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X-Spot · 02-26-2012, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRealThing

Who was Philly playing tonight? I wanna know what team I'm gonna curse out tomorrow.

lol they were playing against the Flames tonight, got Sharks on tuesday which should be another good game.

**Fandango** · 02-26-2012, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JM

I still laugh at Alim telling us all that there was 8 teams in the east better than Philly this year and that they wouldn't make the playoffs.

You can laugh all you want, but recently Philly has been right in the mix of a 6-8 seed. Also with their goaltending situation, they are due for a collapse sooner rather than later.

Also Malkin does not have the Hart locked up. If Stamkos can score 55+ and be within 4-5 points of Malkin he will win it. Also the season is still young - everyone last year thought D. Sedin had it won, but then Perry went on to score 19 goals in 16 games.

X-Spot · 02-26-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Alim

You can laugh all you want, but recently Philly has been right in the mix of a 6-8 seed. Also with their goaltending situation, they are due for a collapse sooner rather than later.

Actually we haven't dropped farther then the 6th spot, so we been 4-6 lately. A "collapse" isn't going to happen, seeing as they haven't had good goaltending all season and still are scoring, Flyers are tied for players with 10+ goals with 10 in the league with the Red Wings & Preds, and have the most 16+ goal scorers in the league with 6 of them.

Also, seems that the Blues shipped Ben Bishop to Ottawa for a 2nd round draft pick in 2013. I know a few teams were interested in him, as he's supposedly is NHL ready, but with Blues having Halak and Elliot having a career year for him, guess they decided he could be shipped. As for Ottawa, seems like Anderson is going to be out 6-8 weeks, so they wanted to get someone as they don't believe in Lehner or Auld to carry them to the playoffs and feel like Bishop will get that chance right away or soon.

**-Mystery-** · 02-26-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Alim

You can laugh all you want, but recently Philly has been right in the mix of a 6-8 seed. Also with their goaltending situation, they are due for a collapse sooner rather than later.

Also Malkin does not have the Hart locked up. If Stamkos can score 55+ and be within 4-5 points of Malkin he will win it. Also the season is still young - everyone last year thought D. Sedin had it won, but then Perry went on to score 19 goals in 16 games.

There is no way Stamkos wins the MVP if his team isn't in the playoffs. How valuable can Stamkos possibly be if his team isn't even in the playoffs? Whereas Malkin has carried his squad without the best player in the world and into the playoffs in arguably the toughest division in hockey.

Also, I hope the Pens land with the 6th seed. Something about playing the Jets, Caps, or Panthers in round 1 makes me excited.

X-Spot · 02-26-2012, 04:09 PM

I think the MVP is going to be either Malkin, or Lundqvist, the pace he's going, he is having a monster year for the team that could win the President's trophy, and he's a major reason why. I mean a 29-12-4 record with 7 shutouts, .940 save percentage, and a 1.78 GAA right now is just unreal, gotta say he's right up there to win the Hart as well, as much as I hate him since he just keeps dominating my team haha.

**Fandango** · 02-26-2012, 04:42 PM

If a goalie were to win the Hart it would have been Thomas last year. Goalies don't play enough games to warrant MVP recognition.

**Red Viper** · 02-26-2012, 04:53 PM

Technically Mystery, Malkin is the best player in the world, not Crosby.

**-Mystery-** · 02-26-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Magic

Technically Mystery, Malkin is the best player in the world, not Crosby.

Yeah, true, but you get what I'm saying. When healthy, Crosby is the best player in the world.

Also, Malkin's returning from a torn ACL/MCL this season, which makes what he's doing even more incredible.

**McQueen** · 02-26-2012, 06:06 PM

Todd McClellan just got injured somehow in this Wild/Sharks game.

**Red Viper** · 02-26-2012, 06:07 PM

I don't know about that either. Malkin is playing incredible right now and basically replicating what Crosby was doing last year. Although, I did like the like a lot more when Ovie was the best in the world.