April 27, 2010
Dropping The Puck
Round One

by Andrew Rothstein

Halak should be on the trading block, a look at what Nashville could do in the offseason, why the Caps should part with Backstrom, a look at the Masterton Trophy finalists and how the Canadiens can pull off the upset against Washington.

• Gabriel Desjardins of Behind The Net Hockey thinks that Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak are relative equivalents, despite perception, and that the Canadiens should consider doing the unthinkable in the offseason by trading Halak.
• Following a season-ending loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, Dirk Hoag of On The Forecheck determines which Nashville free agents should stay with the Predators, and which ones should leave.
• McClure of Second City Hockey looks back on the Blackhawks 5-3 victory over Nashville.
• Tyler Dellow of Mc79Hockey thinks that the Capitals should consider dealing Nicklas Backstrom in the offseason, as his value is inflated from playing with Ovechkin all of the time.
• Puck Prospectus' Philip Myrland, who runs Brodeur Is A Fraud, is aware of Martin Brodeur's lack of performance in the postseason the last several years, but thinks that the New Jersey offense was mainly to blame for the Devils ousting this time around.
• Tom Tango of Inside The Book takes a look at WOWY, with or without you, in the context of analyzing teams with and without a player.
• With the Detroit-Phoenix game 7 matchup upon us, Casey Richey of Winging It In Motown takes a look at what happened in game 6 and what will carry over to the last game of this series.
• J.P. of Japers' Rink thinks tomorrow's game 7 at the Verizon Center between the Capitals and Canadiens is awfully familiar, considering how the team has performed in the first round of the playoffs the past three years.
• Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy takes a look at the Masterton Trophy Finalists.
• Robert L. of Habs Eyes On The Prize writes how the Canadiens could pull off the upset against Washington tomorrow.

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