from Stan Fischler of the Hockey Journal,
• Just Musing Dep’t. If the Rangers made a pitch for Patrick Marleau, it wouldn’t surprise us. …
• Something To Watch Next Year Dep’t. If Evgeni Malkin continues to upstage Sid Crosby, how’s the supposed Top Banana going to feel being down a bit in the bunch? …
• Atlanta’s front office puzzle should be sorted out in the next week or so. …
more hockey talk from the Maven…
Spector has the latest trade and free agent talk too…
LOL! Man, gotta love old Stan trying to stir up trouble that ain’t there. Sid isn’t bothered in the least by Malkin’s suppposed “upstaging” him. Heck, Sid won’t mind if Malkin makes more money than him, considering when his current contract ends he’ll be in line to make the richest deal in NHL history either with the Pens or another team, not to mention he took less money last summer (he could’ve made $10 million per) to help the Pens retain their other star players.
And as for this “upstaging”, Crosby’s been the better of the two in the Flyers series. Malkin had a great game one but the Flyers have keyed on him and he’s found it rough sledding since, while Crosby has shone despite the extra attention focused on him.
Posted by Lyle Richardson from Charlottetown, PEI on 05/15 at 10:15 AM