Does Ben Bishop deserve a ring if the Stars win?

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

glass man hasn't played this postseason

does he deserve a ring if dallas pulls it off?

Edit: I made the big wrong

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[abo9]

Does he not have 3 games?

What's the rule for backup goalies usually?

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Does he not have 3 games?

What's the rule for backup goalies usually?

Ya actually you're right damn lmao I should have googled this first smh

 

[amnesiac]

he still was a big part of the reg season, of course he deserves a ring.... probably deserves one more than Seguin and his horrible season

 

[Voight]

Does he not have 3 games?

What's the rule for backup goalies usually?

Backups get one if they play 0 games, as well as their name on the cup. I believe they are somewhat exempt from the 41 games / playoff appearance / finals appearance rule. I could be wrong, but I believe the team is allowed to engrave the starters name + backup - but the pick is up to them.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Why do people make such stupid posts?

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Why do people make such stupid posts?

Because I've been cooped up indoors for 6 months due to a f***ing pandemic

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Because I've been cooped up indoors for 6 months due to a f***ing pandemic

Imagine still being in quarantine

 

[JoVel]

What? Backups who play zero games in the playoffs get their name on it every year, so why should a starter that gets injured not?

 

[SotasicA]

This can't be serious. A guy earns 21 wins during the season and there's someone questioning him getting a ring. What did Bishop do to the OP? I've seen the freaking national anthem singer and the arena organ player getting a ring. Damn right Ben Bishop deserves one. He'll also automatically get his name on the Cup because he played 44 games.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Because I've been cooped up indoors for 6 months due to a f***ing pandemic

Hopefully it’s not cause you have serious health issues otherwise that’s a tad ridiculous.

 

[Regal]

Teams typically give tons of people cup rings, including lots of staff beyond the players. The Bruins in 2011 apparently gave out 500+ rings (despite Jeremy Jacobs being cheap) and one of the recent Pens wins saw them give ones to players' wives. So yes, Bishop would and should get a ring.

If you mean his name on the cup, the criteria is:

1. Must have played, or have dressed as the backup goaltender, for at least half of the championship team's regular season games. OR:
2. Must have played, or have dressed as the backup goaltender, for at least one game of the Stanley Cup Finals for the championship team, AND:
3. Must be on the roster when the team wins the Stanley Cup.

So Bishop fits the bill for getting his name on the cup automatically since he played in more than half the regular season games. Teams can also petition the league to add names if there's a good case for them, which they almost certainly would do if Bishop didn't meet the regular season threshold since he's been their starter for a couple years now and is obviously a big part of the team.

 

[Willy Stylez]

Because I've been cooped up indoors for 6 months due to a f***ing pandemic

Yeah blame that

 

[NotLeddy]

Obviously

He was the Stars starter for the majority of their season and was a big factor in them making the playoffs, and couldn't start for them because he was injured. He played one game vs Calgary, struggled, knew he wasn't 100% and wasn't worth potentially jeopardizing the outcome of the games.

I think asking if Oettinger deserves a ring is a more reasonable question, but he still got some playing time in the one WCF game that they lost.

Letang got his name on the Cup in 2017 and didn't even play one playoff game, unlike Bishop or Oettinger.

 

[SotasicA]

Letang got his name on the Cup in 2017 and didn't even play one playoff game, unlike Bishop or Oettinger.

Name on the Cup =/= getting a championship ring.

Everybody and their dog gets a ring. Up to ownership how many they want to make. It can be in the hundreds. But there's only room for 52 names on the Cup, including coaching staff and front office.

 

[spiny norman]

Lopsided result.