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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Canucks’ Luc Bourdon killed



The death of a hockey player Luc Bourdon. I do not know much about this player. However a death is always sad. He was a rookie at the age of 21. I also heard that he did have a bright future head of him. Click here to read the full sad story.

Nicklas Lidström



Nicklas Erik Lidström was born on April 38, 1970 in Västerås Sweden. He is a NHL defenceman, who has played his entire career with the Detroit Red Wings. In his 15-year career he has won 3 Stanley Cups, going on 4, and has been voted to ten NHL All-Star Games with plenty of NHL trophies. He is also captain of the Red Wings, after the retirement of Steve Yzerman. Lidström is not known as a big hitter, however known for his durability. He is always listed on top in ice time. Countless experts say that the secret behind Lidström's successful games is his ability to read the game and his excellent skating ability, this allows him to be at right spot of the ice at the right time. Rather then deliver a big body check, Lidström prefers to steal the puck and create a turnover. His use of brains instead of brawn might explain him not getting many injuries, and also his low penalty minute totals. For most of his NHL career, he has avoided drawing penalties.

On June 14, 2006 Nicklas Lidström joined an elite group by capturing the Norris Trophy as the League's outstanding defenseman for the fifth time. Lidström becomes the fourth defenseman in League history with as many as five Norris Trophy wins, joining Hockey Hall of Fame members Bobby Orr, Doug Harvey and Ray Bourque.

In my opinion he is one of the best defenceman to play in the NHL. He is a classic player and a role model for the team other other defencemen around the NHL. When I play soccer I try to play like him and use my head. Using your head in a game will in the end pay off better their using your body.

List of Awards: ( found on wikipedia so Mr. Donahue does not fail me)

  • Gold medal at the 1991 World Championship
  • Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1992.
  • Stanley Cup winner with Detroit Red Wings in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008.
  • Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
  • Awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007.
  • Awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2002.
  • Olympic gold medal with Sweden in 2006.
  • Selected on the Olympic All-Star Team in 2006.
  • Current captain of the Detroit Red Wings beginning in the 2006-2007 season.


For his stats click here

Penguins at home

The Red Wings have all the momentum now. Can the Penguins come up with a victory?

Normally teams at home gain some momentum due to the fans. This may be an inspiration to the teams. I do not think the Penguins can form a comeback. But only time will tell. The Wings lead the series 2-0 and have shutout the Penguins in each game.

Game 2: Red Wings win 3-0



Red Wings once again outplayed the Penguins. The Penguins stand no chance as they get shutout again.


This time the heros are Chris Osgood and Valtteri Filppula. Filppula played both defence and offence, as a defence man he played en excellent game. Osgood also had another solid game stopping every Penguin shot. Holmstrom was once again always in front of the net, leaving M. Fleury no hope for the Penguins.


The score ended 3-0 and Penguins will now play tomorrow at their home. Maybe the Penguins will have some luck playing at home. However it does not look good for the Penguins.


Game 1: Red Wings win 4-0






The Penguins were shutout.






The start was slow for the Wings as their first goal was waived off beacuse of a cheap call. According to the Refs, Tomas Holmstrom interfered with the Penguin goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. The call was not fair and Holmstrom was called with a penatly.






However the Red Wings did not let the bad calls get to them. Mikael Samuelsson scored with a wrap around to give the Wings the lead. Then he would score another goal and take a 2-0 lead.






The game was over at that this point. The Wings played a perfect game, killing off penalties and not letting the Penguins do anything. The Wings are going to take the series for sure. The game ended 4-0. Daniel Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg scored the other two goals.

Red Wings and Penguins Face Off


This Saturday the Penguins and Red Wings will battle for the cup. Who will win?

I say the Red Wings. The Red Wings can adjust to any situation. Also the Wings have a great blend of youth and experience in on their team. Chris Chelios , Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski lead the way in experienced. While Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg continue to be the best duo in the NHL.

Penguins are a dirty team and become desperate at many times. They have too many young players and not enough experience. Sidney Crosby is also not as good as people think, many times he fakes he got tripped.

I say the series goes to the Wings in 6.

Red Wings Clinch



The Red Wings clinched the series with a 4-1 win against the Stars. It was only a matter of time before the Stars finally fall.

The Wings jumped with a 3-0 lead at the end of the first period. The Stars were completely lost in the first period as well as the second. Wings were all over the ice.

Henrik Zetterberg had the most beautiful goal, flying between two Star defenders for a breakaway and beating Marty Turco for the goal.

Chris Osgood was once again great in goal, showing that he still has what it takes.

The Red Wings now are going to face off against the Penguins for the cup.

Are the referees cheating and fixing games?



The referees are only human. That is the typical excuse for a referee for making a bad call. However, i think that games are being fixed by the NHL.

Last year the Buffalo Sabers had many calls go their way. The Refs were actually the main reason the New York Islanders did not beat the Sabers.

This year an extremely decisive goal was waived off when the Rangers scored. The goal waved off proved to cost the Rangers the game. Another bad call was when Sidney Crosby dove the the Refs gave him a penalty shot, which also cost the Rangers the game.

The Red Wings also faced problems when two goals were off. One goal is understandable, however 2 is too much. The main reason the goals were waived off is to keep the series going and for it not be a sweep.

Refs and the NHL fixing games is wrong. Refs and the NFL, NBA, and any other sport six games as well. This is not fair to the fans and teams.

I am interested in seeing what will happen in the Stanley Cup.

Penguins Clinch


Last night the Penguins clinched the series against the Flyer in a stunning 6-0 victory. The series ended 4-1. However are the Penguins truly Stanley Cup material?

The Penguins will be entering the cup with the hottest post-season record of 12-2. One who looks at this record may think the this team is going to win for sure. The team is filled young young players, but also immature players.

Watching many games I can tell you the Penguins are not as hot as they seem. The teams they had beaten did not offer much competition. For instance, Sabers, Rangers, Flyers cannot be considered much trouble.

Stanley Cup Teams

It is quite obvious at this point that the two teams entering the Stanley Cup will be the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Wings are leading their series 3-1 against the Dallas Stars. While the Penguins seem they are going to sweep the Philadelphia Flyers winning the series 3-0 with a game tonight. The chances of the Flyers or Stars coming back is extremely unlikely. Therefore I am looking forward to the Red Wings and Penguins facing off for the cup.

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