The other night, I was watching the Penguins and Canadiens play, and I was talking with a friend about the number of players on those teams that they’ve drafted. Crosby, Malkin, Goligoski, Talbot, Letang, Staal, Orpik, Kennedy and Fleury were all taken by the Pens via the draft. For the Habs, Plekanec, both Kostitsyns, Subban,…
The onus to produce and win in the playoffs is immense. Produce and a player will be revered amongst fans and media, but if a player can’t produce in the “real” season he will be chastised mercilessly.
The Flames have been out of it for about a month now and with no real news to speak of, many fans minds have begun to turn to the inevitable "what if’s" that populate the time between now and the start of the new season. And, as usual, the club is facing a lot of…
