tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post6901247643359224335..comments2023-08-21T04:18:18.683-07:00Comments on Purple Crushed Velvet - LA Kings Blog: All-Star Game Recap Part IIMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015571049856272480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-28115428763044435792008-01-31T14:48:00.000-08:002008-01-31T14:48:00.000-08:00I definitely won't go as far as saying that the Re...I definitely won't go as far as saying that the Red Wings would be unstoppable even if they had Cloutier in net, but Osgood does have it good. However, I will admit that he better be good if he's going to be blessed with an awesome team otherwise the players would probably conduct trades to get him replaced. While he definitely did not have a successful outing at the All-Star game, I will say that defense is usually nonexistent in the All-Star game and unfortunately for Osgood, Nabokov stole his magnetic glove and pads just before the puck dropped. <BR/><BR/>Steph, come playoffs, I'll be rooting for your Red Wings like I do every year when the Kings are out. Hopefully, if the Wings play the Ducks again this year your team will be more successful.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-4757323412827624692008-01-30T17:25:00.000-08:002008-01-30T17:25:00.000-08:00I've never been a huge fan of Osgood, really - but...I've never been a huge fan of Osgood, really - but I will say that as someone who's watching the Wings every night (and someone who will steadfastly insist that the Cup he won could have been just as easily ours with a pylon standing in front of our net) he really has been playing stellar hockey this season, not just because of the team in front of him.<BR/><BR/>I think he deserved to go...but uh, way to convince everybody else, Ozzie. Fantastic.<BR/><BR/>And Kms2, I know the committee did ask Rafalski before Niedermayer...but Raffi already had plans or something. I have no clue if he was the only one they asked first, but I certainly hope not. I mean...come on, Niedermayer, seriously? It sounds to me like they just got too lazy to search around the league and figure out what other defensemen were doing well.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419839042209569051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-12428769539727424742008-01-30T14:26:00.000-08:002008-01-30T14:26:00.000-08:00I definitely wonder how the replacements were pick...I definitely wonder how the replacements were picked...such an oddity.<BR/><BR/>Silencer: I've also never been that enchanted with Osgood...I think he's been lucky to have played for such a good franchise. I think it's funny you brought up Duncan Keith (the first Blackhawks defenseman to make the All-Star team since Chelios.) I didn't even know who he was until his name was announced...maybe because I'm not that familiar with Chicago or he's not <I>that</I> good. I think there are plenty of other defensemen in the West who could have been a replacement over Nieds...I just think those involved in the All-Star appointing process have their heads up Nieds's ass.<BR/><BR/>Kirsten, I'm glad you like the Kings!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-75264534868064332042008-01-30T13:25:00.000-08:002008-01-30T13:25:00.000-08:00No, I didn't hear that interview, but I totally ag...No, I didn't hear that interview, but I totally agree. The Red Wings have enough offence to smoke teams even if they let a bunch in.<BR/><BR/>Awesome! I knew there was a reason I picked the Kings. This way I get to hang out and hate Pronger and be pissed at Niedermayer in good company.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031186865983731569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-89616389884589215682008-01-30T09:27:00.000-08:002008-01-30T09:27:00.000-08:00See, myself, I was rather disenchanted with the Al...See, myself, I was rather disenchanted with the All Star Game, as evidenced by the contempt I showed for it in a post on my site comparing it to a glorified scrimmage.<BR/><BR/>As die hard fans, we know that the All Star Game is nothing more than a chance for players to do what they can't do during the regular season. Any casual fan that tuned in to that, gets the idea to watch some games, and sees how much clutching and grabbing, hitting, dumping in of the puck, whistles and the like will be like, what the hell is this?<BR/><BR/>The All Star Game needs to represent more of what traditional hockey is in my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Regarding Osbad, I didn't like him ten years ago, and I don't like him now. They probably threw him in to replace Luongo who was home with his wife. Leclaire did get stiffed, the guy leads the league in ShO while playing for Columbus.<BR/><BR/>Regarding Niedermayer, I agree. Sure, you needed replacements, but a guy who didn't suit up until near Christmas doesn't sell it for me. Then again, I don't see how Duncan Keith made it either...are the blueliners that bad in the West this season?<BR/><BR/>Just to make it worse, as I am sure you know, Selanne signed a deal yesterday to play the rest of the season for the Dorks, I mean Ducks.Silencer76https://www.blogger.com/profile/11013778752633593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-29058354555452389262008-01-30T06:19:00.000-08:002008-01-30T06:19:00.000-08:00Yeah, I heard the podcast and I agreed. There wer...Yeah, I heard the podcast and I agreed. There were definitely people there that shouldn't have been. I think I heard somewhere else that Osgood ("wasgood" = FANTASTIC) was the first backup goalie to ever to go the All-Stars. It kind of felt like they were pulling names out of a hat for replacements.<BR/><BR/>On Neids. Let's just not go there.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-58113977704729072682008-01-29T23:22:00.000-08:002008-01-29T23:22:00.000-08:00Hmmm...Leclaire. Good call. Did you listen to th...Hmmm...Leclaire. Good call. Did you listen to the Barry Melrose podcast several weeks back in which Joy Russo asked him which players (or maybe goaltenders) should be All-Stars? He definitely said that Osgood (<I>I love the nickname "wasgood"!</I>) shouldn't be an All-Star because Detroit would still be crushing everyone even if they had a different goalie.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Kirsten, so glad to hear you're pissed about Niedermayer, too. Good to know I'm not the only one.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-19944380030838337232008-01-29T23:17:00.000-08:002008-01-29T23:17:00.000-08:00I'm SO pissed about Niedermayer. I can't fucking ...I'm SO pissed about Niedermayer. I can't fucking believe it. Oh wait, it's the NHL, maybe I can after all. <BR/><BR/>Chris wasgood is clearly living up to that name, a fact that I'm not letting my neighbor, a Red Wings fan, forget.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031186865983731569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164145690596657256.post-1308287712022829412008-01-29T20:11:00.000-08:002008-01-29T20:11:00.000-08:00I thought Pascal Leclaire got the shaft from the N...I thought Pascal Leclaire got the shaft from the NHL Bigs, and my hunches were justified when Osgood let in goal...after goal....after goal...after goal... are we noticing a trend here?Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718noreply@blogger.com