However, J.P. Levasseur was awarded "player of the month" and Igor Bobkov has won some sort of tournament in Russia the MHL according to his Facebook pictures.
On the side of those two with the boys in the big leagues, there's absolutely nothing going on so far, expectingly though. As the Ducks did not make the playoffs and no trade talks and drafting etc will be talked too much about at least for the public eye to see, just yet.
As much and amazing it'd been too see Jonas Hiller and it could been possible to see Curtis McElhinney in the playoffs, we just aren't seeing it. And the San Jose Sharks have taken a 3-0 series lead against the Red Wings, a team that is for some reason struggling with a rookie goaltender in net (which seems to be as if a majority of teams of gone with their less or unexperienced goalie for the playoffs) As talking with a friend yesterday, via Instant Messenger naturally the Red Wings/Sharks series was brought up.I was making the comment on how the Sharks are actually doing something in Round 2 and Joe Thornton has two goals in this series. Giving out the information how Jimmy Howard Detroit's rookie goalie and who has never had any NHL playoff experience in his life until the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs is in net for the Red Wings.
A joke was part forth "Maybe Anaheim should trade Hiller to Detroit ...give him up as a rental and then get him back, before next season begins"
"Yeah, Hiller the Shark Killer!"
so I made the little joke on part of the Sharks:
Sharks: "When did they get Hiller?"
Hiller: "I'm back, bitches!"
Hiller: "I'm back, bitches!"
Sharks: "Those damn Swiss"
Joe Thornton: "Hey, Hiller please let me team win I'm begging you. I'm the one that helped you come into this league. I'm one of the biggest reasons your name is on the back of an NHL jersey. I'm begging you"
Hiller: Sorry Joe, I'll never do that"
Thornton: ::throws down water bottle::"Come on Jonas, please!"
Hiller: "No"
(Continued extended version for blog)
Sharks: "Did you persuade him, Joe?"
Thornton: "No, he wouldn't budge"
Sharks: "Man, we're going to get killed with this guy in net. Damn Swiss"
Pavelski: "Maybe I could score on him at least once. I did pretty welll against Howard lately and I did get one against Anderson?..."
Sharks: "Sure, Little Joe......only THAT MAN WILL EAT YOU ALIVE"
Thornton: "He will...it's true. Jonas eats Shark for breakfast every morning He even did it when we were playing on the same team in Switzerland...and at that time, I wasn't even a Shark I was a Bruin."
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Hiller: (To himself) I look terrible in this Red Wings crap of a uniform...but at least it's for killing the Sharks, which later, I could totally kill the Red Wings once I get back to the Ducks uniform .Where I won't feel like I'm burning from the inside out for wearing it.
Hiller: Hey, Jimmy I'll show you how to efficiently kill the Sharks then you can definitely take the reigns back from me and I can go back to what I truly am.....a Duck...A Shark Killer....and a Red Wing Killer.
Howard: Thanks, Jonas! There I'll pull a Hiller on San Jose which apparently Sharks fans have said. At least that's what I've heard once.
Hiller: Yup, you'll strike fear into their hearts of those Sharks. I call that Hillerphobia.
Howard: Hillerphobia?
Hiller: Hillerphobia is when people fear other goalies are going to pull a Hiller on them, it comes from last season, when the Boys and I beat the Sharks out in the first round.
Osgood: Yeah, and took us to a Game 7 some excellent goaltending right there.
It's exciting though watching the other goalies compete against one another.
Marc-Andre Fleury vs. Jaroslav Halak
Tuukka Rask vs. Brian Boucher
Roberto Luongo vs. Antti Niemi
Evgeni Nabokov vs. Jimmy Howard
One thing which is interesting is the fact that it's such a mix of rookie goaltenders and experienced goalies, even in between if you count Boucher; who hasn't played in the playoffs for eight years, when he was with San Jose (is that right?) Goalies like Rask, Howard, Niemi and Halak have never had NHL playoff experience in their lives. Fleury has a Stanley Cup. Nabokov has consistently been in the playoffs with the Sharks as he's the goalie face of the franchise but has never won the Cup and neither has Luongo. In fact, Fleury is the only goalie out of the bunch who has won Lord Stanley.
Rask has been beyond amazing, while the goalie who is opposing him He's helped bring the Bruins to a 3-0 series lead. Yet Boucher has been good and has been there when he has been needed. He's also bailed out the team in front of him but so has every goalie. Howard helped the Red Wings prevent being swept by San Jose, when they won 7-1 and the series for the San Jose/Detroit series is now 3-1. Halak helped the Canadiens past the Penguins and Fleury last night. But Halak has also been an excellent goalie, while Fluery has struggled at times on an occasion but is there, when he is needed at times. On the other hand, Luongo is still seems to still be struggling since from the Olympics. He's letting in goals, he should of saved and while he is composed with the roughness in front of his net. He is complaining too much to the referees, which he should not be doing. If Luongo is more calm around the officials this will help him be more focused.
Niemi has been pretty good as well look the others, he's been there when he's been needed. The youth of some of the goalies and the inexperience is different since hockey fans are so used to watching all the older more experienced goalie with maybe the occasional rookie goalie thrown in there. But everyone needs to start somewhere, despite the come out for either team it still gives the goalies and young skaters experience that will help them in the future. The three goalies who have the experience will only improve their skills or keep them at the level; where they need to be.
Boucher has been very good and composed despite not winning a game for a goalie who hasn't played in the playoffs for eight years. This will give him further experience for the remainder of his career. The younger goalies, like Rask, Niemi, Halak and Howard this gives them tons of experience to take for their careers. This teaches them how things work in the playoffs so they're more prepared for the next time they're in the playoffs, and for the upcoming season. People learn from experience they'll never learn from just sitting and watching, and listening to plays. It has to be put into action with them because it's different from watching to actually playing. It's also different from practice to an actual game. Giving the young inexperienced goalies the ability to play for their team in the playoffs, no matter what and keeping them in as said, gives them the experience needed for the future.
(Though can't make too much of an assment as I've missed quite a few games but the games I have caught and watched it's been fun watching the mix of young inexperienced goalies with the more experienced goalies)
Experience is a vital part of life in everything.
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Hiller: (To himself) I look terrible in this Red Wings crap of a uniform...but at least it's for killing the Sharks, which later, I could totally kill the Red Wings once I get back to the Ducks uniform .Where I won't feel like I'm burning from the inside out for wearing it.
Hiller: Hey, Jimmy I'll show you how to efficiently kill the Sharks then you can definitely take the reigns back from me and I can go back to what I truly am.....a Duck...A Shark Killer....and a Red Wing Killer.
Howard: Thanks, Jonas! There I'll pull a Hiller on San Jose which apparently Sharks fans have said. At least that's what I've heard once.
Hiller: Yup, you'll strike fear into their hearts of those Sharks. I call that Hillerphobia.
Howard: Hillerphobia?
Hiller: Hillerphobia is when people fear other goalies are going to pull a Hiller on them, it comes from last season, when the Boys and I beat the Sharks out in the first round.
Osgood: Yeah, and took us to a Game 7 some excellent goaltending right there.
It's exciting though watching the other goalies compete against one another.
Marc-Andre Fleury vs. Jaroslav Halak
Tuukka Rask vs. Brian Boucher
Roberto Luongo vs. Antti Niemi
Evgeni Nabokov vs. Jimmy Howard
One thing which is interesting is the fact that it's such a mix of rookie goaltenders and experienced goalies, even in between if you count Boucher; who hasn't played in the playoffs for eight years, when he was with San Jose (is that right?) Goalies like Rask, Howard, Niemi and Halak have never had NHL playoff experience in their lives. Fleury has a Stanley Cup. Nabokov has consistently been in the playoffs with the Sharks as he's the goalie face of the franchise but has never won the Cup and neither has Luongo. In fact, Fleury is the only goalie out of the bunch who has won Lord Stanley.
Rask has been beyond amazing, while the goalie who is opposing him He's helped bring the Bruins to a 3-0 series lead. Yet Boucher has been good and has been there when he has been needed. He's also bailed out the team in front of him but so has every goalie. Howard helped the Red Wings prevent being swept by San Jose, when they won 7-1 and the series for the San Jose/Detroit series is now 3-1. Halak helped the Canadiens past the Penguins and Fleury last night. But Halak has also been an excellent goalie, while Fluery has struggled at times on an occasion but is there, when he is needed at times. On the other hand, Luongo is still seems to still be struggling since from the Olympics. He's letting in goals, he should of saved and while he is composed with the roughness in front of his net. He is complaining too much to the referees, which he should not be doing. If Luongo is more calm around the officials this will help him be more focused.
Niemi has been pretty good as well look the others, he's been there when he's been needed. The youth of some of the goalies and the inexperience is different since hockey fans are so used to watching all the older more experienced goalie with maybe the occasional rookie goalie thrown in there. But everyone needs to start somewhere, despite the come out for either team it still gives the goalies and young skaters experience that will help them in the future. The three goalies who have the experience will only improve their skills or keep them at the level; where they need to be.
Boucher has been very good and composed despite not winning a game for a goalie who hasn't played in the playoffs for eight years. This will give him further experience for the remainder of his career. The younger goalies, like Rask, Niemi, Halak and Howard this gives them tons of experience to take for their careers. This teaches them how things work in the playoffs so they're more prepared for the next time they're in the playoffs, and for the upcoming season. People learn from experience they'll never learn from just sitting and watching, and listening to plays. It has to be put into action with them because it's different from watching to actually playing. It's also different from practice to an actual game. Giving the young inexperienced goalies the ability to play for their team in the playoffs, no matter what and keeping them in as said, gives them the experience needed for the future.
(Though can't make too much of an assment as I've missed quite a few games but the games I have caught and watched it's been fun watching the mix of young inexperienced goalies with the more experienced goalies)
Experience is a vital part of life in everything.
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