Originally posted by chimera66
snappy are we? and to disagree is one thing to say i'm dumb is just incorrect. no doubt in my mind marty is a good goalie but think about what type of system the devils have played. they've played the trap for a solid decade, imo he probably hasn't faced as many shots because he has almost always had a solid team in front of him. is he great at what he does, of course but realistically from when he was winning cups to now the league as a whole has changed. he's definitely not facing the all the strong clubs as much as he was in the past. honestly, he faces division rivals six times in a year, that's a lot o free points depending on who you are playing. also, the majority of the teams with the highest goals fielded averages are in the Western Conference which they either don't face or play against once. i believe the west overall is stronger and that has something to do with his great season.
yeah roy had a great team in front of him, that was without a doubt but they were more offensive players and defensive so my assumption is he faced more shots. for him to pull off one of his best seasons EVER during his last year in the league is simply amazing. he won the cup as a rookie in 1986 and what he has brought the game is irreplaceable. in my mind he perfected the butterfly technique and was just so technically sound. perhaps i shouldn't have written it so harshly but the sucess of the devils is largely due to defense and with the goaltender being the last line of defense you can't help but give it up to his team and in the case of the devils nobody executed the trap as proficiently as they did.
you are most certainly not dumb....i felt that your statement was. i can see what you are saying about the west but i wouldn't go as far as to say that the west is that much better this year. perhaps in the past, yes, but this year seems to be a different entity entirely. the amount of parity in the league is redic. i wonder if they figured it would be this soon after the lockout that on a given night any team could be anyone else and 1st through 8th in a conference would be only about 10 points difference.
pvd420
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Originally posted by DJ Eco
Martin Brodeur is the best, has always been the best, and will always be the best. I think the FSNY commentator said it best, maybe not in terms of Roy vs. Brodeur but a Hasek vs. Brodeur. He said, numbers are one thing, but the way Brodeur is the center of the team is testament of him being number one. He is THE ROCK as much as I can't see too many other goalies. It's an intuitive thing, and I don't see Lundqvuist being that, as good as he is. Hasek wasn't that either. Roy, yes, maybe... but I'm obviously a bit partial... He had a big mouth, was arrogant, and when put up to Brodeur for comparison, I can't help but say Brodeur is the exemplary team player, and a true class-act, one that the NHL will NEVER forget.
I'll be at the Devils-Rangers game Thursday @ MSG and I can't wait to fight someone!!! :whip: :stongue:
i must say that roy's "my 2 cup rings are plugging my ears" to JR was classic.
DJ Eco
I'll never forget this, though...
DJ Eco
Patrick Roy's son is as much of a punk-ass as his old man!! :stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
verndogs
lol
Rangers 7-0-0 against the Devils this season
yankeeBaby
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Originally posted by verndogs
lol
Rangers 7-0-0 against the Devils this season
wow! Is it THAT serious? I knew we were doing well but shiiiiitte ;)
eco you suck.
DJ Eco
:conf:
DJ Eco
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Originally posted by verndogs
lol
Rangers 7-0-0 against the Devils this season
I'll take 32-8 over the last 12-14 years than ONE SEASON going 0-4-3 vs. the NYR.
Dany Veltri
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Originally posted by DJ Eco
I'll take 32-8 over the last 12-14 years than ONE SEASON going 0-4-3 vs. the NYR.
0-4-3 is just a really nice way of saying 0 -7 ;)
And as a Ranger fan, I'm very uneasy about this, especially if the two teams meet in the playoffs. Having to beat the Devils 11 times in one season seems almost impossible. But what I don't get is Brodeur dissing Lundquist.
edubbz
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Originally posted by Dany Veltri
0-4-3 is just a really nice way of saying 0 -7 ;)
And as a Ranger fan, I'm very uneasy about this, especially if the two teams meet in the playoffs. Having to beat the Devils 11 times in one season seems almost impossible. But what I don't get is Brodeur dissing Lundquist.
impossible...are u serious??
not to on the devils but its like the rangers know how to play and beat them!! what i still cant seem to register is how in the world do the islanders beat us when they dont have a chance against the devils?? :whip: (that pisses me off)
DJ Eco
A win tonight secures a playoff spot for sure.... and puts us above the Rangs.
PvDoBseSSioN
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Originally posted by DJ Eco
A win tonight secures a playoff spot for sure.... and puts us above the Rangs.
