^^ No, he plays for himself.

 

I think you may be missing the full picture here.

There are 861 people who play in the NHL. Ovi is ranked #1 in goals, he is ranked #861 in plus minus. He is the textbook definition of a 1 dimensional player.

 

He's the best cherry picker in the league, 1 dimension is right

 

@-36?? that's a pretty hefty accomplishment. -36 is bad, yes, but when you factor in the 48 goals and 24 assists, it's embarrassingly bad. Wow.

 

-36 is how cold it gets over here.

 

I'm amazed he had more than 1 assist

 

8th place with 2 games in hand on the yotes. DO NOT blow this.

 

Playoff Odds Update:

Detroit Red Wings Playoff Chances
Beat Boston 3-2, playoff odds up 10 to 93.7%

Dallas Stars Playoff Chances
Did not play, playoff odds up 7.8 to 81.9%

Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff Chances
Did not play, playoff odds down 1.6 to 6.9%

Washington Capitals Playoff Chances
Did not play, playoff odds down 1.4 to 6.6%

 

There are exceptions, but what's the deal with loafing/diva-like Russian players? So, Ovie, Semin, Kovalev, Radulov, Kostitsyn...those are the ones that come to mind.

Sure, you have ones like Datsyuk who are the exception...but, more often than not, most always end up in the coachs' doghouse.

 

Ovy will be the first player in NHL history to lead the league in goals and have the worst plus/minus.

 

Really, every country has a bit of a reputation or a type of player they are known for. Russia has a long line of one dimensional sharp shooters. Finland is a goaltending factory. Canada is he number one supplier of hockey goons. Sweden produces excellent 2 way forwards. Germany is known for their strong defense first defensemen.

 

As long as goon sqauds win Gold medals its all good.

 

This post made me

 

Kings #'s since the OLY break:

13-4 record (includes 2 SO wins)
51 goals for, 34 goals against (+17 goal differential)
2.00 GAA
PP% 22.8
PK% 82.8
Peaking at the right time.

 

Those don't count

 

Dear domcha,

I'll take that ten bucks please.

xoxo ultra~alfie.

 

B's must have had their amps dialed down to 7 last night.

First or second round tilt could be fun.

 

Oh look the Leaves blew another 2 goal 3rd period lead to the Bruins. Shocking.

 

I can only assume the refs want Boston to win the presidents trophy. Or they're from Finlandia.

 

Howya figure? Was it the no call when Kessel sliced Hamiltons face open with a high stick or was it the call on Krug for a perfect sweep check that got all puck?

 

I'm talking about the phantom holding call on Kulemin with only a few minutes left in the 3rd. No idea what you're talking about.

 

dying star implosion

 

Oh, the 2 minute makeup call for the 4 minute double minor for Kessels high stick? That one?

 

Since I know how much everyone loves my division, I'm buying you all these t-shirts
:gheywave:

 

further proof that brooks orpik is "just out there to hurt people", he intentionally shot the puck and hit the jets coach in the head.

 

Yeah, it didn't deflect off his own player's stick or anything

 

Perfect timing too, I was just about to run out of toilet paper.

 

Here, use this one

 

That ones classier, I'd use that one for washing mud off my jeep.

Put the players names on the Stanley Cup, everything else is failure. Division Champ, Conference Champ, Presidents Trophy, none of them mean a damn thing come next year. No one will care, no one will remember. Get your name on the cup and you succeeded.

 

J. Bernier out 3 weeks MCL sprain. leafs weren't making the playoffs anyway.

 

Why that injury happened depends on whether you watched it or just read about it. Here's NHL.coms analysis...

What actually happened was Ranger dumped Bergeron on top of his goaltender. Ranger took out Bergeron, Bergeron fell on Bernier, Ranger got a penalty for it. It probably would have been a lot worse had Bergeron 1) not caught himself on the crossbar so his full weight didn't come down on Bernier and 2) popped right back up to stay in the play.

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bergeron is dirty and runs goalies!

 

Looks like Brad Doty's "upper body injury" may not be that bad, as he is going to travel with the team to Vancouver.

 

Bergeron is a class act and could have embellished it like a many teams do. Had he embellished, Bernier would be in much worse shape. He's lucky they weren't playing the pengoons who would have gone for maximum damage instead of trying to just play hockey.

 

Playoff Odds Update:

Detroit Red Wings Playoff Chances
Did not play, playoff odds down 2.1 to 91.6%

Dallas Stars Playoff Chances
Lost to Carolina 1-4, playoff odds down 10.6 to 71.3%

Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff Chances
Beat Boston 4-3 (ot), playoff odds up 3 to 9.9%

Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff Chances
Beat Boston 4-3 (ot), playoff odds up 3 to 9.9%

 

Not even Pengoons fans are gonna buy those shirts.

 

I don't put any stake in power rankings yet I read them anyway. This made me

Here's the entire write up for why Detroit is ranked where they are.

 

 

Well Leafs, you did it, you managed to run Bernier into the ground.

Well done!

Way to end the season!

 

They sure now how to go out in style