Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread...

And more often than not, they've been goalies.

 

Save for Reggie Leach in '76. (no pun intended)

 

Nicely done.

 

Here's a list of all the Smythe winners. Sad to say I vividly remember Crozier's performance in the '66 Finals as being unearthly

Recipients
Year Player Team
2004 Brad Richards Tampa Bay Lightning
2003 Jean-Sebastien Giguere* Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2002 Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings
2001 Patrick Roy Colorado Avalanche
2000 Scott Stevens New Jersey Devils
1999 Joe Nieuwendyk Dallas Stars
1998 Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings
1997 Mike Vernon Detroit Red Wings
1996 Joe Sakic Colorado Avalanche
1995 Claude Lemieux New Jersey Devils
1994 Brian Leetch New York Rangers
1993 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens
1992 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
1991 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
1990 Bill Ranford Edmonton Oilers
1989 Al MacInnis Calgary Flames
1988 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1987 Ron Hextall* Philadelphia Flyers
1986 Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens
1985 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers
1984 Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers
1983 Billy Smith New York Islanders
1982 Mike Bossy New York Islanders
1981 Butch Goring New York Islanders
1980 Bryan Trottier New York Islanders
1979 Bob Gainey Montreal Canadiens
1978 Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens
1977 Guy Lafleur Montreal Canadiens
1976 Reg Leach* Philadelphia Flyers
1975 Bernie Parent Philadelphia Flyers
1974 Bernie Parent Philadelphia Flyers
1973 Yvan Cournoyer Montreal Canadiens
1972 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins
1971 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens
1970 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins
1969 Serge Savard Montreal Canadiens
1968 Glenn Hall* St. Louis Blues
1967 Dave Keon Toronto Maple Leafs
1966 Roger Crozier* Detroit Red Wings
1965 Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens
* Indicates that the player was a member of the losing team in the finals.

 

Well, (edit mistake)Recchi Weight he of the 3rd degree separated shoulder may suit up tonight.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Co...576&call_pageid=968867503640&col=970081593064


Ethan Moreau: "It's no secret his arm was in a sling yesterday. Everybody loves (Weight) in the room and he has meant a lot to a lot of guys in this room. He was a great leader here, a great competitor, a great person and it would be courageous if he plays, but if he does play, we're going to go after him just like we went after Cole."

Or as Oiler forward Michael Peca put it: "If you're going to play hurt, you're going to have a bulls-eye on your back."

Gee, is it any wonder why NHL teams regularly lie about injuries and do everything they can to hide them during the playoffs?

 

That's Weight, not Recchi, hon. Recchi is a tank and tough to hurt. Remember when he held the Iron Man streak?

 

I'm sorry, I knew that. I was daydreaming when I posted.

 

Then again I've never really understood the importance of the injury report, especially during playoff time onsidering it's all bunk anyways. Why do they have to say why he is out? when all that really matters is that he is out.

 

Interesting question. Do we have a right to know why someone is out? We often seem to act like we do and it's some egregious act for a coach to look at us and say 'upper-body injury.'

 

Don't NFL teams have to announce the exact nature of a player's injury if he's out?

 

Pretty much, yes.

 

Yes but that's the NFL. Does it matter that it's the most successful pro league in North America?