Talk:2011 Stanley Cup Finals

Trivia point about Mark Messier-captained team

Apparently within the last 24 hours, this trivia point regarding the fact that both the Bruins and the Canucks have both lost to a Mark Messier-captained team in the Finals has been moved back and forth between the lead section and the "Path to the Finals" section,[1][2] and also has been removed and reverted as well.[3][4] Could we get a consensus on this? I'd hate to have this erupt into an edit war that would lead to a page protection during Game One. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (talk) 08:30, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

This information is absolutely not necessary. It's trivial and does not belong in the article. There are many pieces of "trivial" information that the media has dug up that simply do not belong here. The fact that the Canucks previously lost to two New York-based teams also does not belong. What does them losing to two New York teams have to do with them playing the Bruins this year? What does both of these team previously losing to a Mark Messier-captained team have to do with the 2010–11 editions of each franchise? Both of these pieces of information just don't relate to this article. It's the same reason why I removed all of that information about other leagues. Like seriously? Why does that belong here? I say remove it for good. – Nurmsook! ^talk... 14:44, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

I was also going to mention the Canadian Olympic host city piece of trivia, and low and behold it has just been added also. There are many pieces of trivia that reason to either Boston or Vancouver winning the Cup. Frankly, none of that belongs in this article. Honestly, this article could be twice as long as it is now if you were to add all of the "well this trend suggests the Canucks will win, but this trend suggests the Bruis will win" trivia. Not necessary, and honestly the way it's written now doesn't really conform to WP:NPOV. – Nurmsook! ^talk... 17:25, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

I say the fact that Vancouver previously lost in 1982 and 1994 to New York teams should stay, as it is a fact. Also, I see no problem with mentioning that their previous Finals appearances both lost to Mark Messier captained teams. See previous Stanley Cup Finals articles - neat information some peope consider to be unimportant "trivia" has always been included. Canuck_{My page}^{89 (talk)}, 22:49, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

I see this has already been discussed! Well, I left alone the fact that they both lost to Messier in the Finals (I'm not sure if it's true, but it's mildly interesting), but I removed the completely irrelevant fact that Messier finished his career in Vancouver. 98.82.190.59 (talk) 15:21, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

I see you people are not familiar with the notorious User:SNIyer12. His "work" is easy to spot. He loves to overwhelm articles with trivial information, generally looking for any way he can to include links to other articles he has worked on; that moronic Cinderella article is one of his favourites. Check out the archived discussion on him at the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals page.Djob (talk) 13:03, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

• Add me to the list of people who believe this is trivial and in no way belongs remotely near the lead. Ravenswing 23:55, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Rosters

I believe team rosters should only reflect those players that actually played in the SCF. When we get the official list of Champions, that can be added, as usual, and may include players that did not play in the SCF. We had very good rosters for the 2008 SCF, which noted which players did not actually play in the SCF, while also noting the past SCF of the players, which I think is a great and useful addition. Jmj713 (talk) 15:39, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

This is basically the same question you asked last year. And the plan again is to temporarily use the the standard team roster templates while the Finals are still going on, and then reformat it once the series is over (although it appears that nobody has yet bothered to add that extra "Finals appearance" column to the 2009 and 2010 articles yet). Zzyzx11 (talk) 16:20, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I guess I did, yeah. It's just that I don't like seeing these huge rosters with players in the minors and on IR in the Finals. Jmj713 (talk) 16:21, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but these players are still part of the team, and may be still eligible to have their names engraved on the Cup even though they did not actually play in the Finals. Although Mikael Samuelsson is now on IR, he would still qualify since he played in over 40 regular season games and the first two rounds of the playoffs. Zzyzx11 (talk) 16:38, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Of course. I'm not saying that. The list of Champions, when made official, will include those that were part of the team and did not play but qualified to be engraved. That's a given. The rosters, however, I believe, should reflect those that had ice time in the Finals as a record of those that actually participated in it. Jmj713 (talk) 16:50, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

All these players are on the official roster and that's what this roster list is supposed to be. One95 (talk) 08:21, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

When did somebody decide that the rosters should reflect who is eligible to be engraved on the Cup? That's what the engravement section is for. It should be the team's roster at the time of the series, pure and simple. In other words, all players who were eligible to play in the series, regardless of whether they actually did.88.103.9.230 (talk) 22:02, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Now that the series is over, don't forget to reformat the rosters, please. Jmj713 (talk) 20:49, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

I don't know how to retain Mark Recchi in the Bruins championship roster, now that he's retired. GoodDay (talk) 23:05, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

To be picky, if indicating players with ice time, should it be players that dressed or were on a game day roster. Basically I'm asking if Tuukka Rask should be listed. 99.246.179.122 (talk) 00:56, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Roster should be correct in indicating who qualified to have their name on the Cup. There may still be a need to change depending on if the Bruins petition the League to add Marc Savard's name on the Cup. As for Rask there is an acceptation for back-up goaltenders. They do not have to play 41 games like skaters nor do they have to play one game in the finals.

• I'd already trimmed the Bruins' roster to reflect those who are Cup-eligible, while Leech44 did the same for the Canucks.  ῲ Ravenswing ῴ  07:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
• BTW ... according to the Globe, Chiarelli is considering petitioning the league to add both Savard and Kampfer to the Cup list ... for what it's worth.  ῲ Ravenswing ῴ  09:24, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Scoring yet losing

Of course it's far too early to know what will happen, but I'm curious--where could one go to look and see what team had the greatest edge in scoring goals in the Finals while losing the same finals? If the last two games follow the pattern of the first five games (Boston blowing out Vancouver at home, but blowing close games in Vancouver), it is entirely possible that the losing team will have scored more than twice as many goals in the Finals as the winning team. Has anything like that ever happened? Any way to find the answer without searching through 100+ years of Cup Finals? 98.82.190.59 (talk) 15:25, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

No, not that I am aware of. But if they are close to such a record, there is an excellent chance that the news agencies and media that cover the NHL will do all the research for us :-) Zzyzx11 (talk) 02:26, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

According to this article I found on CBC (article), the fewest goals scored by a winning team was 9 by Toronto in the 1945 Finals (Detroit scored 9 in that series, too). So, it could happen that the Canucks could break this record if they win a low scoring game. Canuck_{My page}^{89 (talk)}, 09:46, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

What about a Cup-winning team pulling their goalie for another in the Finals? When was the last time that happened I wonder? Jmj713 (talk) 12:54, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

The Canadiens in 1979, at least. Ken Dryden was pulled for Bunny Larocque at one point, only to go back in when Larocque was hurt. Ravenswing 13:35, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Vancouver riots

Okay, do we have anything about the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots? ViperSnake151  Talk  05:02, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

There's already 2011 Stanley Cup riot, but I've added a small section here anyhew. It's definitely notable enough for mention here.

Peter ^Isotalo 09:46, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

2011 Stanley Cup Champions

Richard Donnan has been attempting to add the roster of the Stanley Cup champions as it appears on the Stanley Cup. I think Richard's additions provide some useful information. However, there is a great deal of repetition, since the previous section also lists the roster of players. This seems potentially confusing to the reader who may well wonder why some information is being repeated and other information is conflicting. I would like to discuss this and work something out. Sunray (talk) 06:58, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

• It's "potentially confusing" only if the section lacks anything saying "Team roster engraved on the Stanley Cup." (It would also help if the section didn't come off as if an illiterate wrote it.) Ravenswing 13:33, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
  • Agree that some narrative explanation would help, plus some editing. Sunray (talk) 17:45, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

It looks fine now. Thank you for pitching in with that. Sunray (talk) 22:59, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Game 3 Penalties

Just wondering how Andrew Ference received two misconducts in the same (third) period? Oversight or did I miss something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.76.148 (talk) 20:39, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

It would have been possible, since a Misconduct is 10 minutes and it happened 14 minutes later. However, I'm not sure about what's stated in the NHL rule book, but I know that in the IIHF, Hockey Canada, and USA Hockey rule books, a second Misconduct penalty in the same game is an automatic Game Misconduct. Since it was in the last 3 minutes, Ference obviously left the game anyway, so I don't know if there's any way to verify whether he was indeed given a Game Misconduct.88.103.9.230 (talk) 22:07, 9 December 2011 (UTC)