Official NHL Regular Season Thread... Capitals win President's trophy

[dmxfury]

I've seen a Super Bowl (2), I've seen a Stanley Cup (I was not old enough to appreciate 91 and 92), all that is left is a Frozen Four championship.I've given up on baseball, screw the World Series! Preseason #1, GO REDHAWKS!!!!!!!!


(sorry, only hockey thread where people would understand)

 

[gingersaintbad]

Ehh, I just don't see it. I could be wrong and probably am.

 

[addictedtofreshkicks]

Originally Posted by GingersAintBad

Originally Posted by PhilBalla09

gabs can get 52 but idk if he'll stay healthy, division is tuff.....speaking of division, theatlantic is gonna be nuts this year.

looking at your scorers prediction i dont see hartnell(i think hes gonna get 25-30)

you got gagne twice.

flyers goals prediction
carter 40+
gagne 30-40
hartnell 25-30
richards 25-30
giroux 20-25
briere 20-25
JvR 15-25

You're out of your mind if you think everyone on that list aside from Richards and Carter are going to score that amount of goals.

I think they're perfectly reasonable... the amount of offensive depth Philly has is absurd.

 

[jch3]

I thought the games overseas were going to kick off the season. Oh well, should be interesting regardless. Looking for a big season out of my Blues, we shallsee what happens in this division.

I am not going to make a cup prediction because I can't honestly think of 2 teams who I have overwhelming confidence in.

 

[gingersaintbad]

Had a fantasy draft tonight that I could actually attend. 10 team league. Here's my roster.

Centers: Getzlaf, Mike Richards, Anze Kopita, Jason Arnott
LWs: Kunitz, Burrows, Rolston
RWs: Semin, Franzen, Gionta
Defenseman: Lidstrom, Souray, Zidlicky, Coburn
Goalies: Cam Ward, Steve Mason, Jon Quick.


What do you think?

 

[cquan05]

ROBERT LANG HAS SIGNED A 1 YEAR DEAL WITH THE PHOENIX COYOTES.

 

[cquan05]

 

[cquan05]

Originally Posted by Ziostilon

just wait for the Leafs fans to come in here and say they're a legit cup threat. With Stalberg winning the calder

I'm not one of those delusional Leaf fans that thinks we're a Cup contender, but I am going to say Stalberg gets my vote for the Calder.With his speed, smarts and ability to finish, there's no reason to not include him in these early predictions. If you look at the top 30 picks this pastJune, I personally don't see anyone being a clear shot at winning the Calder. Nothing against Tavares, but I think with all the pressure on him to"Save" the Isles, he won't do as much as everyone is expecting. Duchene is the only other player who I would mention for Calder, he may have asolid rookie year so I guess I would say it's either Stalberg or Duchene.

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by GingersAintBad

Had a fantasy draft tonight that I could actually attend. 10 team league. Here's my roster.

Centers: Getzlaf, Mike Richards, Anze Kopita, Jason Arnott
LWs: Kunitz, Burrows, Rolston
RWs: Semin, Franzen, Gionta
Defenseman: Lidstrom, Souray, Zidlicky, Coburn
Goalies: Cam Ward, Steve Mason, Jon Quick.


What do you think?

no bruins players...you're toast. might as well quit now.

nah not too bad. guessing you had a late round pick (6-10?)

 

[gingersaintbad]

7th pick. Absolutely hated that position and our league has two goalie spots but most people carry three.

 

[gingersaintbad]

Originally Posted by cquan05

Originally Posted by Ziostilon

just wait for the Leafs fans to come in here and say they're a legit cup threat. With Stalberg winning the calder

I'm not one of those delusional Leaf fans that thinks we're a Cup contender, but I am going to say Stalberg gets my vote for the Calder. With his speed, smarts and ability to finish, there's no reason to not include him in these early predictions. If you look at the top 30 picks this past June, I personally don't see anyone being a clear shot at winning the Calder. Nothing against Tavares, but I think with all the pressure on him to "Save" the Isles, he won't do as much as everyone is expecting. Duchene is the only other player who I would mention for Calder, he may have a solid rookie year so I guess I would say it's either Stalberg or Duchene.

I think if the Monster plays as well as he's billed and takes Toskalas job he could be. Especially if they make the playoffs which I could see happening.You can pretty much guarantee that the Pens, Caps, Devils, Flyers, and Boston all get into the playoffs but the last 3 spots are usually up for grabs untilvery close to the end of the season.

 

[philballa09]

DarrenDreger Cam Ward has signed a 6 year extension with the Hurricanes.about 1 hour ago from mobile web

DarrenDreger $6.3 average for Ward.



i would like to see JvR take the calder

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[DeadsetAce]

#	Name	Height	Weight	Date Of Birth	Age	Birthplace
27	Steve Begin	6' 0"	192	Jun 14, 1978	31	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
37	Patrice Bergeron"A"	6' 2"	194	Jul 24, 1985	24	Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN
61	Byron Bitz	6' 3"	200	Jul 21, 1984	25	Saskatoon, SK, CAN
12	Chuck Kobasew	6' 0"	192	Apr 17, 1982	27	Vancouver, BC, CAN
46	David Krejci	6' 0"	177	Apr 28, 1986	23	Sternberk, CZE
17	Milan Lucic	6' 4"	220	Jun 7, 1988	21	Vancouver, BC, CAN
28	Mark Recchi	5' 10"	195	Feb 1, 1968	41	Kamloops, BC, CAN
73	Michael Ryder	6' 0"	186	Mar 31, 1980	29	Bonavista, NL, CAN
91	Marc Savard	5' 10"	191	Jul 17, 1977	32	Ottawa, ON, CAN
60	Vladimir Sobotka	5' 10"	183	Jul 2, 1987	22	Trebic, CZE
16	Marco Sturm"A"	6' 0"	194	Sep 8, 1978	31	Dingolfing, DEU
22	Shawn Thornton	6' 2"	217	Jul 23, 1977	32	Oshawa, ON, CAN
26	Blake Wheeler	6' 5"	205	Aug 31, 1986	23	Robbinsdale, MN, USA

#	Name	Height	Weight	Date Of Birth	Age	Birthplace
55	Johnny Boychuk	6' 2"	225	Jan 19, 1984	25	Edmonton, AB, CAN
33	Zdeno Chara"C"	6' 9"	255	Mar 18, 1977	32	Trencin, SVK
21	Andrew Ference"A"	5' 11"	189	Mar 17, 1979	30	Edmonton, AB, CAN
48	Matt Hunwick	5' 11"	190	May 21, 1985	24	Warren, MI, USA
53	Derek Morris	6' 0"	221	Aug 24, 1978	31	Edmonton, AB, CAN
45	Mark Stuart	6' 2"	213	Apr 27, 1984	25	Rochester, MN, USA
6	Dennis Wideman	6' 0"	196	Mar 20, 1983	26	Kitchener, ON, CAN

#	Name	Height	Weight	Date Of Birth	Age	Birthplace
40	Tuukka Rask	6' 3"	169	Mar 10, 1987	22	Savonlinna, FIN
30	Tim Thomas	5' 11"	201	Apr 15, 1974	35	Flint, MI, USA

thats the active roster going into tomorrow night. interesting to see how the lines are drawn up. i just hope they keep krejci, ryder, and wheelertogether. great chemistry on that line. eager to see how sturm looks. and i wonder how long until hamill gets a call up

 

[tylerdub]

I am ready to see some Hawks hockey. I really dont expect to see a deep playoff run like they had last season.

 

[cquan05]

MATS SUNDIN HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 18 NHL SEASONS.

Thanks for the memories Mats

 

[cquan05]

THE MONTREAL CANADIENS HAVE SUSPENDED SERGEI KOSTITSYN FOR FAILING TO REPORT TO THE HAMILTON BULLDOGS OF THE AHL. KOSTITSYN HAS ASKED TO BE TRADED.

 

[venom lyrix]

this is the year i try and get into hockey. So people start schooling me

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by venom lyrix

this is the year i try and get into hockey. So people start schooling me

you can start by watching the versus channel from 7pm-12am this thursday night.

you're going to be a rangers or devils fan i assume...ATFK or gingers/pro/jkotugu (sp

) can help you out
.

 

[philballa09]

Blair Betts does NOT sign with the Flyers. Homer says if it doesn't get done by Thurs., then he likely won't be with this team.6 minutes ago from TwitterBerry .

 

[addictedtofreshkicks]

The Blackhawks just lost the Victoria Cup game...

 

[frenchblue23]

Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:08 am EDT
[h2]Wayne Gretzky rejoining Los Angeles Kings?[/h2]
By Mark Miller

Now that Wayne Gretzky has officially left his $8 million-a-year head-coaching gig with the on-life-support Phoenix Coyotes, there's word that he could be headed back to the Los Angeles Kings.

Kings GM Dean Lombardi told a Toronto radio station that he had "one more major signing I think will be huge for putting us over the hurdle." That signing is apparently Wayne Gretzky, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Lombardi has reportedly spoken to the Great One informally about bringing him in to be a minister of culture and identity. No word on whether Gretzky is actually interested or not.

Source: Los Angeles Times

Related: Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/rumors/teams/Phoenix+Coyotes/nhl.t.24

 

[j1goku]

Originally Posted by DeadsetAce

Originally Posted by venom lyrix

this is the year i try and get into hockey. So people start schooling me

you can start by watching the versus channel from 7pm-12am this thursday night.

you're going to be a rangers or devils fan i assume...ATFK or gingers/pro/jkotugu (sp

) can help you out
.

Islanders fan perhaps? also i hope you dont have directv or your out of luck.

jkotugu

btw i only chose this name cause i had just finished watching"Jigoku"(criterion) when i created this name, and im to lazy to come up with something creative. i guess its supposed to mean "Hell" injapanese.

 

[DeadsetAce]

^ damn i was close

EDIT: and NO ONE likes the islanders

i kid

 

[gingersaintbad]

The Devils are going to probably start the season with Pandolfo and Pikkarenien on the IR. How long exactly does a player sit on IR? Either way Im glad becausethat means Pandawful won't be playing for awhile. The lines will look something like this and the Devils are banking on Clarkson being even better than hewas last year. He is a scrappy player who draws a lot of penalties because he's annoying to play against. Showed some offensive prowess to last year. Lookfor them to be....

Parise-Zajac-Langenbrunner
Rolston-Elias-Clarkson (when Elias is back of course)
Shanahan-Zubrus-Bergfors (Shanny and Berg have looked great together)
Leblond-Niedermayer-Peters (or Halischuk on either wing)

 

[DeadsetAce]

stoked for tonight...let's start this year off right, b's