Tim Thomas is the Rodney Dangerfield of Hockey

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Sep 1, 2009 7:28 PM EDT

You would think that winning a pair of NHL awards for goaltending would help Tim Thomas finally get some respect around the league, but much like the late, great Rodney Dangerfield, Thomas "don't get no respect".

Thomas was on 98.5 The Sports Hub this morning talking to the guys on Toucher & Rich. Thomas was talking about how the NHL sent him miniature replicas of the Vezina Trophy and Jennings Trophy earlier this week. The only problem is the NHL sent Thomas a mini Jennings Trophy with Manny Fernandez's name engraved on it . There are no truths to the rumors that the trophy with Thomas' name on it is on sale on eBay by a seller named "TheMann35".

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Yep, I’d say he is the Rodney Dangerfield of hockey. There’s actually talk that Ryan Miller should be the goalie for Team USA at the Olympics. But the only way that Team USA can realistically win, is if they play with a lot of emotion. And which goalie does that better than Thomas …. not to mention the fact that he is the current Vezina trophy winner.

by Mr Spock on Sep 2, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions

I think scoring more goals is going to play a bigger part than emotion. I’ve heard the tentative plan is for Thomas and Miller to switch off in the round-robin, and then probably go with the hot goalie in the medal round.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 2, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions