Who is more valueable to thier respective teams? Samsonov? Thornton?Jagr?
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Thornton... plus, he went from a team that sucks to one that is in the playoffs.
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Edmonton has found their scoring touch (and not a minute too soon).  They rattled off 5 unanswered goals last night to even up the series.  The momentum has definitely shifted.  The series is far from over, however.  The Oilers still have to go into SJ and take one in their building (no easy task).  I say it goes to seven games but the Sharks fall to the Albertans.\n\n*I joined everyone else in saying that Roloson was not the guy to carry the Oilers deep into the play-offs.  I'm a believer now!*
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mike ribiero and radek bonk, if they can get rid of him. im sure there'll be enough takers on ribiero, and he needs to be out of montreal, better for both sides. also, bonk has been an enigma if im using that term correctly. he was solid with the sens a few years ago and has dissapeared since. theodore may also be on the block, but with a plethora of other goalies on the market like luongo and biron, id say he stays.
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bfren1 is obviously a hockey expert \n ;) \nGreg?!?!?  lol \nit is CRAIG MACTAVISH\n\nthe OILERS CAN WIN THE STANLEY CUP!
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Above all, re-sign the Sedins and Anson Carter.  They've got chemistry on a team that is otherwise sadly lacking in it.  They need to pick up a top notch goaltender (Dan Cloutier was NOT getting it done; streaky regular seasons, horrendous playoffs. Why'd they extend his contract? Idiots!).  Sign Jovo and make him captain.  Pick up a defenseman who knows how to hit rather than skilled Dmen who'd rely too much on the poke check.
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I think it was a slim chance before Jagr's injury...now, I think there is no chance.  Jagr carried the team all season and NJ has Elias, Gomez, Gionta and Brodeur.  Hard act to beat at the best of times.
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thats a tough one. crosby has a better supporting cast of players to help him.  But ovechkin i think is an over all better player.  they are both very good players
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Ovechkin.  He is not a crybaby like Crosby
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Love Straka, but as a lifelong Washington Capitals fan, I dont think much about Jagr.\n\nHe stunk for the whole time he played in Washington, played 70 games max, and for one year averaged just above a point a game... He was surrounded by a cast that should have won 4 cups..!!\n\nThen he goes to NYR and tears it up? WTF?!?\n\nJagr always had a hangnail (no joke), or something.
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It is worth nothing.\n\nBut Wayne Gretzky is worth a lot of money...
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Close but no.  Pronger has been great, but as a team the Oilers were consistent and Roloson was HOT.  He is actually third this year so far behind:  Joe Sakic and Scott Neidermayer.  Colorado would not be in the 2nd round but for the leadership of Sakic.  This is his team and he shows up every night and leads the charge.  Neidermayer was the best player in the Ducks-Flames series and stabalizes the whole team.  So my top 3 are all out West.  Which means someone from the East will win the Cup.  My pick as of today: New Jersey
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They sure could use a big centre.  Thornton is unrealistic, but I would say that Marleau is a possibility.
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I think that it has to be Jaromir Jagr. In my opinion he is the sole reason that the Rangers turned the loosing around. There have been a lot of high dollar players that have come and gone on that team without making much of a difference...I would never have thought that Jagr had it in him, but there is no doubt in my mind that his mentality has changed for the better...
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I truly don't think he's either one. Gretzky was one of a kind, and Lemieux was the best pure goal scorer ever to play the game. Crosby's good, he's tough, but he's not in the class of Gretzky, Lemieux and, I'll add, Bobby Orr.
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Great question!  My heart says Dallas since I live in Texas and am a Spurs, rather than a Mavericks fan, but if the Spurs don't take it then I would love to see Avery Johnson (former Spurs' point guard) win it as a coach.\n\nHaving said that, I think the Pistons are almost a lock this year and the Mavericks are a dark horse, at best.  The Spurs will give the Pistons a run for their money and might even take it provided Timmy Duncan and Ginobili stay healthy throughout the playoff run.\n\nAs for the NHL, I don't follow that as closely as I do the NBA.  But as far as I can tell, the Red Wings and Stars appear pretty evenly matched.  But NHL playoff hockey is sometimes difficult to predict.  A goalie can make or break a run at the Stanley Cup.
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i would take a chance and go with Laurence Maroney....he has had some big games this year.
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san jose will be the dark horse of the west in the playoffs.  on paper the wings are the best.  how they hold up in the playoffs is a different story.  you have a good point about thorton.  he is good.  i hope they face the wings in the playoffs.