:23 mark of the second period of game-two. Niclas Backstrom leads the attack with 5 goals and 4 assists and is tied with teammate Tom Poti with a +8 rating, which leads all skaters so far. Alex Ovechkin has 4 goals and 4 assists and is a +7.
Since relieving Jose Theodore last weekend, Semyon Varlamov is 3-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .920 SV%.
Daniel Paille, Johnny Boychuk, Marco Sturm and the Boston Bruins skated away with a 3-2 overtime win Wednesday night...taking with them a 3 games to 1 lead in their series with Buffalo (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
And in one of the most entertaining series to watch for me, the Boston Bruins find themselves on the doorstep of a round-two appearance by edging the Sabres in some very close, very exciting games. The Bruins have come out victorious in two one-goal games and a 5-3 win in which an empty-netter provided the two-goal margin. Last night saw Boston take a 3-2 decision in double overtime…the winning goal scored by Miro Satan while Drew Stafford sat in the penalty box serving a too-many-men-on-the-ice minor for the Sabres.
All Tuukka Rask has done is go 3-1 with a 1.80 GAA and .939 SV%.
One last thing for you to ponder…something I help but think about the other night while watching Philly beat New Jersey. If you look back on the five-game losing streak during last month’s Thrashers March to from the Playoffs, you’ll see that four of the teams they lost to failed to make post-season play. Three of those teams… Tampa Bay, Carolina and Columbus…finished below Atlanta in the standings. But if the Thrashers simply beaten those teams and gone just 3-2 during that stretch, they would have finished with 89 points in the standings and seventh in the Eastern Conference.
If so, we would be playing the Devils and Philly would have to be dealing with Washington at this time.
I know, I know…”ifs” and “buts” and all that….
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Jeff97
April 22nd, 2010
2:51 pm
World Be Free – I agree, that was kind of my point. Kovy got his points here, but we never won, so far, it seems to be the same way in NJ. I still think someone will give him a pretty decent salary, such as LA that has cap room and could probably move one of their other players such as Frolov to make room for Kovy. If Kovy does get 7.5-8.5 million, i dont think it will be a 10 year deal but more like a 5 -6 year deal.
Hokey Clisters
April 22nd, 2010
3:07 pm
I told my friend Elrod that if the Predators continue to win that we’re heading to Nashville. Elrod gets all excited and asks….will this event be in-doors or out? I was dumbfounded for a few minutes but finally realized Elrod was thinking about a tractor pull.
Red Light
April 22nd, 2010
3:17 pm
Jeff97
Not at all, would have been most entertaining to see him skating in circles with Afinogenov at the public skating events the Thrashers played this year.
Thanks for the most welcome news Cliff Fletcher. Hopefully, Sather’s new position will be escorting fans up the escalators at MSG like all the other dinosaurs that work there!
Joe Friday
April 22nd, 2010
3:21 pm
Red Light, do you have britches in a bunch over my constant teasing of your Blue Skirts?!?
I watch the Hawks, and Campbell is the gel that makes their offense, and PP, work. I know some of the newbies around here deride that contract he got, but he’s worth every penny. They have not been the same since Ovechkin mugged him.
Elrod from Hall County
April 22nd, 2010
3:29 pm
Ok Hokey Clisters, now you iz beginnin’ to imbariss me a might. An you knows a trackter pull can be inside of doors or outside of doors, so you can unnerstand my reasons for aksin’ ya.
Red Light
April 22nd, 2010
3:40 pm
Joe Friday, I grew up with Flyers fans, so anything you bring to the table about the Strangers is just another verse of the unfinished symphony I’ve been listening to since 1967. No harm, no foul!
I used to like Campbell but he has become a specialist not a hockey player, salary or not.
World Be Free
April 22nd, 2010
3:47 pm
jEFF97-Betcha Kovy’s wife is thinking about how she could spend all those bucks Kovy flushed when he turned down the Thrashers! His refuseal to extend here may be the best thing that every happened to the Thrashers, as long as they spend the money on other assets.
I’d rather Duds had the $$$ to spend as he sees it.
Cliff Fletcher
April 22nd, 2010
3:48 pm
Red Light-Sather’s continued employment is by reputation only, over what he did 25 years ago. He took too many shots to the head!
DWTOO
April 22nd, 2010
4:01 pm
Red Light – Grew up with Flyers fans? That’s probably why you’re so tough today! And I do have a few Ranger fans as friends. Actually my sister likes them. She’s not well regarded within the family tho’.
Bob and Doug McKenzie
April 22nd, 2010
4:27 pm
Take Off – You Hosers
Red Light
April 22nd, 2010
4:42 pm
DWTOO: This is the one that cemented it for me to always hate the Flyers. I pulled for the Red Army to beat them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82pEAetLXrY&feature=PlayList&p=42927C4123524CD8&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1
DWTOO
April 22nd, 2010
6:11 pm
I saw that game too. At the time thought it good to the Flyers pretty much cheapshot the Russians into the lockeroom, but, upon further review not so cool.
rob
April 22nd, 2010
8:27 pm
BOOO Flyers!!! I mean um, go flyers? WTF!!!! (That was for you Savannah) Go Broduer!!! I mean, um, you suck now with Kovy!!! HAHAHAHAHA Loving watching yarku rutuu (I know I must have misspelled it but don’t care) and his punk a$$ sens getting knocked around… Go Avs!!! So, would it be the Pens, Flyers and Caps, Bruins???? That will make some interesting hockey!!!! Watching this shows just how bad we need the size of guys like Artyukin, and a few more like him. Watching Kennedy get treated like a kid against Recchi in game 3 for the winning goal was pitiful…Cormier has some size too doesn’t he? Now if we can get him to keep his elbows down……
Russian
April 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
Look Likes Kovy PO ended very soon. 3:0 Philly after second period. It is big.
kracker
April 22nd, 2010
9:03 pm
3-0 tonight for Flyers after 2!!! I’m more about the Thrashers drafting position than about Kovy losing. But then one depends on the other.
kracker
April 22nd, 2010
9:21 pm
WOW Flyers givint it up…blood on the ice
lola
April 22nd, 2010
9:34 pm
ahhh so sad….. wish I could see it in real time
lola
April 22nd, 2010
9:39 pm
Switched over just in time for the guys to congratulate each other — great series!
Tom (Capital T Tom)
April 22nd, 2010
9:42 pm
Ilya Kovalchuk – 1 for 9 in playoff games.
I wonder how many millions of dollars he has cost himself with his failure to sign with us.
My guess, 40 million.
And what is truly amazing is that he has shown what a chemistry killer he is for a quality team.
I think Ilya thinks he is a Mike Bossy using his scoring skills to lead his team to the Cup, but I think he is in the Pavel Bure leaving a path of destruction in his wake…
Hokey P. Clisters
April 22nd, 2010
9:42 pm
Hokey just had an thought (I gets one every now and then): If we are able to sign “Mad Max” to a maximum contract should we change his nickname to simply, “The Max?”
Speaking of Mad Max, my yard dog starred in all the old “Mad Max” movies with Mel Gibson. His stage name was Runny Clisters. Unfortunately, Runny is no longer with us since his intestinal issues led to a early demise………..
Was amazed to see that my ole friend Elrod checked in on the blog. I was unaware that he could read or write. Elrod, I apologize for misrepresenting you. I will do better next time.
Adam
April 22nd, 2010
9:42 pm
I wonder how far Kovy’s stock has dropped… 2G (1 was an empty netter) & 4A in 5 playoff games. I think he’s got a total of 19SOG after tonight’s LOSS.
I also wonder how much jelly got on his suit…
kracker
April 22nd, 2010
9:43 pm
It’s golfing time, Kovy…or South of France or whatever.
Tom (Capital T Tom)
April 22nd, 2010
9:43 pm
Oh, and the Devils were the first team eliminated from the playoffs this year too. LOL
kracker
April 22nd, 2010
9:47 pm
Adam….it would be sort of appropriate if Kovy’s suit got grape-jellied in Lou’s outburst…..He never looked right in a Dev’s uni…maybe he will look right in a KHL uni….or maybe a King’s uni.
LAC
April 22nd, 2010
9:48 pm
The look on #17’s face was PRICELESS, like What am I doing here… LOSING !!!
He is never going to get the “supposed” money he could have gotten here.
He looked average at BEST… This means we have #8 & #15 picks in the upcoming draft !!!!!
Wow bet “Lou” is FUMING now, Even the NJ TV guys were saying is was very doubtful #17 would resign there, he did not “fit”… Gee Whiz “Chico”…
So NJ loses #1 pick, 2 starters and one prospect, for about a month and a half and 5 playoff games, and when #17 lost the puck outside the zone near the end, The fans were REALLY on his case…
Hope he is enjoying the “first-Class” LOSING in the playoffs NJ provided him !
Good-Bye NJ !
mirandawonawards
April 22nd, 2010
10:03 pm
Well I geuss that Kovy trade worked out really well. Unfortunately VERSUS didn’t show any of the games. I geuss the curse of Atlanta Flames/Thrashers post season continues.
kracker
April 22nd, 2010
10:03 pm
The ‘Russian sniper’ mostly was shooting blanks. To be fair, though, for the NJDevils to lose to a lesser Flyers team that lost key players during the series and still carried the action in Philly or in NJ….well Lou has a boatload of things to consider this off season.
Tom (Capital T Tom)
April 22nd, 2010
10:04 pm
I officially declare the trade of Ilya Kovalchuk to New Jersey a win for the Atlanta Thrashers.
Sure we did not make the playoffs, but who in their right mind would guarantee that we would of with Ilya.
Now we have 2 solid NHL players, 1 prospect that has the potential to be a top 6 forward, and a first round draft pick.
And New Jersey is wondering if they have to spend stupid money to get Kovy to sign with them after 1 and a months and 5 playoff games.
So you saw it here, Dudley beat Sweet Lou in a trade.
kracker
April 22nd, 2010
10:19 pm
Yep he did, Cap T, Dudley won that deal!!…I think it was on one of C Viv’s blogs where we learned that the required return that we got for NJ renting Kovy was indeed set by Dudley, not Waddell. Good job, Duds!
BG33Brown
April 22nd, 2010
10:27 pm
how is the NJD’s draft pick now determined? Anyone know?
No way Kovy resigns in NJ.
Adam
April 22nd, 2010
10:42 pm
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a fly on the wall while Kovy & his wife are packing their bags this weekend as they prepare to return to the mother land.
BTW, Tanguay is back on the market. I’m just saying.
Hokey P. Clisters
April 22nd, 2010
10:48 pm
It appears that the Senators and Pens will be playing all night………Nothing good can happen when a bunch of Senators are out playing all night.
Have lost contact with Elrod……..He called earlier but I told him the draft was on and I would call him back. Have not seen or heard from Elrod since………..
Brendan
April 22nd, 2010
10:51 pm
20th overall pick in the draft, here we come! Thanks Ilya! I’m not much of a Flyer fan, but I must give them credit. I gave them “no shot” of winning this series. I had the Devils in five. I cannot even begin to tell you how surprising this is. Sweet Lou is one of the best GM’s in hockey. But the last time the Devils were in the CF occured in 2003, when they last won the Cup. In 2004, the Devils lost to the Flyers, 4-1. In 2006, the Devils swept the Rangers, then lost to eventual Cup Champion, Carolina, 4-1. In 2007, the Devils eased past Tampa Bay, 4-2, but then lost to eventual Conference Champion, Ottawa, 4-1, in the next round. In 2008, the Devils had the misfortune of losing to the NY Rangers, 4-1. Last year, it was two very late goals by Carolina that ousted them, in Game Seven, vs. Carolina. Now, in 2010, they are ousted by the 7th seeded Flyers. They just brought in Lemaire, so I cannot imagine he’d be fired. And Lou is an institution. He’ll be GM until he doesn’t want to be anymore.
Which brings me to this point. Every year since 1996, except twice, some # 7 has defeated some # 2 seed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bizarre, isn’t it? But such is life in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Flyers went from needing to win a shootout on the Final Day of the regular season just to qualify for the playoffs, to advancing to the 2nd Round. (Remember when I picked the NY Rangers to finish 8th, and it didn’t happen by that huge GARGANTUAN margin of a shootout goal, but I digress.) GM Paul Holgren took a lot of flack for the Laperriere acquisition, but really … he’s played well for the Flyers. I hope he’s not seriously injured. He was struck FLUSH in the face on a point blank slapshot. He lost a LOT of blood, very quickly. Might have been an eye, a nose, or a mouth cut. But what’s not to like about the guy? Laperriere handles his business. He doesn’t make excuses. And the effort is always there. What more are we supposed to ask of the man???
The Penguins and Senators are headed to the second DOUBLE OVERTIME of the 2010 playoffs. Sabres vs. Bruins was the other. WBF is correct. I cannot imagine how frustrating it must be to be a Sabres fan. I say that with absolutely no malice intended. I saw a Sabres team take a 2-goal lead into the 3rd period in Game Two and Game Four and come away empty-handed. No “pity” points in the playoffs. That’s why I, personally, LOVE the playoffs. It’s win … or go home.
That’s worth repeating. It’s win … or go home. There’s no crying in hockey. They’re just winning. You either get it done … or you DON’T. The Sabres left Tallinder and Lydman UNSIGNED all season long. If they get away, whose fault is it? Don’t even say Darcy Regier. I’m sure Regier TRIED to pry the money from Larry Quinn’s tight hands. And really, don’t blame Quinn, either. Tom Golisano appointed Quinn “czar” of the Sabres. Quinn’s an incompetent. Who employs him? And continues to employ him? The answer is Tom Golisano, a guy I used to have a lot respect for. Apparently, his philantrophy doesn’t extend to hockey operations, where he apparently delights in the sufferings of the fans of the Buffalo Sabres. There’s a word for that. It’s called “shadenfreude.” Gazundheit! You’re welcome.
If Ilya Kovalchuk’s NHL career has just come to an end, in favor of the next 10-12 years in the KHL, then he leaves a playoff legacy of a smattering of goals and a 1-8 record, with no series wins. I’m sure Ilya’s not proud of that. But it’s not as if the Kovalchuk “legacy” is utterly devoid of titles. He’s won two (2) World Championships with Russia, and banked a bronze medal in the 2002 Olympics, in Salt Lake City. And, oh yes, an ever so important Division Title in 2007 and another in 2010. I wish him well. He certainly did his “time” in the Fulton County Slammer, otherwise known as Blueland. Ilya must have sat back in amazement, that nothing was done in 2007, after the playoff sweep. Either he should have been traded then, for a king’s ransom, or Waddell and his entire Cabinet should have been forced to clean out their desks, in a squeaking halt to their Administration. Instead, Ilya endured nearly three more full seasons in Atlanta, trudging it out.
Shifting gears, my favorite time of year is now drawing to a close. The time when we get playoff hockey every single night. Already one team is gone. In mere moments, the Senators could be gone. The hockey will become less and less, as time goes by. It’s another month before the Finals, where hockey is truly sparse.
Flagstaff
April 22nd, 2010
10:52 pm
Yeah, I bet Lou’s lovin’ that Kovalchuk trade right about now.
Yung JB from MTL
April 22nd, 2010
11:12 pm
Kovalcchoke
My dad’s a big Flyers fan so good for him, go daddy-o
HAHAHA so happy Kovalchuk’s ”first class oraganization” got him 1 win. (And thats cause he was ranked 2nd in the East, if he would have been 3rd like when with the thrash, he wouldve had gotten 0)
What I’m saying is he’s a loser, no matter what team he plays for. A.K.A he’s Hossa without the Finals.
’nuff said.
Somaatl95
April 22nd, 2010
11:36 pm
The only “First Class” thing that #17 now gets to be part of is said section of an airplane. On his way out of town. Hopefully permanently. The #17 curse lives on!
Brendan
April 22nd, 2010
11:40 pm
Senators win!!! On to Game Six, in Ottawa!!
HookyBob
April 22nd, 2010
11:46 pm
Boy are we getting our money’s worth !!!
Brendan
April 23rd, 2010
12:19 am
Can I ask something? Why are so hung up on how much Kovy’s new deal is worth? Let me ask a follow up question. What flippin’ bit of difference does it make if Kovy gets 12-years/$135 million from the Columbus Blue Jackets or 7-years/$60 from the NY Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs or Los Angeles Kings? It has nothing to do with us.
Follow up question, “What would Ilya Kovalchuk do with ‘another nickel’s worth’ of salary, that he couldn’t do RIGHT NOW???”
Oooooh, you’re thinking now. What can’t he buy, right now? Go ahead. I’ll wait. Think it over. Isn’t the answer: Kovalchuk can’t buy his daughter Karolina a real, live pet dinosaur. That’s the ONE (1) thing he can’t buy. If Kovy wanted to take his family to the Moon, and live there, for the duration of the offseason, he could afford it. If Kovalchuk wants to play golf … on the moon … he could. What’s stopping him?? Nothing but a lack of desire to do so.
I don’t care what Kovy makes. I don’t care if he signs with the Detroit Red Wings for $2.35 million, on a one-year deal. He doesn’t need the money. Money wasn’t the issue, in Atlanta. The issue was … that the organization was mismanaged, and not about to correct itself soon. Kovy didn’t know if the team would be sold, or sold and relocated. All he knew was … going into 10 seasons and no playoff wins didn’t spell the end of the GM, the scouting staff, or the Head Coach. Honestly now, do you fault Kovalchuk for saying, “Nyet, at ANNNNNY price.” I don’t. I definitely don’t. He’d seen enough. Let’s go back to Rawhide’s “high maintenance” girlfriend example. Only substitute “utterly incompetent” for “high maintenance.” He’d seen enough.
Stop. When you want to break up with someone, how soon do you want to do it? Isn’t the answer: IMMEDIATELY? Kovy had to wait nearly 3 more years to get out of his contract with Atlanta. Imagine having to stick it out with a girlfriend you don’t want … for three years.
Venturing off, further, on this tangent. Let’s explore “break ups.” During my college years, a lot of my friends and teammates went through a plethora of break ups, with their girlfriends. When consoling them, this piece of advice ALWAYS WORKED. As they sat there, sobbing, feeling sorry for themselves, wishing they had “Susan” back, ohhh if only she’d come back, this advice changed their minds, and caused them to be able to move on with their lives, right away. Ready for it???? Remember when you wanted to break up with someone? And you’d put it off …and you’d put it off, and you’d put it off, with greater procrastination and INACTION than Waddell could only dream of. And when you finally summoned the courage to DO IT, remember how GREAT you felt??!! Like the weight of the world had been lifted? You were, FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST, or LORDY, LORDY … FREE AT LAST! And you went out … and ya partied. And ya “hooked up” with another girl, who was NOTHING like the last one??! And you swore the air smelled SWEETER. The water tasted FRESHER. And God, Himself, was even higher on this Throne in Heaven, smiling like a cheshire cat.
Ummn-hmmn. I see nodding out there in the blogosphere. “Yeah, well … that’s how she feels about YOU, right now!!” What?!!!! Sobering, isn’t it? Well, I don’t think Kovy is looking to come back to Atlanta. I think he sees himself as “FREE, AT LAST” and happy to be rid of us. And really, thinking of him that way … makes it EASIER to break up with him, and that jersey of his you might potentially still have in your closet.
The other nice thing about the “break up” is … you learned from it. Whether as the “dumper” or the “dumpee,” you learned and grew from the experience. We are the “dumpee,” but it doesn’t mean we’re “scarred for life,” by any means. We’ll fall in love again. Or so says rocker Sammy Hagar. “You do whatchu wanna do. I leave it all up to you. In time, I’ll find love again.” Or lyrics similar to this. True enough, that.
Alan R.
April 23rd, 2010
12:56 am
Why are so hung up on how much Kovy’s new deal is worth?
Wait. People are hung up on how much a new deal for Kovalchuk is going to be worth? Forgive me if you answered this in your novel. I’ve been pretty ill the better half of the day. Is there any way I can get a cliffnotes version?
Nikita (in PA)
April 23rd, 2010
1:01 am
DWTOO, you’re not alone. I’ll root for them after some of my other favorites are gone, and that’s what Im doing now. Plus, Mr. Nikita is a Flyers fan. We both dislike the Pens right now, and I can’t say I’ve been a fan since Martin Straka went to NYR.
That said, I’m a bit worried about the finals, because ordinarily neither the Flyers nor Boston should be good enough to get past the first round.Weak matches in the second could put someone who’s pretty weak in the 3rd.
Badger Bob
April 23rd, 2010
5:13 am
TSN out with their free agency rankings:
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=319036
Nice that Antro was given credit as a strong aquisition – only about 1 in 3 of last year’s big free agents really met expectations.
World Be Free
April 23rd, 2010
5:38 am
Kovy’s new deal-hung up for one reason only.
I wanna see how much money he left on the talk for 5 playoff games.
$30M? $40M?
Then we can really laugh at him.
World Be Free
April 23rd, 2010
5:38 am
That’s table not talk
Cliff Fletcher
April 23rd, 2010
7:36 am
The Kovy deal with New Jersey-wow, I don’t hear too many people trashing Waddell or Dudley today. This might be the best deal made by the Thrashers in their existance.
R. Stroz
April 23rd, 2010
8:03 am
Starting today, I’m no longer a Flyers fan.
Thanks for the memories though, I mean a higher draft pick.
Then again, thanks for the future.
DWTOO
April 23rd, 2010
8:06 am
Glad to know the Nikita’s in PA are out there! Who would have thought Brian Boucher would first beat King Henrik in a shootout to put Philly in the playoffs and then outduel Marty 4 – 1! Thanks for the link Russian – was able to watch the internet feed.
Although I am glad that #17 is now done for the year, Brendan’s right – time to move on. Who cares what he does – yesterday’s news.
World Be Free
April 23rd, 2010
8:11 am
I agree Stroz, it was tough for me to like the Flyers for any reason. I have to say they played well in this series, especially Pronger who I thought was done. He’s been playing 30 minutes/night so far.
I hope the closing of last night’s series will also bring a close to all the Kovy back to Atlanta talk. Kovalchuk has moved on and so should we. I hope he gets a portion of the dollars he turned down here in Atlanta. Let’s face it, Kovalchuk is not a Rick Dudley kind of player. The 4 players we received from New Jersey all have the chance to be contributors for several years. This may indeed be THE best trade ever made by the club, just Bergfors and Oduya’s contributions to date make it a good deal for Atlanta.
Brendan-Buffalo has some defenseman in their system to replace Lydman and Tallender. They may bring one of these guys back, but not both. Buffalo really needs an overhaul after their latest debacle.
Is it true that we get the 20th pick in this year’s draft from NJ? Why isn’t higher, Like 15th?
kracker
April 23rd, 2010
8:14 am
I was rooting for the Flyers hard last night! I still can’t believe NJ couldn’t make a dent in that 3-0 lead all thru the 3rd period! At home and facing elimination, no less. I’m over Kovalchuk, he made his choice and got a few playoff points and one win…ya really have to wonder what Lou destroyed last night between the 2nd and 3rd period! lol Anyway, I was just rooting to get the Devils out so the Thrash get the best position possible for their #1 pick from NJ. What is it, about the 20th? Sweet, 2 first round picks for Duds to use or trade!
Happy Friday everybody.
R. Stroz
April 23rd, 2010
8:15 am
I’d like to nominate Kovalchuk as the Thrashers MVP.
Most Valuable POSER.