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The Best Teams In Hockey Meet
by Paul on 05/22/08 at 07:19 PM ET
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from Jim Kelley at Sportsnet,
A matchup of the two best teams in hockey, something of a rare occurrence in hockey and a series where a great many in the business of sports forecasting would be willing to just throw up their hands and yell “pick’em”.
But not your humble Sportsnet. ca correspondent.
What follows is an expanded Sportsnet.ca breakdown complete with an overview, an explanation of what both teams need to do to win, an analysis of the key players and, as always, an unshakeable prediction in regards to how it will all turn out.
You don’t have to thank me now, but feel free to send a cheque in my name to any charity of your choice including the Kelley’s Kids foundation a group that has had it’s hand in my wallet for decades.
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Thanks for fixing it, Paul. But maybe I shouldn’t have bothered...Kelley’s up to his usual tricks. He puts Franzen on the top line and spells Holmstrom’s first name wrong. And that’s just in the first paragraph of his “analysis”.
Posted by shep from california on 05/22/08 at 06:42 PM ET
“Beyond Lidstrom, it’s all good with Brian Rafalski, Niklas Kronwall, Mathieu Schneider (who has had injury problems in the playoffs this spring), Brad Stuart and a load of depth players including the now legendary Chris Chelios, Brett Lebda and Andreas Lilja.”
Somebody forgot to tell Mr. Kelley that Schneider doesn’t play for Detroit.
Has he even watched a single Wings game this season?
Posted by Chris on 05/22/08 at 06:44 PM ET
Yikes, Chris.
Guess I didn’t make it that far before I gave up.
Posted by shep from california on 05/22/08 at 06:56 PM ET
Lebda and Lilja are legendary?
Fuzzy grammar is funny. 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 05/22/08 at 06:57 PM ET
I stopped reading after the Schneider moment. Does he have an editor?
Just before my eyes rolled back, however, I caught Jiri Hudler and Gary Roberts highlighted near the bottom. I assume they are something like “the totally overlooked but absolutely although subtly crucial to their teams success against the universe” people in his analysis.
Posted by Osrt on 05/22/08 at 08:56 PM ET
Just to add to all of the the other gaffs…
Detroit’s fourth line, usually a combination of grit and experience can change the tempo with big hits, but also with timely goals from Draper, Maltby and even Daren McCarty.
Drapes on the fourth line? I thought he was on the first line with Hartigan and Downey. 
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 05/22/08 at 10:29 PM ET
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