Carolina. Sorry :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
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Carolina. Sorry :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
News Flash:------ Toronto Maple Leafs are in a first place tie.
The fact the season hasn't started may explain that.
They will be lucky to make the playoffs yet again.
Even the Toronto papers did not have them winning the Stanley Cup in Sept. as they usually do.
It occurs to me that the Leafs are now the only Original Six team not to have won the Cup since League Expansion.
That's your problem my friend. You don't see !!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
Ducks will be my first pick for any game ! Ducks is the new Habs :p
Well, schmenke, I guess it's always easy for a Habs fan to ignore the Caps and the Penguins, even if Stahl is out for a few months. Still not quite as rosy-tinted-glasses-wearing as the Leafs fans.
I agree the Canucks have a shot again in the West, but the Sharks will surely be the team to beat IMO.
Do HAVE to bring that up? Heck...is it not bad enough we had to suffer through 23 years of Ballard???Quote:
Originally Posted by edv
The Leafs just MIGHT make the playoffs. Unlike many other locals in the area, I am smart enough to realize that this team is rebuilding...but any time you have Giggy in net, you have a shot of winning a few games.
My final four, and I think I said this to Swoop in a private message will likely be Washington and Pittsburgh in the east, and Chicago and Vancouver still in the West.
Sorry Shark fans, I have given up picking your team, Calgary fans sound like Leaf fans did when they thought THEY had a shot and didn't, and Hab and Senator fans? OH good lord, get over it.....you are NOT that good either....
Montreal I saw as Team Smurf, save Hal Gill last year and I still see them as that. Small fast players that lose their way in the heavy going; and I fail to see how they got better when the guy who took them to the final 4 is in St. Louis. Ya dumped the WRONG goalie!
Sharks surely will be an interesting one to follow. The level of offence we all know and now they are relying on Niittymäki and Niemi as goalies.
What do you think about Oilers and the revolution of rookies ??
Nittymaki and Niemi could be great goalies, or wilt under the pressure. There is nothing in Nittymaki's past that says he is in the first rank of goalies but in the NHL, being just good can work if the team up front can do the job.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
As for the Oilers, I think they are 2 or 3 years away providing they let the kids get better, and make some prudent trades of players who are not helping but are hurting them. Getting something for Sheldon Souray is priority one. Getting rid of Pisani and a few other under achieving players and getting something of value back would help.
That said, they have an interesting group of young players there now...and then added Taylor Hall....
Tonight it starts and Wild is playing against Hurricanes near me.... and I'm not there :mark:
Yep, totally agree. The team now effectively is a one-goalie team. At least they also dumped that useless Latendresse :s .Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
The Blues definitely got the better end of that deal. Along with Conklin, the team has a solid goalie lineup. Speaking of Blues, Brad Boyes had a miserable season last year. I always thought he was one of the league's underrated centres. In fact, with others like Backes and McDonald, they have quite a bit of depth to their team. Look for the Blues to be a surprise sleeper this season.