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The Everything NHL Thread
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Actually it didn't, he actually scored a goal in the right net :P
Montreal is playing really well now, and Columbus on a....roll? Oh boy.
EDIT: I'm just amazed at what Caspers Daugavins tried to do on Tuuka Rask in the session, and Boston's goalie made an incredible save. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sa4sJCKA7D8 Just found a video.
Montreal is playing really well now, and Columbus on a....roll? Oh boy.
EDIT: I'm just amazed at what Caspers Daugavins tried to do on Tuuka Rask in the session, and Boston's goalie made an incredible save. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sa4sJCKA7D8 Just found a video.
OrbitingDeath
formerly SkylarGreen
Yeah I was looking at your signature instead... Already wondered what you were using (and I didn't even notice the France part on there).
Drouin really does look good and he will definitly make a push for the 1st overall pick (years of predictions for MacKinnon/Jones as 1&2 might be wasted).
Want to make a "Yakupov" out of him? Prepare to bid Vineon :)
I strongly dislike uneven divisions.
I just dislike it because of the way the playoffs work. Top 3 in each division get automatic bids.
3/7 is easier than 3/8.
Edit: I didn't realize they were still sticking with conferences. Either way it still makes it unfair. Each conference sends 8 teams. One conference has 14. The other has 16. So in the west, you only have to beat out 6 teams to make it. In the east you have to beat out 8 teams to make it. Pretty much makes the west a complete joke.
3/7 is easier than 3/8.
Edit: I didn't realize they were still sticking with conferences. Either way it still makes it unfair. Each conference sends 8 teams. One conference has 14. The other has 16. So in the west, you only have to beat out 6 teams to make it. In the east you have to beat out 8 teams to make it. Pretty much makes the west a complete joke.
C doesn't look any worse than A imo, 4 teams in the playoffs at this point in the current season and 3/4 out last time I checked. Calgary, Edmonton and Pheonix will get beat up on as much as Florida, Buffalo and Tampa, and imo Buffalo and Tampa will compete for playoff spots again within the next couple years.
Expansion teams incoming?
If by Hartford you mean the city that once hosted the Whalers in Connecticut, I'm not sure how you see them fitting in the west.
If the league isn't interested to expand in Quebec City, they definitely aren't interested to expand to Saskatchewan and their two metro urban regions below 250k people. That's not ever happening.
Pretty sure they'd love Seattle though.
I think due to the structure of the ABCD Divisions, that they will expand to 32 teams with the possibility of the Kansas City Scouts returning, and maybe the California Golden Seals. (Sharks) Kansas City has been wanting a new team for a long time, especially after failing to get the Penguins, and the Thrashers. The team that could possibly be added in the A division is up in the air, I guess.
Barry Trotz aka Best Coach aka What's happening over there? I can't turn without a neck. said:
So much retarded shit this season, fucking SK