Saw part of a post-game interview afterwards, and Stefan expressed thanks that his teammates bailed him out in overtime and shootout so that he could "laugh about it now." I hope he can continue to laugh about it because I imagine he is going to get razzed for a long time for this play.
The most amazing part of the whole thing is that Stefan's miscue with the puck was not the worst foible by the Stars. The fact that NONE of the other Dallas players had a chance to stop Hemsky on the break-away is more of a disgrace. Stoll sent the puck back up ice after Stefan slipped and the only Dallas defenseman aware that the game was still going on followed the puck into the corner. When the Edmonton player centered it to Hemsky, he was alone with only the goalie to beat. At worst, Stefan's foible should have led to Dallas slowing down the puck as it crossed center ice, forcing Edmonton to resort to a last-second shot from beyond the blue line. Ray Ferraro is a little ball of hate, but on that call, he was just all wrong. Stefan was a victim of bad ice. The rest of the Stars players share as much if not more blame for that goal.
Wow that announcing was way too critical of the poor guy. I'm all for calling out a player when he messes up (something announcers generally do too little of, I think -- even worse for referees), but this was just embarrassing for his so many years at the professional level. And though I agree that ideally you should never let your guard down until it's over, it's safe to say that what happened was a very rare occurrence and it doesn't surprise me that they were so unaware. Though when the boos very quickly change to cheers, I'd think it wise to wake up.
No matter how you slice it the Oilers are the better team, so it's actually fitting that they won. Dallas might be an ok team, but all in all the Oilers are much better.
No matter how you slice it the Oilers are the better team, so it's actually fitting that they won. I hate it when the scoreboard lies. All along I thought Dallas won it in shootout.
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This was a bizarre game. I was watching it off and on while switching to other things and I tuned out after it was 4-1 EDM in the third -- only to check back a few minutes later to see that it was 5-4 DAL. Unfortunately, I missed this play, but no doubt it was all over the TV the next day. Crazy. Craziest finish since that OTT BUF game in last year's playoffs. (EDM had another crazy finish game last season against PHX, when they scored right off a face-off taken with 3 seconds left... just after a timeout was taken... by the other team... after the goalie smothered a puck shot in from beyond the red line (if he left it, the time would have ran out). That goal tied the game and EDM later won it in OT. Gretzky called it "the worst loss of his career". It was hilarious.)
Is Patrick Stefan actually trying to usurp the title of "worst 1st overall pick" from Alexandre Daigle? Don't talk to me about bad luck and bad ice - that was simply a blown play by a guy who regularly blows plays. Part of the problem is he's been plagued by injuries. Seemingly his entire carrear, he had some kind of injury sidelining him for at least part of the season- especially concussions. Ray Ferraro is a huge ass They also played on the same team down in Atlanta. May have had something to do with his assness? Other question: What the hell was he doing on the ice? He's not the guy I'd send out there with less than a minute to go on the road in a one-goal game. While his scoring prowess for center is not that of a #1 pick, his D is.
I was watching this game. I had just started celebrating in front of the TV when Stefan screwed up the easiest goal of his life. When Hemsky scored I was thinking about going to the local Naval Air Station to borrow an F-18 so I could send Stefan down, with prejudice. Luckily what followed was the 5 minute OT that went the full 5 at full speed without any stoppage. That gave me time to rethink the act while waiting for Zubov to redeem himself from Wednesday Night in Vancouver.
When Hemsky scored I was thinking about going to the local Naval Air Station to borrow an F-18 so I could send Stefan down, with prejudice. In the early lead for the SportsFilter 2007 "Someone Needs To Relax A Bit" award ...
I don't know. If I were a die hard Stars fan and saw Stefan miss an empty net goal, coupled with a game tying goal by Hemsky with two seconds left it might drive me off the deep end.
