Throughout the offseason, most hockey personalities, when discussing good picks for fantasy hockey, would almost always mention Jamie Benn's name. Jamie Benn is in his third season with Dallas and the Left Winger has been pretty impressive so far in his career. He scored 56 points in just 69 games last season and maintains a clear level of skill.
Going into my fantasy hockey drafts I figured I'd snag Benn in the latter rounds of the draft but to my surprise, he was selected early. In fact, I was only able to draft Benn in one of my three fantasy leagues. In the other two, he was gone before I had the chance to select him. I've tried proposing trades to get him back but so far the owners wouldn't accept any offer for him.
Well last night, Jamie Benn scored what might be in the top 10 goals of the year. Watch:
What I love about this goal is that most goals of the year come from a player dancing through a crowd of players and usually the only quality you see in that player is his skill. With this goal, you see Benn's skill (batting it out of mid air and then eventually a quick move on the goaltender followed by shelfing it), but you also see his effort. He had to work pretty hard to get it deep and once there, he put on a heavy forecheck in order to get the puck back. In my opinion, that quick poke check was the best part of the goal.
Now will it end up being the goal of the year? Probably not. As I've mentioned before, the NHL filled with talent and it's only a matter of time before someone scores a beauty. But this one should definitely be recognized for it's great effort.
-After we saw the touching memorial by the Jets for Rick Rypien, it was Vancouver's turn to honour their former player. First, I'd like you to read a touching article about Rypien right here. But last night against the Rangers the Canucks had a presentation of their own; this one a bit more emotional.
And in case you want them, here are the lyrics to the song that was playing (It's Not Easy To Be Me by Five For Fighting). This tribute speaks for itself and Rick Rypien will truly be missed.
-The Bruins got what they asked for. Their "style" of hockey is known to be physical and explosive. Their fans are often arrogant and their players are often dirty. Well they got what they deserved last night. A night where 6 of their players combined for 68 penalty minutes, a night where the oblivious Bruins announcer actually couldn't understand why some of the penalties were called, a night where the Bruins coach, the one that's supposed to control his team, got ejected, and a night where the sometimes moronic Bruin fans littered the ice with bottles. Well here's the video showing all of the altercations. The Hurricanes capitalized when they needed and thankfully the Bruins lost 4-1. If only it could have been more.
-Last year NHL fans were given a treat in the Conference Finals. The Lightning-Bruins series was physical and filled with exciting hockey and the Sharks-Canucks series was filled with plenty of offense and big goals. Well this season all four of those teams aren't playing so well. Last night, Vancouver and Boston lost making the four teams from last year's conference finals a combined record of 6 wins and 16 losses. But don't panic because all of those teams are pretty good and I'm certain they'll bounce back.
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