Could a guy have been more dominate for all but the Stanley Cup Finals?  Ray Emery made opponents sweat just thinking about trying to score on him for the first three series.  Sure, he had his moments in the finals, but the Ray Emery that stoned the entire Eastern Conference was AWOL in the finals.

Let me also say that JS Giguere was not that stellar either.  I honestly believe that there was just some kind of mojo working against the Sens.  Pucks would lie in the crease, Phillips own goal, giveaways that always were converted…  this kind of stuff just didn’t happen to the Sens, ever.  There were times that the Sens looked like the bloody Harlem Globetrotters out there – touch passes, no-look passes, effortless plays that just didn’t find the back of the net.  I think we, as Canadian hockey fans, are being punished for hating on Chris Pronger so strongly.  Oh well, he still bugs me.

And then there’s Ryan Getzlaf.  To me he’s the new Jeremy Roenick.  There’s just something about the look on his face that makes you want to hate him – but boy would you love to have him on your side.  That kid was a major presence out there, even outshining Selanne (IMHO).  I’m happy for Teemu, and the nice guy flying his friends over from Finland story is great too, but he didn’t really light it up.  I’m still ticked that he and Kariya didn’t put it all together.  THAT was a feel good story [both taking pay cuts to play together in Colorado where they thought they had the best chance].  Now maybe Kariya can bring the Cup home to Canada – in Hamilton.