It got started late but it did not disappoint. This season was absolutely wild. The two best teams met in the finals and the best team won it in rather dramatic fashion. Let’s take a look back at all the fun this shortened season provided us.
Best
Saves
8. Cam Ward robs Joel Ward
What a great glove save amidst a wide open net.
7. Henrik Lundqvist diving save vs the Bruins
Opening night for these two teams when King Henrik put a bid in for
save of the year. He didn’t stop there...
6. Lundqvist stops a flurry from Buffalo
This could have counted as two or three top saves.
5. Jimmy Howard robs the Sedin twins
Had he scored this would have made the best passes list. Not that
it had anything to do with the pass but the save was silly
good.
4. Jimmy Howard stuns Burrows
Burrows can’t believe he saved that and I can’t either.
3. Ondrej Pavelec stick save vs Carolina
Love me a great sprawling stick save.
2. Kari Lehtonen behind the back
Wow.
1. Jake Allen stick
save vs Calgary
The best part about that save was how after he stopped the puck with just his stick he calmly/confidently caught the puck. I think I even heard him say “Oh, is it good if I saved it?”
Best Hits
6. Drew Doughty levels Pavel Datsyuk
This is Pavel doing what Pavel does best only this time he pays the
price.
5. Andrew Desjardins clobbers Colin Fraser
Big hit and as a bonus you get to watch Desjardins fight Jake
Muzzin.
4. Ovi nails Cory Conacher
This is why I love me some Ovi. Not only will he dazzle you with
some crazy goal but he is willing to put his body at risk whenever
possible. He is the anti Tyler Seguin. While part of me feels like
should carry a lot of the burden another part of me thinks it’s a
shame he’s been on disappointing teams. I feel like he would excel
like never before on a defensive minded team like the Bruins. He
can win the MVP (Hart)... hah I did it to you you asshole NHL
people... trophy every year but the Caps keep disappointing in the
playoffs. They also keep bringing in coaches and players to put
together a great offensive team. Ovi might be the best offensive
player and not the greatest defensive player but on a team that
plays like the Bruins I feel like he would have to make the best of
his chances and he would rise to that occasion. It’s just a shame
that we will probably never see that/the best Alexander Ovechkin
has to offer. A+ hit though, ouch.
3. Brooks Orpik explodes through Chris Kreider at the blue line
I think I might choose getting punched in the liver by Gennady
Golovkin before taking this hit from Orpik.
2. Drew Doughty again
The only repeat hitter on the board here and he does it with
authority. What a monstrous hit. The more I watch it the more I
fall in love with it.
1. Jamie Mcginn gets Kronwalled
Sweet Jesus, what an f’n hit.
Best Assists
6. TJ Oshie one handed pass to David Backes
Believe it or not, it’s only going to get better from
here.
5. Ryan Smith slap pass to Paajarvi
We need more hockey names like “Ryan Smith” and less like
“Paajarvi”. On second thought we need more first names like
“Magnus” but lets keep the Paajarvi’s on the down-low.
4. Rick Nash to Carl Hagelin
This would have made the list even if Nash wasn’t
falling down while trying to make the pass. The fact that he was makes it all the more spectacular.
3. Semin no look spinning pass
Outrageous. Spinning around and without looking flicks it across
the middle through a kneeling defenders legs right on the stick of
Tlusty for the easy goal.
2. Sidney Crosby no look one touch dish to Dupuis
This is better than Semin simply because of how fast he fired this
pass off. It was about as quick as you can get a pass off and
behind the back never the less. The quickness of Crosby gets the
nod over Semin.
1. Vanek to Ennis
Just sick. Thomas Vanek always kills the Bruins but man do I love
watching him play. He is so frigen good.
Best Fights
3. Joe Thornton vs Jamie Benn
Nothing like a good fight between two guys that don’t fight. This
is the best of it’s kind that we have seen in several years let
alone in this season.
2. Patrick Bordeleau vs Brian McGrattan
Wow. What intensity. Both of these guys threw so many punches that
landed they got tired. That means they also took a ton of hits to
the face and neither hesitated throwing the next
haymaker.
1. Colton Orr vs Deryk Engelland
Great fight. Colton Orr has really established himself as arguably
the best fighter in the NHL this year.
Best Shootout Goals
3. Sam Gagner beats Mike Smith
Poor Mike Smith... at least he just signed a new 6 year $34 million
deal.
2. Mason Raymond spinorama
Love this goal, but you could argue it should have never
counted.
1. John Tavares does the Forsberg
I have certainly seen this type of goal before but it never ceases
to amaze me.
Best Goals
10. Cory Hodgson vs Carolina
Don’t you dare think this is the last we will be seeing of this god
awful Hurricanes defense.
9. Eric Fehr’s overtime winner
Not only did he split the two defensemen with a great move but he
beat a Stanley Cup caliber goaltender for the win in
overtime.
8. Joffrey Lupul coast to coast
I don’t know what was better the fact that he clearly had “I’m goin
to the net” written on his forehead the second he got the puck yet
nobody on Carolina knew it... or that sexy wrap around
finish.
7. Nathan Horton vs Carolina
Poor Carolina. Three of the top 10 goals this year came against
them. They lost Cam Ward relatively early on in the season and
scrambled from there. But these three goals feature some of the
worst defense I’ve ever seen. It’s not even bad, it’s more like
they don’t give a shit. There is absolutely no effort made by any
of the defensemen in any of these videos.
6. Michael Grabner vs Anders Lindback
Two young guys with big upside. Grabner happens to be one of my
favorite underrated players and he proves why here. He absolutely
takes Lindback to school. What? Sorry I’m tired and kinda
drunk.
5. Zetterberg earns his hat trick
Sure there was no goalie but it was short-handed and there was no
goal this season that was more “all balls” than this one, well
except for...
4. Shawn Mathias goes all out vs the Bruins
Typical Bruins’ power play. Not that I mean to take away from
Mathias’ goal, it’s the most “all balls”, goal this year. I LOVE
this goal.
3. Geno beats the Lightning
Filthy. Not to take away from the great move by Malkin but, wow was
this Lightning defense bad this year.
2. Pavel Datsyuk vs Jonathan Quick
This guy is just a magician. Jonathan Quick arguably the best
goalie in the world. Won the 2012 Stanley Cup virtually by himself
and he was absolutely stunned. Not to mention the move to split the
defense.
1. Pavel Datsyuk vs all of the Nashville Predators
There are no words for this. “Magic”, that’s really all. There’s a reason I have a full blown man crush on him.
Tangent: For years I have been complaining about how the phrase “full blown” has been ruined by “full blown aids”. Maybe it makes me a horrible person but saying I have a “full blown man crush” feels right. Thanks for hanging with me. Sorry for this.
Pav makes a big hit grabs the puck virtually goes coast to coast
against one of the better defensive teams in the league, only to
beat four guys on defense inside the blue line, and then he beats
Pekka Rinne, possibly the best goalie on the planet. Yes I am aware
that Nashville ended up with the fourth fewest points this year,
but this was early in February and Nashville had the third most
points in the Western Conference last season, 5th in the NHL, and a
Rinne in net coming off a Vezina Trophy nomination. Not to mention
that this goal came later in the 3rd period, tied the game, and
allowed for a dramatic Jonathan Ericsson game winning goal with
five seconds remaining. I know this isn’t UFR, but
10/10.
Best of the playoffs
Bruins comeback vs Toronto
Crazy. I didn’t think the Bruins had it in them. The proved a lot
to me with this win. For the record I never changed the
channel.
Blackhawks battle back down 3 games to 1 vs rival Red Wings
Game 7 in overtime. The drama in the cup finals has made people
forget about this.
Bruins sweep Pittsburgh
The Bruins embarrassed the Penguins in these four games. They
turned their game upside down and beat them senseless. Yet somehow
Coach Bylsma got an extension and a job coaching the US olympic
team. Weird how that works, he should have been fired.
Triple OT Thriller
What a game, these teams gave everything they had.
2 goals in 17 seconds to win the Cup
I can’t remember a more exciting finish to a Cup Final. The
Blackhawks did deserve to win it all this year. They went half the
season without losing in regulation. They were a
machine.
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