Tuesday, February 20, 2007

No neck? No problem

When analyzing possible candidates for coach of the year, there are some obvious choices and some dark horses.

Barry Trotz faces a divisional schedule with opponents reminiscent to those you see in the Mighty Mites games in between periods. However, when you look at the talent on his own roster, it doesn’t ooze with All-Stars. A #1 seed would have to earn him serious consideration.

Randy Carlisle has battled injuries to his stud defensemen while maintaining a strong position in the standings. However, Brian Burke stockpiled the two best defensemen in the game for the blueline. It seems more like a spot for executive of the year.

Claude Julien runs the same boring style in New Jersey that they’ve been running for years. A Devils game could make Carlos Mencia seem original. But they continue to win and it’s not like the cupboard is full.

Michel Therien runs his own version of NHL Sesame Street. Sidney and Jordan seems to be a bit more female friendly than Bert and Ernie, and Michel is steering them to their best record in years.
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Anonymous said...

Being a Rangers fan this is really painful to admit. Should the Islanders make the playoffs, Ted Nolan has to be considered a candidate. He probably will not win because he slept with the Hasek's wife, but he has gotten DP and Yashin to respond.

February 21, 2007 at 10:24 AM

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As a self-deprecating Ranger fan of twenty years, the team I've loved for so long is not making any progress quickly. Stuck with a lost coach, an MIA GM, and an egomaniac owner who knows less about hockey than Gary Bettman, it appears as though it will be another 41 years until we win another Stanley Cup. So, what are the short term options? To save the the Penguins and move them to the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn! The Penguins are poised to be the next dynasty in sports yet are potentially doomed to be moved to a hillbilly market that will further destroy the image and decrease the popularity of the already floundering NHL. What better for a league in thick turmoil than to move its marquee franchise to the #1 sports market in North America. Think about the profits that could be reaped with Sidney Crosby playing in the #1 media market? With all of Mario Lemieux's concerns in buidling a new arena, he should turn to Brooklyn-the new Nets arena, the Frank Gehry designed Barclays Center will be ready for business in three seasons when the Penguins biggest starts will only be still in their early 20s!Imagine the country's most promising franchise and one of hockey's most exciting teams ever playing in New York City in the most state of the art building in the country. The possibilities are endless.