Absolutely! Not bad for the last pick in the 2005 Draft. (and yes, I'm contractually obligated to mention that he was the last pick in the draft everytime I see his name)

Hey Rick... sucks that things like this have steered you away from hockey. This is absolutely awful, but I do my best to concentrate on all of the GOOD parts of hockey. The good outweighs the bad.....

You can take the Tippett discussion a bit further than that too. Not only is he showing his worth with the Coyotes, but just look at what's going on in Dallas. Sound defensive play has always been a Tippett calling card.... and without Tippett, the Stars have fallen to 25th in the league in GAA. Thats probably a combination of Tippett's influence and Crawford's as well.

I have a question for you Keith. Do you think the Oilers are going to finish ahead of the Kings in the standings? :)

And the award for best backhanded compliment goes to....

I'm thrilled with Richardson's play on so many levels. I was one of the few people that was fine with the trade that brought him here... I thought he had the potential to be a very good 3rd line guy (in the mold of David Steckel in Washington).

In Kings land, no one comes close!