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[PORTUGESEPIKACHU]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrJones

Kiprusoff's gotten worse each of the last 4 seasons while playing 74+ games each season, which would indicate one (or more) of the following: 1. His days as an elite goalie are over, and he's unlikely to ever recover his 2004 form. 2. Calgary's defence is a lot worse in reality than it is on paper. 3. He's been overworked, and needs to be cut back to 55-65 starts a year. If I'm the Sutter boys, I'm looking hard at addressing Option 3, which means finding someone better than McElhinney to start 15-25 games a season. Throwing Kipper out there for 75 games and just hoping he'll cut his GAA by nearly half doesn't strike me as much of a plan.

maybe a Joey MacDonald (was just placed on waivers)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Philadelphia Flyers
2. Boston Bruins
3. Carolina Hurricanes
4. Pittsburgh Penguins
5. Washington Capitals
6. New Jersey Devils
7. Toronto Maple Leafs
8. Buffalo Sabres
9. New York Rangers
10. Atlanta Thrashers
11. Montreal Canadiens
12. Tampa bay Lightning
13. Florida Panthers
14. Ottawa Senators
15. New York Islanders

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1. Chicago Blackhawks
2. San Jose Sharks
3. Vancouver Canucks
4. Calgary Flames
5. St.Louis Blues
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. Anaheim Ducks
8. Los Angeles Kings
9. Dallas Stars
10. Phoenix Coyotes
11. Columbus Blue Jackets
12. Nashville Predators
13. Edmonton Oilers
14. Colorado Avalanche
15. Minnesota Wild

CUP: SJ Sharks VS Boston Bruins (Sharks win in 7)

Hart: Crosby (Thornton, Ovechkin get votes)
Art Ross: Thornton (90 assists)
Rocket Richard: Ovechkin (Kovalchuk, Heatley come close)
Vezina: Cam Ward (Luongo, Thomas get votes)
Norris: Chara ( Boyle, Pronger get votes)
Selke: Ryan Kesler
Lady Bying: Ilya Kovalchuk
Calder: Viktor Stalberg (Johnny T and HEdman get votes)

I PREDICT: the Leafs start off EXTREMELY strong (top 5 in the league), but when Kessel comes back the sprial down, barely make the playoffs and lose in the first round.

Bob Gainey's revamp of the Montreal line-up is a bust and the habs have a very mediocre season.

Heatley finds alot of chemisry with Joe Thornton and scores 50+ goals.

Ilya Kovalchuk has a great season and tests free agency

Rick DiPietro does not get injured, but still has a terrible season

Sweden wins the gold medal at the olympics
Russia gets silver
Slovakia gets bronze
Canada gets 4th

[Perceptor]

Quote: Originally Posted by PORTUGESEPIKACHU

maybe a Joey MacDonald (was just placed on waivers) Sweden wins the gold medal at the olympics Russia gets silver Slovakia gets bronze Canada gets 4th

Really? Slovakia will be good, but I think Canada medals for sure

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perceptor

Really? Slovakia will be good, but I think Canada medals for sure

Actually, I don't think the scenario is that unrealistic. Canada will have a gold or bust attitude going into the games, while a bronze would be a tremendous achievement for the Slovaks (who did beat Sweden, Russia, and the US in 2006, most people forget that). Remember how Canada crapped the bed against Finland in the '98 bronze medal game?

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by PORTUGESEPIKACHU

maybe a Joey MacDonald (was just placed on waivers) EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers Atlanta Thrashers Montreal Canadiens Tampa bay Lightning Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators New York Islanders WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames St.Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild CUP: SJ Sharks VS Boston Bruins (Sharks win in 7) Hart: Crosby (Thornton, Ovechkin get votes) Art Ross: Thornton (90 assists) Rocket Richard: Ovechkin (Kovalchuk, Heatley come close) Vezina: Cam Ward (Luongo, Thomas get votes) Norris: Chara ( Boyle, Pronger get votes) Selke: Ryan Kesler Lady Bying: Ilya Kovalchuk Calder: Viktor Stalberg (Johnny T and HEdman get votes) I PREDICT: the Leafs start off EXTREMELY strong (top 5 in the league), but when Kessel comes back the sprial down, barely make the playoffs and lose in the first round. Bob Gainey's revamp of the Montreal line-up is a bust and the habs have a very mediocre season. Heatley finds alot of chemisry with Joe Thornton and scores 50+ goals. Ilya Kovalchuk has a great season and tests free agency Rick DiPietro does not get injured, but still has a terrible season Sweden wins the gold medal at the olympics Russia gets silver Slovakia gets bronze Canada gets 4th

I like this prediction!

[thrashman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrJones

Actually, I don't think the scenario is that unrealistic. Canada will have a gold or bust attitude going into the games, while a bronze would be a tremendous achievement for the Slovaks (who did beat Sweden, Russia, and the US in 2006, most people forget that). Remember how Canada crapped the bed against Finland in the '98 bronze medal game?

Yeah but the Slovaks and Czechs to a lesser extent are fading. Talking 2010 they just can't compete.

[PORTUGESEPIKACHU]

Quote: Originally Posted by thrashman

Yeah but the Slovaks and Czechs to a lesser extent are fading. Talking 2010 they just can't compete.

Gaborik, Chara, Hossa, Demitra, Zednik, Svatos, Kopecky, Meszaros, Visnovsky.

Some pretty good, but aging players there. I was just predicting an upset.

[swil]

Quote: Originally Posted by tyler289

I like a lot of the players they have, but I just think there will be too many teams better than them. Maybe next year.

Still feel the same way?? I'm going to the game tonight to watch Kovie upstage Ovie.

[BlueNGold]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueNGold

Eastern Conference 1. Washington Capitals 2. Philadelphia Flyers 3. Boston Bruins 4. Pittsburgh Penguins 5. NY Rangers 6. Carolina Hurricanes 7. New Jersey Devils 8. Toronto Maple Leafs 9. Montreal Canadiens 10. Buffalo Sabres 11. Tampa Bay Lightning 12. Ottawa Senators 13. Florida Panthers 14. NY Islanders 15. Atlanta Thrashers Western Conference 1. Calgary Flames 2. Detroit Red Wings 3. San Jose Sharks 4. Chicago Blackhawks 5. Vancouver Canucks 6. Columbus Blue Jackets 7. Los Angeles Kings 8. Edmonton Oilers 9. St. Louis Blues 10. Anaheim Ducks 11. Dallas Stars 12. Minnesota Wild 13. Nashville Predators 14. Colorado Avalanche 15. Phoenix Coyotes Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames over Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games. Awards Presidents Trophy: Washington Capitals Conn Smythe: Jarome Iginla Hart: Alexander Ovechkin Rocket Richard: Alexander Ovechkin Art Ross: Sidney Crosby Norris: Chris Pronger Calder: John Tavares Vezina: Roberto Luongo Jack Adams: Bruce Boudreau Selke: Mike Richards

Thought I would bump this to check back and see how horribly wrong my predictions were. Pretty bad but I got a few I guess.