Season in Review
And now it's time for the season in review, where we pick selected teams to admire or poke fun at....
New York Rangers
GM Glen Sather (that's former head coach and GM, now just GM) had a flurry of activity prior to the trade deadline, giving away star players in return for hopeful prospects with no business playing heavy minutes in the NHL and draft picks that he hopes to use wisely. The catch? American teams need not attend this yard sale.
LA Kings
Despite a staggering 609 man games lost, the Kings still managed to make a pretty good showing on the season. Even though they missed the playoffs, coach Andy Murray deserves top marks.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
I began this season ready to hate Anaheim with a passion. But they never made it worth it! With Giguere wearing legal, properly secured pads, he couldn't touch his numbers from last season. The team as a whole, well, they sucked, managing only 76 points this season.
Pittsburgh Pengiuns
Man. What can you say? They were awful , until a late season run when it was too late to count. Unfortunatly, (or perhaps fortunatly, considering the draft picks) they still finished dead last in the league. Sorry, Mario, but you can't do it for them!
Washington Capitals
Another team who held a trade deadline price slash, but at least they sold equally to everyone, US and Canada. And, by the way, only finished one point above Pittsburgh.
Chicago Blackhawks
Revenue's poor and attendance is worse. And they don't broadcast home games. But as Ralph Strangis said, "They can't broadcast their home games or it would discourage people from coming."
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is Detroit and always will be. I hope Brett Hull never retires.
Colorado Avalanche
A team with a stellar start and a sputtering finish. As Dallas faces Colorado in the opening round, I hope the trend continues!
Tampa Bay Lightning
The only thing controversial about Martin St. Louis in the pronunciation of his name. Personally, I hold firm with mar-TAN SAN loo-EE. He deserves league MVP honors.
And finally...
Dallas Stars
A lesson this season in "if only..." If only they hadn't had the December Meltdown. If only they'd done better against the Pacific Division. If only Turco would let other people whack guys around for him....Reguardless, they had a strong finish despite missing the division title, and should do well in the playoffs.
New York Rangers
GM Glen Sather (that's former head coach and GM, now just GM) had a flurry of activity prior to the trade deadline, giving away star players in return for hopeful prospects with no business playing heavy minutes in the NHL and draft picks that he hopes to use wisely. The catch? American teams need not attend this yard sale.
LA Kings
Despite a staggering 609 man games lost, the Kings still managed to make a pretty good showing on the season. Even though they missed the playoffs, coach Andy Murray deserves top marks.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
I began this season ready to hate Anaheim with a passion. But they never made it worth it! With Giguere wearing legal, properly secured pads, he couldn't touch his numbers from last season. The team as a whole, well, they sucked, managing only 76 points this season.
Pittsburgh Pengiuns
Man. What can you say? They were awful , until a late season run when it was too late to count. Unfortunatly, (or perhaps fortunatly, considering the draft picks) they still finished dead last in the league. Sorry, Mario, but you can't do it for them!
Washington Capitals
Another team who held a trade deadline price slash, but at least they sold equally to everyone, US and Canada. And, by the way, only finished one point above Pittsburgh.
Chicago Blackhawks
Revenue's poor and attendance is worse. And they don't broadcast home games. But as Ralph Strangis said, "They can't broadcast their home games or it would discourage people from coming."
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is Detroit and always will be. I hope Brett Hull never retires.
Colorado Avalanche
A team with a stellar start and a sputtering finish. As Dallas faces Colorado in the opening round, I hope the trend continues!
Tampa Bay Lightning
The only thing controversial about Martin St. Louis in the pronunciation of his name. Personally, I hold firm with mar-TAN SAN loo-EE. He deserves league MVP honors.
And finally...
Dallas Stars
A lesson this season in "if only..." If only they hadn't had the December Meltdown. If only they'd done better against the Pacific Division. If only Turco would let other people whack guys around for him....Reguardless, they had a strong finish despite missing the division title, and should do well in the playoffs.
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