He's had every opportunity to sign a real number one goalie. He could have gotten Joseph but didn't pony up enough money. He could have traded for Hasek though I can't stand how he plays (The Flopinator.) They even could have quietly thrown a lot of money at St. Patrick before he resigned with the Avs. Clarke knows that trying to get by without a bonafide number one goalie rarely works. Detroit of course with Osgood was an exception. No need to explain that one. :-)

I'm not so sure that signing Belfour during the offseason would be a good idea. I've never really liked how he plays nor his temper. They wouldn't gain much with Richter either IMO.

I've never been a big fan of a goaltending tandem. The big guy should get the lion share of games while the backup is there for breather fill-in time. It's almost like the Flyers are giving each guy an opportunity and hope one runs with the ball. Neither of whom really seem to want it or are capable of being the number one guy on a team like the Flyers.

In the end though I've got to cheer for the Senators to win even though I can't stand the team much. Same goes for Montreal and Vancouver. (Canadian thing, sorry. We haven't had a Canadian Stanley Cup winner since Montreal in 1993. It cheeses us to no end when you guys win it. The early '90s was a bit of a shock for me when there wasn't even a Canadian club in the final.)

I was watching that TSN interview when Clarke said that Neilson went "goofy" and that "we didn't tell him to go get cancer." My mouth just dropped in amazement. I mean I'm not a big fan of how Neilson coaches (boring!) or his public religious stuff (commercials) but that was just an awful thing to say and do to the guy. I'll be a little amused when what goes around comes around for Clarke.