Congratulations are in order to you 2009-2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks! The OT winner was a Buffalo connection, with former Sabre Brian Campbell assisting on Buffalo native Patrick Kane’s goal, which slipped underneath Leighton somehow. It was a great series, pretty darn good playoffs all around, save for the Sabres’ first round exit. Now the retooling can begin in earnest. Next season can’t begin soon enough.
Tag: Stanley Cup Finals
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Ryan Miller on Stanley Cup Finals Game One Broadcast
As noted by Steve Lepore over at Puck the Media, Ryan Miller will be a guest analyst on NBC’s coverage of Game One of the Stanley Cup finals tomorrow night. Miller will be alongside Pierre McGuire and Mike Milbury. As Sabres fans know, Ryan is a deep thinker and a student of the game, so we should be in for a treat (especially compared to Mike “hit ’em with your shoe” Milbury). And hey, smart move by NBC, leveraging one of their Olympic stars. Might’ve been a tiny bit more effective if the Sabres had, you know, been on NBC after the Olympics. Stick tap to DaveDavisHockey on twitter for leading me to this story.
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Stanley Cup Finals – Blackhawks and Flyers
Well, the NHL has a matchup favorable to them, even if it doesn’t include Ovechkin or Crosby. Two huge TV markets, lots of Canadian-born players for HNIC viewers, no Sun Belt towns (or Detroit) who won’t sell out their building right away and embarrass them. Like I mentioned at the old place, both teams have some Buffalo connections, giving you someone to root for or against, however you like. I think the Blackhawks have the advantage here, Nieme is solid, good scoring, and they have guys that can goad the Flyers into taking penalties.