"It's a great day for hockey!" - 'Badger' Bob Johnson (RIP)
Posted on 04/10/2011 8:34:00 PM PDT by airborne
Didn’t see the call on Lacavelier, but I’ll take it!
Turn about is fair play!
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Pens win 3-2!
Whew! That was a nail biter!
Breathing again. Go Pens!
Woo-Hoo Go Pens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again for hosting and posting this thread.
"It's a great day for hockey!" - 'Badger' Bob Johnson (RIP)
Coutuuuuuure! Let’s Go Sharks!
Since you decided to grace the “2011 NHL Playoffs Live Hockey Thread” with that beautiful eagle, I figured it was a good time for me to kick in $20 for the cause!
Which means that both players will miss Game 4. IMHO, that hurts Pittsburgh much more, but both penalties are fair.
Excellent! Thank you very much.
{{{airborne}}}
Hockey Ping!
NHL to Announce Award Finalists Starting Tuesday
Tuesday, 04.19.2011 / 11:34 AM / News NHL.com
With the 2011 NHL Awards two months away, the National Hockey League will begin announcing finalists for each of its regular-season awards over the next two weeks, beginning Tuesday, April 19 with the Calder Memorial Trophy.
Nominees will be announced each day at noon on NHL.com and through NHL news releases.
The 2011 NHL Awards will be held at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas on June 22. The ceremony will be broadcast by VERSUS in the United States and CBC in Canada. Fans can purchase tickets to the awards show now at NHL.com/awardstickets or at the Pearl Concert Theater Box Office.
Award nominees will be announced in the following order.
Tuesday, April 19 Calder Memorial Trophy (top rookie)
Wednesday, April 20 General Manager of the Year
Thursday, April 21 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (skill/sportsmanship)
Friday, April 22 Vezina Trophy (top goaltender)
Monday, April 25 James Norris Memorial Trophy (top defenseman)
Tuesday, April 26 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance and dedication to hockey)
Wednesday, April 27 Frank J. Selke Trophy (top defensive forward)
Thursday, April 28 Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP)
Friday, April 29 Jack Adams Award (Coach of the Year)
Monday, May 2 NHL Foundation Player Award (contributions to charitable causes)
Pittsburgh Penguins Fans Sing National Anthem!
Lightning vs. Penguins - Game 2 - April 15, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjK8xlTM_GY&sns=em
General Manager of the Year: Yzerman
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (skill/sportsmanship): Martin St. Louis
Vezina Trophy (top goaltender): Thomas
James Norris Memorial Trophy (top defenseman): Lidstrom
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance and dedication to hockey): Don't Know
Frank J. Selke Trophy (top defensive forward): Kesler
Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP): D. Sedin
Jack Adams Award (Coach of the Year): Bylsma
I know I'm being partial to my team, but it seems to me that without Crosby and Malkin for half of the year, the Pittsburgh Penguins wouldn't have made the playoffs without the incredible goaltending of Marc-Andre Fleury.
So I would suggest that he is truly the best choice for MVP.
I would suggest Ray Emory for the Masterton this year. Just saw him today, standing about 10 ft away. Nice quiet guy. I still hope we beat him tomorrow but I admire his tenacity.
Make that Emery, not Emory.
Good point. He’s also probably the best shootout goalie in the league other than maybe Lundqvist, and if the last couple seasons have proven anything, shootouts matter.
However, it will be hard to argue against Tim Thomas’s numbers for the Vezina, and I don’t think any goalie has ever won the Hart in a year where he didn’t win the Vezina. In fact, I’ve actually seen Tim Thomas mentioned more than once in the Hart conversation.
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