I hope Montreal creams them, too. I really do.
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Yes, I think you absolutely should, Deano. If only to see the Grail, and one of the greatest players to ever touch the ice.
Nigel Tufnel
Ancient Mariner
Why do you even have to ask that question?Deano said:
Nicklas Lidström, of course. The best defenseman in the NHL since Ray Bourque and Bobby Orr.
Montreal beats Toronto 6-1! There's the Maple Leafs I know and love.
Genghis Khan
Ancient Mariner
Oh, yeah! Could not have been sweeter.
Nigel Tufnel
Ancient Mariner
Montreal beat Philly last night. One note from that game is NHL referee Kerry Fraser also ref'd the mite game in the second period intermision. It was really great to watch him with the kids. There was only one goal scored, but Fraser carried the little one who scored off the ice like he was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner. Kind of sad that this is one of classiest official and game's really good guy's last season. On another note, my Broadway Blueshirts beat the hated rival New Jersey Devils. I must admit I thought that this season would be a disaster without Avery and Jagr. I also thought Wade Redden would be a bust. How glad I am that I was WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS. I know it is early in the season and the Rangers might fizzle out some, but I am really optimisitic. 5 and 0 is definitely better than 0 and 5. 
I saw that the Blues won against the Leafs (shoot out) However, I also read that a 19yr old pick of the Rangers, that was playing one more season in Russia, passed away yesterday (?) from a heart attack he suffered while on the bench during a game.
However, I also read that a 19yr old pick of the Rangers, that was playing one more season in Russia, passed away yesterday (?) from a heart attack he suffered while on the bench during a game.
Russian players who want to play in the NHL tend to die of sudden accidents. I'm joking about that, but I wouldn't be surprised if Alexei Chereponov, the young Russian who died, was murdered rather then let his assets transfer to the NHL, especially after they lost Malkin in such dramatic fashion a couple years ago.
Nigel Tufnel
Ancient Mariner
He had just finished his shift with Jaromir Jagr when he collapsed. The AED's were'nt in working condition, the ambulance that was on standby left early and there was not a stretcher in the building. I think that was more a factor than any one thing was the lack of preparedness. Jagr said in a statement he thought Cherepanov was ready to play on the Ranger's second line. I remember when the Russians were first allowed to play in the NHL, the players were victims of extortion from the Russian mob. In particular Soviet Great Slava Fetisov had his family threatened. He responded by hiring another Russian gang to protect his family until he could relocate them.LooseCannon said:
Yes. I can consider a player would be murdered, Onhell. It's not that hard to do. Why did the ambulance leave early? That's illegal. There's a lot of possibilities. All I'm really saying is that if that happened in Russia, it wouldn't surprise me at all. At all.
Genghis Khan
Ancient Mariner
Why not. It happens in soccer, if rarely. Many think it happened to Andres Escobar. Two reasons are the cause of such heinous acts: money and nationalism.
Onhell said:
Avangard Omsk is half owned by a Russian oil company, and half owned by the local province. Those are two of the most corrupt organizations in Russia. People who have interest in the team could easily be murderers, gangsters, or otherwise. This is Russia, dude. It's a fucking scary place.
