usatoday.com - 4/8/2008
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Alex Ovechkin's flair for the dramatic lifted Washington from last place on Thanksgiving into the playoffs. Tim Thomas' steady ...
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USA Today's 'Clutch' panel says Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstrom are key, but Hasek and Osgood aren't
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... : 1. Alex Ovechkin, Washington 2. Jarome Iginla, Calgary 3. Joe Thornton, San Jose 4. Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit 5. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 6. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit The Wings' goaltenders, however, didn't rank as highly: 15 Martin Biron, Philadelphia 16 Dominik Hasek, Detroit 17. Ilya Bryzgalov, Ana.-Pho. 18. Chris Osgood, Detroit Overall, Nicklas Lidstrom was named the "clutch defenceman" of the year, and the Red Wings were the top team in terms of "clutch" votes... When the 8-person "Clutch" panel was asked about its Stanley Cup picks, however, there was a simple ...
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