Fucking Flyers :mad:

Philly is my team to come out of the East this year. If their defence can ho,d it together.

Doesnt being a fair-weather team constitute you cheering for them when they are doing good. If that truly is the case and since I dont have a favorite team so I cheer for canadian teams instead hoping they bring the cup home, isnt your logic a bit flawwed seeing as no canadian team is doing exceptionally good?

Seriously, how? Thats all I got to say.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=398063

Looks like Avery's NHL career is over. I really doubt another team will pick him up.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I would go with Philly. Last year - they caught some superior teams (i.e. Montreal) off-guard. I'm not sure if that will happen again this year.

Boston look deadly but they always seem to choke when it matters most.

I'll probably be wrong but I think Pitsburgh will be the 1st team (in 8 years I believe) to come out of the East, back to back. If I recall correctly, the last team to do this was the New Jersey Devils back in 2001.

As far as the West goes, I can't see any other team coming out other than Detroit or San Jose.

If Luongo gets healthy AND if Sundin signs with the Canucks, then I would put the Canucks in that same category. Otherwise - it's between those two teams.

It's too bad. Avery is a decent player when focused. Last year was a good example of that. Unfortunately however, Avery will now carry *way* too much baggage...even for his standards. The only team that might pick up Avery would be the New York Rangers (since they are familar with him).

My guess is that if the Rangers traded someone (large salary) to Dallas for Avery, and then sent Avery down to the minors, they would have a chance at signing Sundin (Sundin would probably sign with NYR for a reasonable discount).

NYR is where Sundin's heart is. $$$ wise however, Vancouver is the only team that can afford him straight up.

If Philly can add a d man, then I'd make them the fav out of the east. There are talks of JB coming from Florida to Philly.

Boston in 6 over Detroit eh...







HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Biron is too all over the place, tbh there is no clear cut in the east other than maybe Boston right now.

Boston? They better hope they dont play the Habs.

So Sundin is a Canuck.

SUNDIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fuck Sundin.

I'd like to add: Fuck Sundin!

He better not wear the C.

That Avery stuff still makes me SO MAD. Why the fuck would someone not be allowed to play ever again for making a hilarious comment?

So when do you guys think we'll see Sundin suit up for the Canucks? I don't even know if he's in game shape.

NHL thinks it has an image to protect, mid you this is the same league that encourages fighting, and allows head shots.

Also, Gary Bettman.

Image to protect. You pay that dude so much money to light people the fuck up and knock out their teeth and then you are going to suspend him for making a comment that most people found funny, and did not harm anyone really. Come on.

Hey, Im on your side here, Brett Hull is a tool.

And calling Gary Bettman a tool would be admitting he serves a function.

Wasnt Brett Hull this amazing player for the St.Louis Blues? I used to watch a little hockey when I was growing up in Greece, don't remember too much though.

You're dumb. Neither of those are true. If fights were encouraged you wouldn't get a penalty for it.

Yeah he was a great player, but a crap GM.

Gretzky was the greatest ever, and is a mediocre coach.

It certainly doesn't discourage it. Otherwise you would get 10, and the game like in international play.

Of course Gretzky is the best. He was an LA KING.

Hull is not coaching Dallas, he's Co-GM.

So Fallen Angel did you jump off the Pens bandwagon and back on the Leafs, because I thought I heard a big bang last night?

milan lucic

sucks.

So it looks like the Wild have had a enough of Gaborik and trying to trade him to atlanta for Kovalchuk. Personally, I think this would be a good thing. Gabby can't stay healthy to save his life.