Yes, we all know Fatso Brodeur is going to the Hall of Fame. We also know he liked his sister-in-law better than his wife. And, right now, we know that when it comes to the Rangers, Marty does indeed suck.
It was kind of tough to watch the game last night considering the death of Alexei Cherepanov earlier, but, as was mentioned during the pre-game, most of the Rangers players had little or no interaction with him, and thus knew him only by reputation.
Some quick game notes:
- Zherdev and Dubinsky break in two-on-one during the second period, and Nik the Stick passes to Dubinsky, who doesn't get off a clean shot. I like the play (even though he should have shot) because it shows a willingness to fit in. Don't worry, he'll be taking that shot before long. But this was a good sign that he's happy with his teammates and his head is in the game. For now.
- In my fantasy draft a couple of weeks ago I needed a defenseman, and my first three picks had been centers (I operated on the get-the-best-player-available strategy), and my pivots were/are Malkin, Spezza, and Lecavalier. So I took Kris Letang, and Brandon Dubinsky went right after. Worse, Ed Jovanovski was availble in round 20. How stupid is this going to be if Dubi is indeed on-track for a monster year?
- Wade Redden does not look smooth on his skates. Not one bit.
- I don't know how long Aaron Voros will continue piling up points, but let's enjoy it while we can. Gotta love the in-your-face celebration he gave after some post-goal pushing, very Avery-like.
Too bad the Giants couldn't go 5-0 on the same night. Now that would've been interesting.
Somebody posted video of Cherepanov being taken from the bench while he was still conscious on YouTube. It's creepy to watch, and I'm curious to see what the KHL investigation comes up with.
6-0 tomorrow against Buffalo? I don't know, the Sabres looked strong yesterday in their exhibition match against the North York Storm Pee Wee C team.....
On another note, Gary Bettman is still a tremendous tool. In a recent interview before the Canucks unleashed a ten shot barrage at the Capitals, Bettman stated that the NHL was still in "growth mode". Does this mean he wants to expand out to more cities? Sure, we need franchises in Kansas City, Houston, Las Vegas, and Albequerque. Why not just have 40 teams in the league? What's a little talent dillution among friends, anyway?
Our buddy Bettman also claimed they're looking at adding two additional regular season games, to bring the total up to 84. I'm telling you, the man is a genius. That's what the league needs, more NHL games in the regular season, to push back the start of the playoffs and hope that the playoffs end some time around the MLB All-Star game in July.
Absolute genius, I tells ya.
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