Go Caps!
-Bagasome
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Im Back
After more than two months of job searching and attending hockey games I am back to the blog. I apologize for the sabbatical, but will try to keep things up to date from now on with some new twists coming.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
That Distinguished List Has Gotten Longer
Well the news for the Capitals has not gotten any better, yet again. In fact, it's worse. Captain Chris Clark has been put on long term IR again. Apparently, Clark is suffering from a stress fracture in his right forearm. This is just the latest in a rash of injuries that have stuck the Caps in the last two weeks. Originally it looked like it was the Carolina Hurricanes that were so badly hit with injuries, well I think that the Caps have topped that.
The list of injuries now looks like this:
Semin: Back
Federov: Ankle
Green: Shoulder
Shultz: Broken Finger (IR)
Clark: Stress Fracture (IR)
Pothier: Post Concussion Syndrome (IR)
Gordon: Back
Erskine: Undisclosed
The injury bug has caused the Capitals to make a bunch of moves and shake up the lineup. They called up Sami Lepisto and Karl Alzner on defense from Hershey. They also called up Graham Mink and Chris Bourque, forwards, from Hershey. The Caps play the last place Atlanta Thrashers tonight in DC. They will be looking to put an end to their three game losing streak, while looking to remain perfect this season in regulation at home. The line up for tonight will be :
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Kozlov
Fleishmann-Nylander-Fehr
Bourque-Laich-Bradley
Brashear-Steckel-Mink
Sloan-Poti
Alzner-Jurcina
Lepisto-Morissonn
Theodore
The loss of Clark to IR marks the third time in two seasons he will miss a significant amount of time. Last year he was struck in the ear with an Ovechkin slap shot and missed a bunch of games. Then he battled a nagging groin injury all last year and was out for the remainder of the season. Clark's play this year has had many in DC questioning the ability he once showed as a 20 goal guy. In fact, there are plenty of people who have been calling for him to be traded. Some believed that a Nylander deal might also involve Clark. Well, long term IR is gonna prevent him from going anywhere.
Speaking of Nylander, a deal is apparently in the works for Chicago to send Khabibulin to either Toronto or New Jersey. New Jersey makes the most sense. They have salary cap room, and with future hall of fame goaltender Martin Brodeur going down, the Devils are looking for a solid number one to replace him. The Devils since beating the Caps in a shootout, have gone a scoring spree behind the play of Dainius Zubrus and Patrick Elias. They are once again looking like a playoff team and Khabibulin brings Stanley Cup winning experience. Khabibulin to Toronto just doesn't seem to fit into what Toronto is trying to do as a team. The plan for Toronto is not to be between eighth and twelfth in the east, its to be first or second. That said, I just don't see where a guy like Khabibulin fits into the rebuilding process that is currently going on in Toronto. If Nylander is indeed dealt, it is hard to say who would come back from Chicago although a defenseman or two would be a good bet. Talking to Tarik El-Bashir earlier today, I asked him, "Apparently a deal is in the works for Khabibulin to go to either New Jersey or Toronto. That would make room for Nylander. Who would you see coming back from Chicago if Nylander were dealt? Do you see any other possible moves?" He responded by saying, "Several teams want Nylander according to my sources, with most of the interest coming from Chicago, Vancouver and St. Louis. It's also no secret that the Caps would like to move the veteran center and his $4.875 cap hit. The team did fine without him last season, and he's clearly struggling to fit in this year. But there's a wild card in this equation: He requested, and has, a no trade clause. He confirmed this for me on Monday, and a source in another organization also confirmed this for me. That said, I could see him accepting a deal to Chicago, where he still has a home. Heck, his Benz still has Illinois plates. But then the question becomes which players will be involved? I've studied both rosters, and I can't make it work for either team." So it sounds like, it's possible that more than Chicago maybe involved in the Nylander sweepstakes. It also sounds like, if he is moved, that the most likely destination is Chicago. The rash of injuries at this time maybe enough for the Caps to have to hold off on dealing Nylander anywhere. If Nylander is dealt, what team would you like to see him dealt to and for whom in exchange? Feel free to post your comments.
Go Caps!
-Bagasome
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The List is Long, but Distinguished!
The Caps loss last night was worsened by the news afterward. The Capitals injury list was extended on the Western Conference road trip for the Caps yet again last night. Jeff Shultz left the game in the first period with a broken finger, while Boyd Gordon left with a back problem, and John Erskine also left with an undisclosed injury.
The injuries for the Caps now look like this:
Mike Green: Shoulder
Alex Semin: Back
Sergei Federov: Ankle
Jeff Shultz: Broken Finger
Boyd Gordon: Back
John Erskine: Undisclosed
The Caps will therefore, have to call up another defenseman from Hershey. Probably Sami Lepisto, although with Shultz down now too for a while, maybe Karl Alzner will be called up, as well. They will have to wait and see how serious Erskine is and just how long Green will really be out for. The Caps rash of injuries has really hurt their performances recently as evidenced by the recent road trip out west. They really are missing the clearing ability of Mike Green and the goal scoring potential of Semin. Shultz, a shut down defenseman, will easier to replace in the line-up with a guy like Alzner than will it be to replace a guy as talented on the rush and offensively as Green. Post comments for who you think should be called up.
To all you injured Caps, here's a Get Well Soon Wish from all of the fans. We need you back!
Go Caps!
-Bagasome
The injuries for the Caps now look like this:
Mike Green: Shoulder
Alex Semin: Back
Sergei Federov: Ankle
Jeff Shultz: Broken Finger
Boyd Gordon: Back
John Erskine: Undisclosed
The Caps will therefore, have to call up another defenseman from Hershey. Probably Sami Lepisto, although with Shultz down now too for a while, maybe Karl Alzner will be called up, as well. They will have to wait and see how serious Erskine is and just how long Green will really be out for. The Caps rash of injuries has really hurt their performances recently as evidenced by the recent road trip out west. They really are missing the clearing ability of Mike Green and the goal scoring potential of Semin. Shultz, a shut down defenseman, will easier to replace in the line-up with a guy like Alzner than will it be to replace a guy as talented on the rush and offensively as Green. Post comments for who you think should be called up.
To all you injured Caps, here's a Get Well Soon Wish from all of the fans. We need you back!
Go Caps!
-Bagasome
Too Little, Too Late
The Capitals have now lost three straight in regulation for the first time in the Bruce Boudreau era. The Capitals waited until 14:43 of the third period to turn it up a notch. Through the first 55 minutes of the game they were flat. Matt Bradley found the net at 14:43, followed by Ovechkin at 16:07, and Nick Backstrom on the power-play at 18:16. Down 4-0 before Bradley's goal the Capitals surge was just too little too late. They were unable to find the net in the closing minute to tie it up, even with the goaltender pulled.
Jose Theodore played well again, stopping 29 of 33 shots. The story for the first 55 minutes, was the play of Niklas Backstrom, goaltender for the Wild. He stopped everything thrown his way, with a little help from his posts. His play is what kept the Caps from getting one early and turning it around. Special teams, as I had said in my previous post, played a pivotal role for the Wild. The Wild scored twice on six power-play opportunities and killed off two of three Caps power-plays. The Wild were lead by their rookie, Cal Clutterbuck, who scored his first two NHL goals against the Caps last night.
Go Caps!
-Bagasome
The Caps will travel home to DC to face the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday and the Montreal Canadians on Friday before hitting the road for Columbus on Saturday. The Caps will be looking to protect their home ice and extend their unbeaten streak at home in regulation this season to ten games.
Jose Theodore played well again, stopping 29 of 33 shots. The story for the first 55 minutes, was the play of Niklas Backstrom, goaltender for the Wild. He stopped everything thrown his way, with a little help from his posts. His play is what kept the Caps from getting one early and turning it around. Special teams, as I had said in my previous post, played a pivotal role for the Wild. The Wild scored twice on six power-play opportunities and killed off two of three Caps power-plays. The Wild were lead by their rookie, Cal Clutterbuck, who scored his first two NHL goals against the Caps last night.
Go Caps!
-Bagasome
The Caps will travel home to DC to face the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday and the Montreal Canadians on Friday before hitting the road for Columbus on Saturday. The Caps will be looking to protect their home ice and extend their unbeaten streak at home in regulation this season to ten games.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Caps In The Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Capitals head to Minnesota tonight, a place they have not won at since 1993, to face a tough Wild team. The Caps are 11-6-3 and lead the Southeast with 25 points, while the Wild are 11-6-1 with 23 points. The game is an 8pm start on Versus. The Caps head to Minnesota coming off loses at LA and San Jose, while the Wild have also lost two straight.
For yet another game, the Capitals will have to go without Mike Green (bruised shoulder), Sergei Federov (ankle), and Alexander Semin (back strain). The losses of Green, Federov, and Semin really showed the other night as the Caps were demolished by a far bigger and better San Jose team, 7-2. Boudreau said afterwards, "You don't realize how much you miss Mike Green until you don't have Mike Green. He's a one man breakout." Not only that, these three players have combined for 24 goals and 28 assists this season. The 24 goals are 37% of Washington's total as a team. Therefore, it will be up to other guys to start sharing the load. Chris Clark, remains without a goal and tonight would be a good time for him to step it up. Chris's struggles have recently landed him on the fourth line, and if he wants to come off of it, he better start lighting the lamp. The Caps lines will look like this:
Forwards:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Kozlov
Fleischmann-Nylander-Bradley
Laich-Steckel-Fehr
Brashear-Gordon-Clark
Defense:
Poti-Sloan
Morrisonn-Schultz
Erskine-Jurcina
Goal:
Jose Theodore
The Caps will need a strong start tonight, much like the one in Anaheim, to quite the notoriously sold out Xcel Energy Center. The Wild are one of the lowest scoring teams in the NHL, averaging only 2.33 goals per game. What the Wild lack in offense, they make up for through strong defensive play and great goaltending. The other night the Wild held Pittsburg's Crosby and Malkin to one shot. Niklas Backstrom, the other Backstrom, has been great so far this year for Minnesota and has kept them in a lot of games. He is 11-5-1 with a 2.00 GAA and a .933 SV% with two shutouts. The Wilds special teams are also very good. They are eigth in the league on the PP operating at 20.8% and first in the league on the PK operating at 91.4%. It will therefore be imperative for the Caps to have a strong special teams night, if they want to win.
In other news, Michael Nylander remains a Capital and claims that he has had no interaction with GM George Mcphee regarding a trade or waiving his no trade clause. He told reporters this morning, "Nothing, no, he hasn't talked to me," regarding George Mcphee. He also said, "I play here. That's how I'm approaching the situation. That's the way it's going to be. Whatever it says in the papers, that's out of my control to do anything about it." According to Nylander it all appears to be rumors, the jury however, I would have to think is still out on that one. Coach Bruce Boudreau was recently informed that he will be one of four inductees into the AHL Hall of Fame in 2009. Lastly, in case you missed it, here is a link to the fight Donald Brashear was in the other night against San Jose's Jody Shelley.
-Bagasome
For yet another game, the Capitals will have to go without Mike Green (bruised shoulder), Sergei Federov (ankle), and Alexander Semin (back strain). The losses of Green, Federov, and Semin really showed the other night as the Caps were demolished by a far bigger and better San Jose team, 7-2. Boudreau said afterwards, "You don't realize how much you miss Mike Green until you don't have Mike Green. He's a one man breakout." Not only that, these three players have combined for 24 goals and 28 assists this season. The 24 goals are 37% of Washington's total as a team. Therefore, it will be up to other guys to start sharing the load. Chris Clark, remains without a goal and tonight would be a good time for him to step it up. Chris's struggles have recently landed him on the fourth line, and if he wants to come off of it, he better start lighting the lamp. The Caps lines will look like this:
Forwards:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Kozlov
Fleischmann-Nylander-Bradley
Laich-Steckel-Fehr
Brashear-Gordon-Clark
Defense:
Poti-Sloan
Morrisonn-Schultz
Erskine-Jurcina
Goal:
Jose Theodore
The Caps will need a strong start tonight, much like the one in Anaheim, to quite the notoriously sold out Xcel Energy Center. The Wild are one of the lowest scoring teams in the NHL, averaging only 2.33 goals per game. What the Wild lack in offense, they make up for through strong defensive play and great goaltending. The other night the Wild held Pittsburg's Crosby and Malkin to one shot. Niklas Backstrom, the other Backstrom, has been great so far this year for Minnesota and has kept them in a lot of games. He is 11-5-1 with a 2.00 GAA and a .933 SV% with two shutouts. The Wilds special teams are also very good. They are eigth in the league on the PP operating at 20.8% and first in the league on the PK operating at 91.4%. It will therefore be imperative for the Caps to have a strong special teams night, if they want to win.
In other news, Michael Nylander remains a Capital and claims that he has had no interaction with GM George Mcphee regarding a trade or waiving his no trade clause. He told reporters this morning, "Nothing, no, he hasn't talked to me," regarding George Mcphee. He also said, "I play here. That's how I'm approaching the situation. That's the way it's going to be. Whatever it says in the papers, that's out of my control to do anything about it." According to Nylander it all appears to be rumors, the jury however, I would have to think is still out on that one. Coach Bruce Boudreau was recently informed that he will be one of four inductees into the AHL Hall of Fame in 2009. Lastly, in case you missed it, here is a link to the fight Donald Brashear was in the other night against San Jose's Jody Shelley.
-Bagasome
Friday, November 21, 2008
Nylander on the way out, Sundin on the way in?
The reports around the NHL right now are that the Capitals are trying to move veteran center Michael Nylander. Nylander has two goals and ten assists this season and is a minus two. Recently, Boudreau has not been impressed with his play and subsequently made him a healthy scratch last week against New Jersey. He returned to the line up the next game, only because of recent injury trouble to the Capitals. Since his return, Nylander has looked lethargic. He glides around and often appears to be uninterested. Could all of this be because he played with Jagr, notoriously known for taking nights off, too many years?
The rumors are that the Capitals have been trying to send him to Chicago. Chicago is in Salary Cap trouble though and will more than likely have to waive or trade a goalie to make room. In the deal the Capitals apparently only wanted center Dustin Byfuglien, who will make 3 million the next two years. Byfuglien has two goals, four assists, and twenty-five penalty minutes this season. He is a big rig at 6-3 245 lbs. He has always been known as a gritty player who gets under guys skin, a guy like Matt Cooke comes to mind, when comparing Byfuglien to others. Chicago though needs more salary cap space and is trying to move veteran defenseman Brent Sopel too. Sopel is scheduled to make two and a half million over the next two seasons. Sopel has a single goal and single assist this season and is a minus seven, the worst on the team. The problem for the Capitals is that these two players would make no sense, because their contracts combined are higher than what Nylander currently makes. This would not free up any room for the Capitals.
Mats Sundin has been holding out so far this year to sign a contract anywhere. Rumors are though that he should sign soon. The teams in the running are the Maple Leafs, Rangers, Canadians, and Capitals. Yes, that's right apparently the Capitals are in the running for Sundin. How we have no Cap room? That may be precisely the reason they are trying to move Nylander. There is a school of thought that says, maybe Sundin would like to come in and help fellow Swede Nick Backstrom, in a way similar to what Federov did, with guys like Ovechkin and Semin. Sundin wants to win a Stanley Cup and the Capitals are definite contenders at this point. The dollars that he may demand though could be the only thing holding up a deal. At the same time though, he could think the Caps are his best shot and therefore, like Hossa, take less money.
If these two deals are going to be one and one adding to two, than a few things have to happen. The Caps have to take, not much more than a draft pick back from Chicago. This means that Chicago has to move a goalie, in order to make room for Nylander. The Capitals would need to move another player to make room for a guy like Sundin. Chris Clark has not able to find his old stride since missing most of last year. Clark has no goals and two assists and is a minus four. Chris Clark may be a guy who becomes expendable. Ovechkin appears ready in any case to take on the responsibility of Captain. The presence of Tyler Sloan in the line up for more than ten games now, means he will have to clear waivers to be sent back to Hershey. Sloan has played extremely well for the Capitals this season. Alzner is still in Hershey waiting his turn. These two players may make a guy like Morrisonn, who was hard to sign at the end of last year, expendable. Morrisonn was awarded nearly two million in arbitration last year, and he has not played as well this year. Jeff Shultz to me continues to struggle, he looks lost and confused. He also appears unwilling to take the body. He is another possible piece of trade bait. Maybe even a guy like Viktor Kozlov could be moved since there would be no place for him.
Just think of the line up:
Ovechkin-Federov-Semin
Fleishman-Sundin-Backstrom
Laich-Gordon-Fehr
Brashear-Steckel-Bradley
Green-Alzner
Poti-Sloan
Jurcina-Erskine
Theo-Johnny
We will have to see how it all unfolds but it should be interesting none the less.
Thats all for now!
Go Caps!
-Bagasome
The rumors are that the Capitals have been trying to send him to Chicago. Chicago is in Salary Cap trouble though and will more than likely have to waive or trade a goalie to make room. In the deal the Capitals apparently only wanted center Dustin Byfuglien, who will make 3 million the next two years. Byfuglien has two goals, four assists, and twenty-five penalty minutes this season. He is a big rig at 6-3 245 lbs. He has always been known as a gritty player who gets under guys skin, a guy like Matt Cooke comes to mind, when comparing Byfuglien to others. Chicago though needs more salary cap space and is trying to move veteran defenseman Brent Sopel too. Sopel is scheduled to make two and a half million over the next two seasons. Sopel has a single goal and single assist this season and is a minus seven, the worst on the team. The problem for the Capitals is that these two players would make no sense, because their contracts combined are higher than what Nylander currently makes. This would not free up any room for the Capitals.
Mats Sundin has been holding out so far this year to sign a contract anywhere. Rumors are though that he should sign soon. The teams in the running are the Maple Leafs, Rangers, Canadians, and Capitals. Yes, that's right apparently the Capitals are in the running for Sundin. How we have no Cap room? That may be precisely the reason they are trying to move Nylander. There is a school of thought that says, maybe Sundin would like to come in and help fellow Swede Nick Backstrom, in a way similar to what Federov did, with guys like Ovechkin and Semin. Sundin wants to win a Stanley Cup and the Capitals are definite contenders at this point. The dollars that he may demand though could be the only thing holding up a deal. At the same time though, he could think the Caps are his best shot and therefore, like Hossa, take less money.
If these two deals are going to be one and one adding to two, than a few things have to happen. The Caps have to take, not much more than a draft pick back from Chicago. This means that Chicago has to move a goalie, in order to make room for Nylander. The Capitals would need to move another player to make room for a guy like Sundin. Chris Clark has not able to find his old stride since missing most of last year. Clark has no goals and two assists and is a minus four. Chris Clark may be a guy who becomes expendable. Ovechkin appears ready in any case to take on the responsibility of Captain. The presence of Tyler Sloan in the line up for more than ten games now, means he will have to clear waivers to be sent back to Hershey. Sloan has played extremely well for the Capitals this season. Alzner is still in Hershey waiting his turn. These two players may make a guy like Morrisonn, who was hard to sign at the end of last year, expendable. Morrisonn was awarded nearly two million in arbitration last year, and he has not played as well this year. Jeff Shultz to me continues to struggle, he looks lost and confused. He also appears unwilling to take the body. He is another possible piece of trade bait. Maybe even a guy like Viktor Kozlov could be moved since there would be no place for him.
Just think of the line up:
Ovechkin-Federov-Semin
Fleishman-Sundin-Backstrom
Laich-Gordon-Fehr
Brashear-Steckel-Bradley
Green-Alzner
Poti-Sloan
Jurcina-Erskine
Theo-Johnny
We will have to see how it all unfolds but it should be interesting none the less.
Thats all for now!
Go Caps!
-Bagasome
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
All Star Disaster
The NHL All Star Game has turned into a joke. This coming year the game will be played in Montreal. The Canadians and their fans are celebrating their centennial and the NHL felt it only right to reward them with the game during such a historic season. The only problem with the whole game is the process for who will start.
Less than 24 hours after voting began, it came out that there was a voting fraud problem. Mainly, Montreal fans had rigged computers to automatically vote for their players. This was a direct violation of the rules when it comes to how many times one can vote. The NHL in their defense was fast on the scene and apparently remedied the problem and erased all the fraudulent votes. Or did they?
Currently on November 18th at 3 pm the votes for the eastern conference all stars are as follows: At forward: Alex Kovalev 237,212 votes, Saku Koivu 234,857, Alex Tanguay 233,096, Sidney Crosby 121,875, Evgeni Malkin 93,693, Alex Ovechkin 90,300, and Alex Semin 66,390.
On Defense: Andrei Markov 259,547, Mike Komisarek 234,744, Mike Green 84,347, Zdeno Chara 82,032.
In Goal: Carey Price 253,477, Marc Andre-Fleury 64,942, Ryan Miller 51,135, Henrik Lundqvist 45,983, and Tim Thomas (as a write in) 27,381
You are gonna have a hard time convincing me or most any other NHL fans that Alex Kovalev has generated almost a 2-1 vote count over Sidney Crosby. Kovalev has 12 points so far this year and is not even in the top 50 in scoring. Sid the kid has 22 points this year. If there is a player who is more recognizable in the league than Sidney Crosby, I would love to know who it is. To all those who say, but it's Montreal and it's the All Star game so of course their fans are gonna stuff the ballot box, I say BS. Sidney Crosby is the Boston Red Sox/NY Yankees of the NHL, more fans out there know him than any other player. The only way this balloting make sense is through fraudulent votes.
On a separate issue, you have a guy in goal like Tim Thomas, who leads the NHL in almost every goalie statistic this year, and he is not even on the ballot. The only reason he even shows up in the top few vote getter's, is because people have recognized his accomplishments this year and written him in. Thanks to all those true fans, who have recognized his accomplishments.
Mike Komisarek leads Mike Green by a margin of almost 3:1 in votes. First off how did Komisarek even get on the ballot. Yes that's right the NHL wants it this way. Let's stop for a second and think about this. How many points does Komisarek have this year..., yes that's right 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mike Green has 14 points (6G,8A). No real fans out there are really voting this way are they. I didn't think so. If this whole process is allowed to continue the ratings for the All-Star game will be at lower than last years ratings. No one will be interested in watching the Montreal Canadians play the Western Conference.
All of this leads me to two conclusions. One, the ballots are still inaccurate, due to, voting fraud or the NHL has a bigger problem, my second point. Two, the NHL is not where it thinks it is in terms of fan support and therefore Montreal is apparently the only city that cares. I have a hard time buying into the second one conclusion, as fan attendance all over the league is way up, therefore the fans do care. I leave it to you the public to go out and vote and try to correct the problem. I just know there are more Sidney Crosby fans and Ovechkin fans than there are Kovalev fans so go rock the vote!
-Bagasome
Less than 24 hours after voting began, it came out that there was a voting fraud problem. Mainly, Montreal fans had rigged computers to automatically vote for their players. This was a direct violation of the rules when it comes to how many times one can vote. The NHL in their defense was fast on the scene and apparently remedied the problem and erased all the fraudulent votes. Or did they?
Currently on November 18th at 3 pm the votes for the eastern conference all stars are as follows: At forward: Alex Kovalev 237,212 votes, Saku Koivu 234,857, Alex Tanguay 233,096, Sidney Crosby 121,875, Evgeni Malkin 93,693, Alex Ovechkin 90,300, and Alex Semin 66,390.
On Defense: Andrei Markov 259,547, Mike Komisarek 234,744, Mike Green 84,347, Zdeno Chara 82,032.
In Goal: Carey Price 253,477, Marc Andre-Fleury 64,942, Ryan Miller 51,135, Henrik Lundqvist 45,983, and Tim Thomas (as a write in) 27,381
You are gonna have a hard time convincing me or most any other NHL fans that Alex Kovalev has generated almost a 2-1 vote count over Sidney Crosby. Kovalev has 12 points so far this year and is not even in the top 50 in scoring. Sid the kid has 22 points this year. If there is a player who is more recognizable in the league than Sidney Crosby, I would love to know who it is. To all those who say, but it's Montreal and it's the All Star game so of course their fans are gonna stuff the ballot box, I say BS. Sidney Crosby is the Boston Red Sox/NY Yankees of the NHL, more fans out there know him than any other player. The only way this balloting make sense is through fraudulent votes.
On a separate issue, you have a guy in goal like Tim Thomas, who leads the NHL in almost every goalie statistic this year, and he is not even on the ballot. The only reason he even shows up in the top few vote getter's, is because people have recognized his accomplishments this year and written him in. Thanks to all those true fans, who have recognized his accomplishments.
Mike Komisarek leads Mike Green by a margin of almost 3:1 in votes. First off how did Komisarek even get on the ballot. Yes that's right the NHL wants it this way. Let's stop for a second and think about this. How many points does Komisarek have this year..., yes that's right 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mike Green has 14 points (6G,8A). No real fans out there are really voting this way are they. I didn't think so. If this whole process is allowed to continue the ratings for the All-Star game will be at lower than last years ratings. No one will be interested in watching the Montreal Canadians play the Western Conference.
All of this leads me to two conclusions. One, the ballots are still inaccurate, due to, voting fraud or the NHL has a bigger problem, my second point. Two, the NHL is not where it thinks it is in terms of fan support and therefore Montreal is apparently the only city that cares. I have a hard time buying into the second one conclusion, as fan attendance all over the league is way up, therefore the fans do care. I leave it to you the public to go out and vote and try to correct the problem. I just know there are more Sidney Crosby fans and Ovechkin fans than there are Kovalev fans so go rock the vote!
-Bagasome
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