Flyers Screwed Again on Awards Night
There was a crazy vibe over on the csnphilly.com boards this past season. Everyone was talking about how the Flyers were in bad favor with the league, and how the officials were doing all they could to keep Philadelphia from winning. And I watched intently all season, replaying blown calls one after another at nausea, living in a world of zebra striped denial.
I have come to see the light.
And the light is the color of bullshit.
Can anyone tell me how in the hell do you give away twelve different awards, and the Eastern Conference Champion Philadelphia Flyers have not one nominee in any category?
Take Chris Pronger for example. He has to be a candidate for the Norris trophy! His numbers are comparable to Duncan Keith's as well as Drew Doughty's, both finalists for the award. Keith winning a Cup helps his cause, obviously, but what hardware is Doughty hoisting over his head nowadays? If you answered none, you'd be right.
And what about the Calder? Is Claude Giroux hands down the rookie of the year this season? Maybe not. But he deserves a sniff, at least. His stats fall almost right in line with finalists Matt Duchesne and Tyler Myers. He racked up some pretty damn good numbers for a third liner.
The fact seems to be that the league might have it out for the orange and black, plain and simple. Let's just hope they get over themselves by the start of the 2010 season.
Ciccarelli, Granato headline HOF inductees
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced it's 2010 inductees yesterday. They were former NHL'er Dino Ciccarelli, Olympic medalist Cammi Granato, and Canadian world championship winner Angela James. Also to be honored among hockey's elite are long-time Red Wings GM Jimmy Devellano and the late Daryl "Doc" Seaman from the builder category.
Ciccarelli is the best known selection of the group, albeit for the wrong reasons, perhaps. In 1987 he was arrested and convicted for indecent exposure. Just one year later, he was convicted, fined and jailed for one day for his terrible attack on Luke Richardson, where he swung his stick like a club and hit Richardson in the head.
Despite all this, Ciccarelli scored over 600 goals through his career, with five teams. He is considered one of the best players of all time to never receive a Stanley Cup.
Cammi Granato has a gold and silver medal to her credit, while Angela James has led Canada to four women's world championships. They will be the Hall of Fame's first female inductees.
I have come to see the light.
And the light is the color of bullshit.
Can anyone tell me how in the hell do you give away twelve different awards, and the Eastern Conference Champion Philadelphia Flyers have not one nominee in any category?
Take Chris Pronger for example. He has to be a candidate for the Norris trophy! His numbers are comparable to Duncan Keith's as well as Drew Doughty's, both finalists for the award. Keith winning a Cup helps his cause, obviously, but what hardware is Doughty hoisting over his head nowadays? If you answered none, you'd be right.
And what about the Calder? Is Claude Giroux hands down the rookie of the year this season? Maybe not. But he deserves a sniff, at least. His stats fall almost right in line with finalists Matt Duchesne and Tyler Myers. He racked up some pretty damn good numbers for a third liner.
The fact seems to be that the league might have it out for the orange and black, plain and simple. Let's just hope they get over themselves by the start of the 2010 season.
Ciccarelli, Granato headline HOF inductees
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced it's 2010 inductees yesterday. They were former NHL'er Dino Ciccarelli, Olympic medalist Cammi Granato, and Canadian world championship winner Angela James. Also to be honored among hockey's elite are long-time Red Wings GM Jimmy Devellano and the late Daryl "Doc" Seaman from the builder category.
Ciccarelli is the best known selection of the group, albeit for the wrong reasons, perhaps. In 1987 he was arrested and convicted for indecent exposure. Just one year later, he was convicted, fined and jailed for one day for his terrible attack on Luke Richardson, where he swung his stick like a club and hit Richardson in the head.
Despite all this, Ciccarelli scored over 600 goals through his career, with five teams. He is considered one of the best players of all time to never receive a Stanley Cup.
Cammi Granato has a gold and silver medal to her credit, while Angela James has led Canada to four women's world championships. They will be the Hall of Fame's first female inductees.
Honest writing...That's what people want. Not some doctored up, wishy washy regurgitated crap spit out on the keyboard.
Way to go Moose...Tell it like it is! (Didn't think I read your posts...huh? LOL)