My five least favorites
— -- Everyone loves a list, especially focus groups. Since I'm such a joiner, here's my five least-favorite playoff players this season:
1. Tomas Holmstrom, Red Wings. If he's such a playoff warrior, why does he wear those Garth Snow-sized shoulder pads? You should see Brendan Shanahan's shoulder pads; they look like they've been borrowed from Eddie Shore. Now that's guts.
2. John Grahame, Lightning. If you're going to be flaky, at least pay us the courtesy of being good.
3. Dan Hinote, Avalanche. The guy just rubs me the wrong way. He's all noise and flailing limbs, and yet he doesn't ever seem to get anything accomplished.
4. Paul Kariya, Predators. The guy's too smug for his own good, considering he's never done anything of consequence in the playoffs. And no, I'm not forgetting the Cup finals of 2002-03.
5. Mike Ribiero, Canadiens. I'll never forgive him for being such a faker in the playoffs two seasons ago, rolling around on the ice like he'd been mortally wounded. How did he get his playoff license with an approach like that?
The Hockey Curmudgeon will return next week, still riding his high horse.
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