NJDF Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 I think it should be Marty....went in the series with almost the same stats.....beats him 4-3...wins the Cup....AND had more shut outs in the series. If he wins it's total B.S.!!! GO DEVILS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Travesty.complete sellout by the NHL to Disney. Marty had 3 shut outs in the finals...Jiggy was normal as best. Enough with he 2 shrubs from Anahiem...another slab in the face. F bettmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie_Domi Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Giguere was the best player in the playoffs, period. He deserved the award more than any other player, its as simple as that. And that was just awful for the fans to boo the poor guy. He was almost in tears, and the fans boo him when he recieves what he deserves. Terrible. And its not like Bettman chose the winner (tho I do agree the guys an idiot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobolt7 Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Congrats on winning the Cup That being said, regardless of who you thought should have won the MVP, it was classless to boo the guy that played his tail off and won it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMONPETEYD Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 they weren't bnooing giguere persay, they were booing the fact that brodeur got snubbed. 7 SO's 3 in the finals, i dont care who plays in front of you, we won because Marty was timely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Then we disagree. Marty broke the record for shutout in the playoffs, tied the record for shutouts in the finals and deserved teh Connie Smythe.the fans have every right to Boo. Check there stats and stop listenening to the hype being spouted by ABC/EPN. JD gave Gigure the Connie in the first period...fishy. I understand that the Connie is for the entire playoffs but when a goalie becomes the third player ever to get 3 shutouts in teh finals he deserved credit...and the Smythe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDF Posted June 10, 2003 Author Share Posted June 10, 2003 gobolt7 and Tie domi....give me a break!!! What do you expect....Marty NEVER gets respect...Marty and Jiggy go into the finals with almost identical stats. Marty wins 4-3...gets 3 shut outs and breaks the playoff shutout record with 7. Jiggy had an amazing first 3 series but was an AVERAGE goalie in the finals. Our fans have every right to be upset and show their emotion. Walk in our shoes and you'd understand. GO DEVILS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Who cares at this point? Let him have it! I'm sure he's not too happy with it anyway; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Sports Bureau Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 I have no problem with him getting it. I'd want one of my guys getting it, but the problem is who? This team is a TEAM. Just through and through. So Madden deserves it for all he's done... and Niedermayer has been astonishing... and Marty had all those shutouts... and Jamie and Jeff had all those goals. How do you pick one? You can't. That puts it firmly in Giggy's net -- like the rest of the pucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck27 Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 You could make an arguement for a number of Devils. I still think Nieder didn't get enough push for it, because he certainly could have won it. Who really cares though? A meaingless trophy when you have the Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 I don't care about crybaby giguere, it's sort of an unwritten rule the past 16 years that the winning team has the conn smythe trophy winner. Giguere wasn't the OVERWHELMING favorite anymore, especially with the play of Marty & Niedermayer. I would've given it to Scott Niedermayer. it's all downhill for Giguere now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Puddy Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Whatever. Hockey is a TEAM sport, not an individual sport. Individual awards mean 0 if your team isn't winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYdevil Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 quite honestly since the sports writers vote on it, the fact that NJ plays so well as a team hurt the chances for any of our boys gettng the Conne. We have all said that Marty, Jamie, Jeff, and Madden as well as Nieds deserves it. So, what if they all got one vote, and Giggy got 2. Im sure thats what happened. and Im just as sure that Marty and co. are much much happier with the CUP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie_Domi Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 gobolt7 and Tie domi....give me a break!!!What do you expect....Marty NEVER gets respect...Marty and Jiggy go into the finals with almost identical stats. Marty wins 4-3...gets 3 shut outs and breaks the playoff shutout record with 7. Jiggy had an amazing first 3 series but was an AVERAGE goalie in the finals. Our fans have every right to be upset and show their emotion. Walk in our shoes and you'd understand. GO DEVILS!!! identical stats? look again buddy. Broduer may have had a lot of shutouts, but, to be redundant, that was half a team effort, and giguere carried every single player on that sucks team straight to game 7 of the finals. Brodeur was shaky to average in a number of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 I would have given it to Madden... he shut down Boston, he shut down Tampa, He shut down Ottawa, He shut down Anaheim, He also scored a bunch too... He's the playoff mvp in my book... Brodeur was shakey in the playoffs... This was his most difficult shutout, the first 2 were easier... but nevertheless, that stat is just f'n amazing... Id rank it 1) Madden 2) Brodeur 3) Giguire if Anaheim wins... move Giguire to #1... Im a firm believe in the Smyth going to the winning team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 giguere deserved it there is no doubt he was "the most valuable player to his team in the playoffs" the definition of the award NOW LET US ENJOY OUR CUP VICTORY DAMMNIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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