Anaheim Ducks, unworthy finalist, bad for the "New NHL"

I feel I need to better explain my position that I think the Ducks are the dirtest team in the NHL.

The Ducks were the most penalized team in the league during the regular season, the Ducks' Teemu Selanne was caught using an illegal stick in the last week of the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270404025), the Ducks are the most suspended team in the playoffs. One of the aforementions suspensions involved an incident where Chris Pronger led a hit with his elbow against the Wings' Tomas Holsmtrom (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270515025). With the Ducks trailing 4-0, Rob Niedermeyer and pronger sandwiched Holmstrom against the boards, with Pronger's elbow flying. It doesn't get much cheaper than that, especially given the game situation. After the Pronger incidend Ducks GM Brian Burke (former NHL punishment czar and Canucks GM) had the nerve to spin it by saying if you look at it from an end view it wasn't that bad, however from any other it was ugly, including the referee standing feet away. How insulting is that.

This is completly different from the situation in 2003, the Ducks last trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. I thought they represent the West quite proudly. And Guigere v. Brodeur was a 7 game goaltenders' duel for the ages. Some people think I'm still sour about the Wild's first round exit at the hands of the Ducks, however I didn't feel that way after the Ducks swept the Wild in 2003, I definatly was willing to admit the Ducks were the better team then.

The Ducks are shaming everything the "New NHL" stands for, and there success is in fact bad for the leauge. Cause once GM's see something that works, they copy quickly, and all the work to get the dirty hits and clutch and grab style out of hockey may ultimatly be undone.