Havlat among Central Division Nominees for Masterton

by Killion on Apr 2, 2009 5:14 PM CDT

"The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." The award was presented by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association to honor the late Bill Masterton, a player for the Minnesota North Stars who exhibited those qualities. Masterton died on Jan. 15, 1968, as a result of an on-ice injury."

Also, check out a great bio of Masterton over at Habs Eyes On The Prize

The Central Division Nominees

Chicago Blackhawks: Martin Havlat

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Martin Havlat	75	26	43	69	23	28	5	0	5	1	230	11.3

Columbus Blue Jackets: Raffi Torres

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Raffi Torres	46	12	6	18	-2	23	2	0	6	0	68	17.6

Detroit Red Wings: Chris Chelios (I didn't know you really got a chance at this award for just being old as dirt - 24 games, no points, +2?)

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Chris Chelios	24	0	0	0	2	16	0	0	0	0	13	0.0

St. Louis Blues: B.J. Crombeen

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - B.J. Crombeen	76	10	10	20	-10	146	0	1	3	0	111	9.0

Nashville Predators: Steve Sullivan

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Steve Sullivan	36	10	17	27	4	30	3	0	2	0	73	13.7

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Cheli’s nominated because of his dedication. The jokes are long past funny.

by wlittle on Apr 2, 2009 5:43 PM CDT reply actions

I get it...

He’s the only one that even closely qualifies for the Wings.. but a world where you can’t make a “Chelios is old” joke is a world I don’t want to live in.

Second City Hockey

by Killion on Apr 2, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Dedication?

to what, continuing to get a paycheck? He has done squat on the ice this year. Many of those 24 games he hasn’t even skated more than 1, 2, or 3 shifts. At this point all he does for the Deadwings is fill up a roster spot and salary cap room that could be used for someone that might actually contribute more that veteran experience in the locker room.

by runningquicklynowhere on Apr 3, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions

How does a guy who averages ~2 PIM a game get nominated for an award with "sportsmanship" in the description?

Not to mention the fact that he fucking sucks.

NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE

by mjthor on Apr 2, 2009 6:02 PM CDT reply actions

CUTLER BABY!!!!! CUTLER!!!!!!!!!!

I know this is a hockey blog, but it had to be said….

by Sportsgal on Apr 2, 2009 6:39 PM CDT reply actions

meh

football sucks.

NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE

by mjthor on Apr 2, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions

yep, it's confirmed

you’re a girl posing as a guy.

by Sportsgal on Apr 2, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Part of the reason I don't like football is because I've never taken the time to understand the strategy

I never played, and I was never a football video game guy, so I never really understood the strategy. I knew that it was more than just 22 guys slamming into one another over a strangely-shaped ball, but I’ve never learned formations or when you would use them — that kind of bullshit.

NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE

by mjthor on Apr 3, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

so, to conclude my thought,

I don’t really care about the NFL, the Bears, or Jay Cutler. I realize a lot of people do, though. From what I understand, he has the same outside-football life as Kyle Orton, but he’s slightly better (and possibly overrated)

NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE

by mjthor on Apr 3, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions