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NHL 2008-2009 Season Thread
Ok boys, we gots a little under month before the puck drops in Prague for the Lightning vs The Rangers.
Make your team clear in advance, who is going to take the cup this year. Thoughts so far? Quote:
The Order of The Dangle Taker It Easy - Ser Taker Maplesap DttS - Ser Swissy Beavercleaver Requiem - Lord HC Wreckem Innovator - Ser Inn Payne === RIP Jeri === March 9th/86 - May 16th/2011 |
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To be quite honest, my most anticipated thing going into the season is seeing how the Leafs do this year, some big changes made.
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Red Wings are the team to beat and my pick to repeat this year vs the Pittsburgh Penguins in a rematch.
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Pittsburgh lost a lot of players in Malone, Roberts, Hossa. Still think they have an awesome team though, and I dont know if anyone can really challenge them in the East. Maybe the Habs if Price really comes into his own this year
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How is a roster with satan, crosby, malkin, fedotenko, whitney, fleury, gonchar, sykora,talbot, orpik, staal not good enough to kae the playoffs in the weak East?
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i would say Tampa if they didn't have such a suspect defence. Pittsburgh did add Satan and Fedotenko which should soften the blow.
Montreal is too soft. They have the same problem as Ottawa. It's fine and dandy to add Big George, but if your star players are soft you can't win |
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Habs have enough grit after the top lines anyway to compete on that level, and adding Goerge will make everyone play that much bigger and tougher. Komi should have an exceptional season. |
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Man, Pittsburgh was a power-house at the end of the playoffs, my prediction is they dont make the playoffs this year.
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My predicition is FA and me will not be on speaking terms in a month
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Doing the offseason yes...Do you not remember the post?
We got replacements for Malone and Roberts. Hossa was a big loss, but i'm pretty sure we can make a run again without him, only played 3/4's the season without him and still did good. |
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Nah, they will make playoffs, im just fucking with ya
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lol i was gonna say
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It's Detroit's cup to lose.
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Zetterberg is tough, franzen is tough, datsyuk showed that he's willing to go itno corners
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They are hardly tough at all. Holmstrom is their "toughest" name player, for his crease work, which is among the best in the league.
But that team overall is one of, if not, the weakest in the league in terms of toughness and grit. No doubt. They just have so much chemistry, work ethic, skill and great coaching it doesnt matter as much. |
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Franzen is very tough. Being from the Detroit era I've had to watch alot of their games, and they certainly don't get their credit for being tough.
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Did Sundin meet with the Habs today?
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i think Sundin is gonna pull a Nidermayer and come back mid season
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Hopefully the Wild won't bottle it this season in the playoffs... and Gaborik stays healthy.
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Problem is, the Wild didn't really do anything in the off season except lose Rolston
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We got Brunette back, which is always a good thing. But I do think Wild will be weaker this season without Rolston and Demitra. And Owen Nolan hasn't exactly been a prolific goal scorer in recent years. And Gaborik's inability to stay healthy doesn't exactly help us offensively, either.
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The Wild need James Sheppard to take another step this season because the Wild lack a second line centerman. Zidlicky will help the PP, but he is sometime lax defensivly
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A second line centerman and you guys should be fine. I really like Sheppard and I expect a jump to between 35-45 points. Move Boog's up to the second line
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This should be stickied since the season starts tomorrow. And I cannot wait.
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woooooooooop
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The Los Angeles Kings will win the Stanley Cup.
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I'm hoping the Habs will make it all the way to the cup this year. Their pre-season has been pretty good and I think they only got better with the players they added.
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3 hours 40 mins
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I'll feel bad for Tampa Bay if they don't make the playoffs this year. All those offseason moves and no results.
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Stamkos was a bit underwhelming, 8 mins 25 seconds ice time, what is that shit.
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I said this a while ago to my friends. Tampa should never have taken Stamkos and went with Doughty. You can't play Jamie Heward 20 minutes a game and expect to win.
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quesque fuck?
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lol noooo
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I don't keep up to date with the close season, so the start of the NHL season is always quite alien to me.
Looking forward to another season of owning the league but underpeforming in the playoffs with the Senators. Especially since the goaltending situation is far from solved. |
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fucking sharks
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Leafs beat the Wings. I've already got my lawnchair set up for the parade.
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