Boston Bruins (NHL 08)

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Bruins Rebound From Last Place in Northeast
Bruins led by Marc Savard, still stunned during regular season.

Boston, Massachusetts - The Boston Bruins failed to make the playoffs. Coming in last place in the Northeast Division. They were led by center Marc Savard, who was tied for 6th in the National Hockey league with New York Rangers Captain Jaromir Jagr with 96 points.

The Bruins did very little to improve thier roster, trading Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau to the Calgary Flames for Andrew Ference and Chuck Kobasew. The Boston Bruins, during the season, named defensemen Zdeno Chara, captain of the team.

The Boston Bruins have Pactrice Bergeron and Marc Savard in the middle, but may want to work a little move on the wings. Also maybe improving on the defensive end may also help. Tim Thomas will ned to play big.

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Last Years Standings

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
New Jersey Devils (2)	82	49	24	9	216	201	107
Pittsburgh Penguins (5)	82	47	24	11	277	246	105
New York Rangers (6)	82	42	30	10	242	216	94
New York Islanders (8)	82	40	30	12	248	240	92
Philadelphia Flyers (15)	82	22	48	12	214	303	56

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Buffalo Sabres (1)	82	53	22	7	308	242	113
Ottawa Senators (4)	82	48	25	9	288	222	105
Toronto Maple Leafs (9)	82	40	31	11	258	269	91
Montreal Canadiens (10)	82	42	34	6	245	256	90
Boston Bruins (13)	82	35	41	6	219	289	76

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Atlanta Thrashers (3)	82	43	28	11	246	245	97
Tampa Bay Lightning (7)	82	44	33	5	253	261	93
Carolina Hurricanes (11)	82	40	34	8	241	253	88
Florida Panthers (12)	82	35	31	16	247	257	86
Washington Capitals (14)	82	28	40	14	235	286	70

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Last Year Standings

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Detroit Red Wings (1)	82	50	19	13	254	199	113
Nashville Predators (4)	82	51	23	8	272	212	110
St. Louis Blues (10)	82	34	35	13	214	254	81
Columbus Blue Jackets (11)	82	33	42	7	201	249	73
Chicago Blackhawks (13)	82	31	42	9	201	258	71

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Vancouver Canucks (3)	82	49	26	7	222	201	105
Minnesota Wild (7)	82	48	26	8	235	191	104
Calgary Flames (8)	82	43	29	10	258	226	96
Colorado Avalanche (9)	82	44	31	7	272	251	95
Edmonton Oilers (12)	82	32	43	7	195	248	71

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Anaheim Ducks (2)	82	48	20	14	258	208	110
San Jose Sharks (5)	82	51	26	5	258	199	107
Dallas Stars (6)	82	50	25	7	226	197	107
Los Angeles Kings (14)	82	27	41	14	227	283	68
Phoenix Coyotes (15)	82	31	46	5	216	284	67

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Scoring Leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	36	84	120	+10	60
Joe Thornton	San Jose Sharks	82	22	92	114	+24	44
Vincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	52	56	108	+2	44
Dany Heatley	Ottawa Senators	82	50	55	105	+31	74
Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	43	59	102	+7	28
Marian Hossa	Atlanta Thrashers	82	43	57	100	+18	49
Joe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	82	36	64	100	+2	46
Jaromir Jagr	New York Rangers	82	30	66	96	+26	78
Marc Savard	Boston Bruins	82	22	74	96	-19	96
Danny Briere	Buffalo Sabres	81	32	63	95	+17	89

Goaltender Leaders

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Niklas Backstrom	Minnesota Wild	41	2,226	23	8	6	73	5	.929	1.97
Dominik Hasek	Detroit Red Wings	56	3,340	38	11	6	114	8	.913	2.05
Martin Brodeur	New Jersey Devils	78	4,696	48	23	7	171	12	.922	2.18
Roberto Luongo	Vancouver Canucks	76	4,490	47	22	6	171	5	.921	2.28
Jean-Sebastien Giguere	Anaheim Ducks	56	3,244	36	10	8	122	4	.918	2.26

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Teams Biggest Threats

Anaheim:

Scott Niedermayer is an able defensemen who could imediatley become an offensive threat. Teams advised to watch out for his speed and movement with the puck.

Atlanta:

This slick russian player has great speed and amazing accuracy on his wrist shot, not to mention power. Though he has been known to be a defensive liability, his quick release is deadly.

Boston:

Marc Savard is a great tape to tape passer and knows how to rack up points. At his small stature at 5'10 and 190lbs, he isn't a hitter but can always work his way around the defensive zone.

Buffalo:

Thomas Vanek is a great goal-scorer, a great skater and can sometimes become the playmaker when need be for his team. He's a hard worker and is on his way to stardom.

Calgary:

The Captain of the Calgary Flames is one of the most dangerous players to play against in the league. He's an well rounded player and an amazing shooter. He can hit and isn't afraid to drop the gloves once in a while, but it seems he leaves that up to defensemen Dion Phaneuf most of the time.

Carolina:

The Carolina Hurricanes have one bright star in their line-up. His name is Eric Staal. He was drafted 2nd Overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft behind goalie Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins. A dynamic person and the oldest of the NHL Staal clan, he's a natural born leader.

More to come later...

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Chicago:

The speedy winger Martin Havlat could be the Chicago Blackhawks biggest threat to other teams, but goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin could be a close second while rookie Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane could become the biggest threats in the future. When healthy, he's a huge threat.

Colorado:

The Captain of the Colorado Avalanche since their existence and even a bit earlier when they were still known as the Quebec Nordiques. As he ages, his value is slowly demounting, but he still has an accurate wrist shot that can be better than anyones.

Columbus:

Though the Columbus Blue Jackets haven't made the playoffs since their existence, Rick Nash could easily lead them back into playoff contention. But in the Central Divsion, it may be diffucult. This 2002 NHL Entry Draft 1st overall pick in not one to be messed with.

Dallas:

Though he is slowly being over-matched by the younger now Captain Brenden Morrow as a 1st line center for the Dallas Stars but he's still able to be a threat on the ice. His off and on ice leadership helps out the younger players on the roster.

Detroit:

The quiet leader of the Detroit Red Wings is the secret weapon of Head Coach Mike Babcock. Nicklas Lidstrom is the heart and soul of the Red Wings ever since former Captain Steve Yzerman.

Edmonton:

Though the Edmonton Oilers don't have many birght spots on their roster since the leavings of Doug Weight, Chris Pronger and Eric Brewer. Ales Hemsky is a very talented player but needs help on the roster from his teammates to unlock his full potential as a 2001 NHL Entry 13th Overall pick.

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Here's the deal guys, would you rather a lower quality of games now, or a higher quality or games most likely later today or tommorow?

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Quote: Originally Posted by GoldenJet

Here's the deal guys, would you rather a lower quality of games now, or a higher quality or games most likely later today or tommorow?

dosn't matter. I say go for quality...