I can understand why a guy like Henrik Lundqvist enjoys playing for the New York Rangers, he thrives in the Manhattan lifestyle. Sure the Rangers, like the other original six teams, have tons of tradition and history going back to the latest ice age. But they are not cup material, at least not this season. And until Glen Sather realizes the importance of a solid yet speedy defense, they never will be. They are good enough to make the post season, and once there, win a few games before being ousted by a team like Carolina or Ottawa. Without Lundqvist, however, they would, while scoring a bunch of goals but allowing ever more, sink like a stone in the East River. So maybe the best carreer move for the puckstopping Swede would be to sacrifice the Big Apple party scene and relocate to a team with a somewhat brighter future, like Washington or Chicago. I would say that maybe even Edmonton might have a more exciting core of young players, but I guess he wouldn't exactly thrive out on the prairie.
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Young Carey Price made his NHL debut last night, and what a way to do it. He shut down the Pittsburgh Penguins, looked really confident (according to Habs captain Saku Koivu), and already has people in Montreal dreaming of a new Patrick Roy. No pressure, Carey.
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The Vancouver Canucks were totally humiliated in a 8-2 blowout at home against the roadtrippin' Philadelphia Flyers. Granted it's only been three games, but it seems like the Philadelphia Flyers won't be this years "Philadelphia Flyers".
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