Stanley Cup of Chowder

Friday Morning Skate: Game Sevens Are The Best Games?

2012-05-25T11:00:09Z

(Editor's note: Cornelius wrote this last Friday and it is presented unchanged)

Games today:

7:00pm Memorial Cup Semifinal. Winner takes on the top seed. NHLNetwork
8:00pm Rangers v Devils (3-3) NBCSports

I just assume Rags/Devils is going 7. Memorial Cup Final is this weekend, Sunday night at 7pm on NHLNetwork.

Highlight of the Night:

Dwight King scores against a terrible Oilers defense.

Happy Friday, y'all. Back to normal morning skates next week.

Rick Nash is Not Coming to Boston

2012-05-24T16:30:58Z

Rick Nash is Not Coming to Boston

Matt wrote about this four days ago. But nothing's changed. He's not coming. Not for David Krejci, not for Tuukka Rask and definitely not for Milan Lucic. So let's just refrain from entertaining these thoughts anymore, okay? great.

Thursday Morning Skate: Mark Zuckerberg Bought the Coyotes?

2012-05-24T11:00:03Z

(Editor's note: Cornelius wrote this on Friday and it is presented unchanged)

I guess all that Facebook money is good for something.

Games today:

7:00pm Memorial Cup Tie-Breaker Game (if 2 teams are tied for 3rd) NHLNetwork

Well here's hoping there's actually a game of that because otherwise there's no hockey on.

Highlight of the night:

Drive to the net, kids. Dwight King knows.

Wednesday Morning Skate: Martin Brodeur is Retiring at the End of this Year?

2012-05-23T11:00:03Z

(Editor's Note: Cornelius wrote this on Friday and it is presented unedited)

Heck of an announcement yesterday. All-time stat accumulator right there. Game today:

7:00pm Shawnigan Cataractes vs. Saint John Sea Dogs, NHLNetwork
8:00pm Devils v Rangers (3-2) NBCSports

Two games on! Cherish it while it lasts. Could be elimination time.

Highlight of the night:

Dwight King own zone.

So who are you rooting for in the Mem Cup? Who do you think is gonna win?

NHL Awards 2012: Norris Trophy Awarded to Shea Weber by SBNation Bloggers

2012-05-22T16:55:05Z

By virtue of an overwhelming amount of secondary and tertiary votes in SBNation's poll of its 33 hockey blogs, Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber - trounced by Boston Bruins' captain Zdeno Chara in the first-place voting by a 10-3 margin - was awarded SBNation's rendition of the Norris Trophy today.

Weber, who recorded career highs in plus-minus (+21) and points (19-30 - 49), led the Predators to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they fell in five games to the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Predators did make it further in the playoffs than did the Bruins, but Chara did two things that Weber couldn't - captained his team to a division title and have the hardest recorded slapshot in NHL history.

For many, this will seem like a minor detail. But let's be honest: all those people suck. Tomorrow, we'll do the Lady Byng trophy.

What do you think? Did Chara get duped?

(easy answer: yes. long and slightly more complicate answer: , yes)

Tuesday Morning Skate: Jared Knight breaks Memorial Cup scoring records, hearts?

2012-05-22T11:00:06Z

(Editor's note: Cornelius wrote this on Friday and it is presented unchanged, except for the Kings game tonight. That part seems important.)

Boy, that Rangers/Devils game was another snoozefest. Shame the Rangers won, tying up the series and getting back home ice. Kings sat back and watched.

Games tonight:

7:00pm Jared Knight's London Knights vs. Edmonton Oil Kings, NHLNetwork
9:00 PM Los Angeles Kings vs. Phoenix Coyotes, Game 5, NBC Sports Network

Looking forward to what Jared can do here.

Highlight of the Night:

Dwight King is still scoring goals.

What's on tap, y'all?

From Hockeyexpressen: Bruins sign Svedberg

2012-05-21T16:32:25Z

From Hockeyexpressen: Bruins sign Svedberg

A quick-and-dirty google translate of this article reveals that the Bruins have signed the 22-year-old Svedberg out of Brynas of the SEL. He had a .947 save percentage and 1.70 GAA during his 13 playoff games.

The writer of the article says that Svedberg probably expects to start the season in Providence. Interesting...tandem of Khudobin and Svedberg? Where does that leave Hutchinson? IS SOMEONE GETTING TRADED OMG? Post your goalie related thoughts here.

NHL Awards 2012: Vezina Trophy Awarded to Jonathan Quick by SBNation Bloggers

2012-05-21T14:30:22Z

Los Angeles Kings goaltender, Milford, CT native and UMass alum Jonathan Quick was voted the Vezina Trophy winner by SBNation. Fact is, we probably voted with the past five weeks in mind, which I don't think the PHWA is allowed to do when they cast their ballots for one entity or another. But the PHWA also didn't name Claude Giroux a Hart Trophy finalist, so it's not like they're getting everything right here.

Quick started a career-high 69 games for the Kings this season, going 35-21-13 in those contests and notching a career high 10 shutouts. He also set personal bests in save percentage (.929) and goals against average (1.95).

Henrik Lundqvist came in second in the ballot, which was cast by 39 bloggers, representing each of SBNation's 33 hockey blogs. Mike Smith was a distant third, and Tim Thomas didn't receive a single vote (sorry).

Pekka Rinne, Brian Elliott and Jimmy Howard also received votes, because apparently we all voted for goaltenders that were still playing hockey at this time of year, regardless of which continent they happened to be playing on.

Quick and the Kings lost just their second game of these playoffs yesterday afternoon, dropping a 2-0 decision to the Phoenix Coyotes that sent their Western Conference Final back to the desert for a Game Five tomorrow, where LA's perfect road record in these playoffs will be on the line.

I say Quick earned it. Your thoughts?