Saturday Night Hockey: Hockey Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Congrats to Mark Howe, Joe Nieuwendyk, Doug Gilmour, and Ed Belfour for being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The moment of the night was definitely when Mark Howe put his dad's jersey on.

This segment is still longer than Eddie's speech.

My guess for next year's ballot:

• Joe Sakic - virtually guaranteed
• Brendan Shanahan - if he's not inducted, he'll produce a Shanaban video for each board member that voted against him
• Jeremy Roenick - just out of shear awesomeness
• Pavel Bure - he's been snubbed for a few years, he's due. And speaking of being due...
• Pat Burns - HOW IS HE NOT IN YET!!!!!!

The Leafs New Goalie: An Empty Net

Need I say more?

Links

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Lineup NOTables

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Winnipeg Jets (DAMN EARLY GAME!!!)

Philadelphia: Jaromir Jagr (lower body), Ian Lapierrere (concussion) and Blair Betts (knee) are out. Sergei Bobrovsky gets the start
Winnipeg: Tobias Enstrom (collarbone), Derek Meech (lower body), Randy Jones (ankle), and Ron Hainsey (upper body) are out. Ondrej Pavelec starts this afternoon.

Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington: Mike Green (groin), Jay Beagle (concussion), and Tom Poti (groin) are out. Tomas Vokoun will start.
Toronto: Matthew Lombardi (arm), Clarke MacArthur (upper body), Mikhail Grabovski (leg), Colby Armstrong (ankle), Mike Komisarek (arm), James Reimer (whiplash or concussion...take your pick) are out. Jonas Gustavsson might start tonight.

New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens

New York: Mike Rupp (knee), Wojtek Wolski (hernia), and Marc Staal (concussion) are out. Mathieu Biron gets the start tonight.
Montreal: Andrei "Right Knee" Markov, Andrei Kostitsyn (lower body), Ryan White (hernia), Chris Campoli (leg), and Hal Gill (illness) are out while Jaroslav Spacek (upper body) and Andreas Engqvist (lower body) are questionable. Carey Price is in net.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers

Chicago: Michel Frolik (shoulder) and Brent Seabrook (lower body) are both questionable. Ray Emery will get the start.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins': Darcy Hordichuk (knee), Taylor Fedun (femur), Ryan Whitney (knee), Cam Barker (knee), Andy Sutton (groin), and Corey Potter (ankle) are out. Nikolai Khabibulin is expected to start.