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Originally posted by daner:

It's time to LET IT GO.

EDIT: Might I even ask who You think is the best player in the NHL?[/B]

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Great idea,the OV vs Crosby debate has run its course.One guy who deserves though is Ryan Miller.I can see team USA bringing home the gold if he stays hot.In 98 Hasek stole the gold,he let in just 6 goals the whole tourney.I can see Miller doing the same.

Crosby - 11w 9g 18 a +1
Ovechkin - 5w 10g 9 a + 8

Thats head to head in their career. Plus the Cup for Crosby.

Second...I'll gladly concede that right now this year Ryan Miller is probably the best and should win the MVP should he stay on his current pace.

I still don't think overall year in and year out he is better than Crosby or Datsyuk, or even Ovechkin for that matter. Yet you can make the case that a strong goalie is what you need to win reguardless of the talent you have elsewhere. Just ask Ovechkin that, or anyone playing for Philly. A good tier 1 goalie is a top priority to winning a cup.

He is having a career year though, and should be right now considered one of the best if not the best in the league. Like I said he stays on his pace he SHOULD win MVP reguardless of what any player does if he doesn't deserve it already.

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Originally posted by daner:

Second...I'll gladly concede that right now this year Ryan Miller is probably the best and should win the MVP should he stay on his current pace.

I still don't think overall year in and year out he is better than Crosby or Datsyuk, or even Ovechkin for that matter.

He is having a career year though, and should be right now considered one of the best if not the best in the league. Like I said he stays on his pace he SHOULD win MVP

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I agree,hes not better than any of the forwards you mentioned but this year he is.MVP, i doubt he will get,not that he doesnt deserve it.If they vote by definition (most valuable to his team) he should win.Vokoun, Gaberik and Loungo should also get a serious look if they vote by definition.NYR and Vancouver both fall apart when they are haveing bad games.Mind you im NOT a Gaberik fan,hes too flaky and injury prone but as he goes, so do the Rangers.

Im thinking about re-drafting Vokoun or Howard when my pool redrafts in 3 weeks.I need to dump Khabibulin.Any thoughts? Our goalies get 2pts for a win, +1pt for a shutout,1pt for ot loss.Im also considering Brygalov or Anderson.Quick is out of the question since i got Smyth and Doughty.I dont want to get stuck with 3 L.A. players.All other goalies worth considering got drafted long ago.

Thought I would make mention of that.

Can something be done about waivers next year though. This year I could easily have had 20 waivers w/ the amount of people that were on the IR, but I bit the bullet a little. Not calling anyone out, though it is obvious (please stop the madness..), but there has to be some room for reason here.

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Jesse

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Originally posted by ogre:
Just a thinking ahead note, I have a player that would like to join our MOTL Fantasy hockey league next year. His reasoning is that he is in a league w/ only six players and basically everyone has an all star team. The one team had:
Malkin
Both Sedin's
Nabokov
Miller

Thought I would make mention of that.

Can something be done about waivers next year though. This year I could easily have had 20 waivers w/ the amount of people that were on the IR, but I bit the bullet a little. Not calling anyone out, though it is obvious (please stop the madness..), but there has to be some room for reason here.

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Jesse

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What are you talking about? I'm quite confused at what you are complaining about?

People sitting IR guys on their rosters?

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Originally posted by puregoblinboy47:
Omega's moves don't bother me all that much. I'd rather see an active player that makes a ton of moves than multiple inactives like we have now.

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45 isn't even that bad for how horrid the team he drafted was.

If you care about the number of moves limit it to like 60 per year.

Lately, I haven't pickek as much free agents. Goaltender are still bad. Emery might be back, and Howard is doing decently. Huet can't do anything with that team in front of him, and Price/Halak can't do much. I had a decent offer for Green but I had no idea who Quick was. Turned out he is playing decently.

I think my team biggest weakness was and remains goaltending, but the injury didn't help neither. Markov and Sedin #2 went down early in the season, leaving me with quite a bad team

Last weak against Daner and his sidneyland was close. If Crosby didn't explode like he did, I would have had a better score. Obviously, my bad goaltender brought down some of the G points

If the Sedin or Marleau + Heatley can give me 4+ points each day, I might have a chance against your team WeedIan.

For Goaltender, I will concede you no more than 1-2 categories I will have more Saves than you, and hopefully more Wins.

This is my only real frustration and all in all if you were absolutely decimated w/ injuries I'd understand. Look at my roster and you'll see that I could easily have had 20 moves by this point due to injuries, but I held back.

The part that I honestly enjoy most about the league is the draft. From there, it's fun to play, I just enjoy that part the most.

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Jesse

They just got younger! YAY!

Too bad they've lost their 2 first picks. Because with the actual team, and some first pick (assuming they stay low), they can be a monster team soon enough.

Hey Weedian, how you like my comeback?

Its not over yet, but it is another close week!

Capitals or Senators will lose their streak first?

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Originally posted by Brightcab:
That game was great. Even better because I love when the penguins lose. I really hope they face each other in the playoffs this year.

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Originally posted by daner:
They wont. Philly will slide into the 7th-8th spot and beat the crap outta Washington in the 1st or 2nd round.

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And by that you mean get trounced in 4 games.

The Caps will probably be going to the Stanley Cup finals or at least the Eastern Conference Finals this year.

Philly won't be able to beat them unless Emery stands on his head or Ovie goes down for the season.

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Originally posted by WeedIan:
And by that you mean get trounced in 4 games.

The Caps will probably be going to the Stanley Cup finals or at least the Eastern Conference Finals this year.

Philly won't be able to beat them unless Emery stands on his head or Ovie goes down for the season.

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Originally posted by WeedIan:
And by that you mean get trounced in 4 games.

The Caps will probably be going to the Stanley Cup finals or at least the Eastern Conference Finals this year.

Philly won't be able to beat them unless Emery stands on his head or Ovie goes down for the season.

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Philly can at least play defense, something Washington cannot. I'll take my chances betting Philly in a 7 game series were Chris Pronger can make Ovie's life a living hell.

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Originally posted by puregoblinboy47:

Philly and Pitt aren't rivals anymore, are they? Now it's like "Lol caps we beat you in a hard fought 7 last year."

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No it is. Only idiots from the media hype it up that way so the Caps seem to be our rivals.

Sad thing is, the Caps already were rivals with the Penguins from years ago way before Ovechkin and Crosby came along. People just forget, but the Flyers are still as hated now as they have ever been.

I think now it's more or less a hatred of the Washington fans, not really any particular player. I personally don't hate Ovechkin I think he is a great player, I just don't think he's the best. I just hate the fans, because before Ovie came to town the city of Washington could care less that they even had a hockey team. Same reason why I hate the Indy Colts fans....until Manning was around you couldn't find a Colts fan to save your life.

Philly fans have been around since day one, and have been as obnoxious now as they have been since day one as well. They have been our rival for almost 40 years. When we lose a game to Washington in the regular season nobodys really cares...Philly is a different story.

It's the same artificial rivalry of Crosby and Ovechkin now as it was with Lemieux and Gretzky. I guess you can't blame th NHL and it's media for trying to push the games 2 best players against each other but the truth of the matter is Pittsburgh and Philadelphia is the true rival. It always has been and always will be.

Just watch games between Pitt and Philly, and Pitt and Washington and you'll notice the difference. If it's not blatantly apparent wait until the fish hooks, biting, Crosby sucks chants, 8 player scrums, etc etc start. Hint....you wont find that in a Pittsburgh vs. Washington game or series.

No it is. Only idiots from the media hype it up that way so the Caps seem to be our rivals.

Philly fans have been around since day one, and have been as obnoxious now as they have been since day one as well. They have been our rival for almost 40 years. When we lose a game to Washington in the regular season nobodys really cares...Philly is a different story.

It's the same artificial rivalry of Crosby and Ovechkin now as it was with Lemieux and Gretzky. I guess you can't blame th NHL and it's media for trying to push the games 2 best players against each other but the truth of the matter is Pittsburgh and Philadelphia is the true rival. It always has been and always will be.

I agree 100%.Philly vs Pitts reminds me of the old Edm/Calg rivalry.Thesse too teams hate each other with a passion.I would rather watch one philly/Pittsburgh game than 5 Washington vs Philly or Pittsburgh.

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Originally posted by Thanos:
Biting?

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