I don't know if any of you remember this but back when Mathew Barnaby played with the Pens, he once got a game misconduct for fighting and had to go to the locker room. On his way there he saw the guy he was fighting with, also on his way to the lockerroom and proceeded to chase him down and fight him again in the hallway. I don't know if this would change anyones mind, but that seem pretty dirty to me. Wow, Philadelphia fans booed Santa? Never heard that before not only did they boo him, they threw snowballs at him. I gotta give to the other side of the state, they are some tough phans to please.
Wow, Philadelphia fans booed Santa? Never heard that before not only did they boo him, they threw snowballs at him. I gotta give to the other side of the state, they are some tough phans to please. Actually, as I found out, the story behind the "booing of Santa Claus" isn't as disheartening as it sounds. King Kaufman explains it in this post and someone adds details two comments later.
Crosby was the choice for the player to build around by a large margin, but if I had to choose I'd go with Brodeur. If you take a look at the division leaders, all of them have goalies who are playing excellently. While Crosby may be a fantastic player, I think a goalie has a much larger impact on the game than one offensive player.
I might agree with you YYM if not for the fact that Brodeur is 34 and Crosby won't be 20 until August.
Brodeur was the best example for the talent factor, but Miller and Luongo are two other excellent goalies that I would probably go with if I was including age as a factor (which I didn't do in my first comment).
While Crosby may be a fantastic player, I think a goalie has a much larger impact on the game than one offensive player. "Paging Grant Fuhr. Please report to the front desk to pick up your new nickname, 'The Great One.'" Just joking. I know what you're saying and do agree. In most cases I would take a goalie, especially a young Brodeur. But Crosby seems (
The fact of the matter is - IMHO - that there are more than a few good goalies out there. Brodeur is the best of the best, no doubt, but Crosby is a once in a generation player. He'd go first in my draft.
