No Final for Old Men. . .Yet

May 23, 2008

No Final for Old Men. . .Yet

DETROIT--They're just not showing the old guys any respect.

Well, not yet, anyway.

Neither 46-year-old Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings nor Gary Roberts of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who turned 42 yesterday, are expected to dress for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Saturday night. Seems neither the Wings nor Pens are inclined to tinker with the lineups they used to clinch their respective conference finals, which leaves Chelios and Roberts on the outside looking in.

For now, Chelios has lost his spot to Andreas Lilja, while Adam Hall has been playing for the Pens in place of Roberts.

"I'm okay with it," said Chelios today after being pelted once more with dozens of questions about his age. "The only thing I'd change if I could is 20 years ago I would have lied about my age."

Chelios shared a small stage with two other Detroit veterans, Dallas Drake and Kris Draper.

"Geez, this is the oldest podium in history," cracked Drake.

The other news on the day was that Wings forward Johan Franzen, who missed most of the Western Conference final with concussion-like symptoms, pronounced himself day-to-day but said he will not dress for Game 1.

Posted by DamienCox at 05:35:59 PM in NHL

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3-2 Leafs??? What's management gonna do? There goes the top draft choice.

Posted by: rocky jay | October 10, 2008 at 04:14 AM

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The Spin on Sports by Damien Cox

Damien Cox, the Star's hockey columnist and associate sports editor, takes turns stirring up trouble and chuckling at the foibles of the sporting world. He'll start with hockey, Canada's ongoing passion play, and stick his nose into a few other games and places where athletes reside. You'll love some of his thoughts, hate others and get a chance to give your two cents on all of them.

May 23, 2008