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The 2008 NHL Offseason Thread

Dear Ottawa,

Payback is a b**ch!

Thanks!


The west is up for grabs...I think that if Calgary doesn't pull an upset in the first round, then the Sharks absolutely make it to the Stanley Cup. For some reason, I just think the Flames can upset San Jose, its just a gut feeling....
 
Seems I'm a little late joining this party. But I did go to the season finale Avs-Wild yesterday, shootout win Avs.

roland.g's predictions for the first round

Habs in 5
Pens in 5
Caps in 6
Rangers in 6

Dread Wings in 5
Sharks in 5
Avs in 6
Ducks in 6

I don't think the Devils have enough scoring to beat the Rangers and Lundqvist is good enough to beat Brodeur.
I see the Wings taking Nashville but losing in the next round.
I see Turco and the Stars continuing to fade and getting wiped by Anaheim getting 1-2 wins tops.
And I think it will be a hard fought series, certainly having lost D man Brett Clark and clutch scorer Svatos for the season did not help, but the Avs still have a good chance against the Wild considering our scoring depth and their lack of. But Theodore will have to be good and stand on his head. PP & PK will be clutch on both sides and their regular season stats have us there. But I still have to believe in the home team. If we end up being the only Western 1st round upset, that puts us against the Wings in the semis. Can you say bad blood?

EDIT: is it Wednesday yet?!!
 
If anyone is going to watch the Draft Lottery tonight they should post the results. It's at 8 on NHL network and VS. I don't get either channel and they are broadcasting up to the first 14 picks. so That would be awesome!

PS You all should love me, Taken from this Vistors first home team second, and none of the TBAs were added.

HERE iCal 2008 NHL playoffs
 
Rhosfelt said:
If anyone is going to watch the Draft Lottery tonight they should post the results. It's at 8 on NHL network and VS. I don't get either channel and they are broadcasting up to the first 14 picks. so That would be awesome!

PS You all should love me, Taken from this Vistors first home team second, and none of the TBAs were added.

HERE iCal 2008 NHL playoffs
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I'll most likely be watching that tonight. I'll be sure to post said results.

Mmmm playoffs.
 
The only thing we are fairly certain of is that detroit won't get swept in the first round. Anaheim did that in 2003 to them. Plus they have had some other ugly early departures. Put them in the second round then flame out.
 
If Detroit gets swept, I will be LMAO. I would actually start Osgood over Hasek. But that won't happen.

I still think the Preds have a chance against, albeit a slim one.
 
Teh Don Ditty said:
If Detroit gets swept, I will be LMAO. I would actually start Osgood over Hasek. But that won't happen.

I still think the Preds have a chance against, albeit a slim one.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/powerranking

Gotta love my west team (Sorry but don't really follow them that much) take that Detroit!

Anyways in case anyone missed it, here is my poor excuse for a playoff ical plug for the announced games.
 
I hope the San Jose/Calgary Series is all over Versus. That's gonna be a good one. Kippur vs. Nabokov, it's gonna be a great series. I'm kinda PO'd that the Canucks didn't make it to the playoffs, I really wanted to see a Dallas/Vancouver series again some how. That one last year was amazing.

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!
 
It's time for the Avs to stay on their current hot streak and take care of the Wild. The home ice advantage will be big for Minnesota, since their fans are so loud.

It's nice to see Foppa contributing in such a meaningful way; how many 3-assist games does he have since returning?
 
Sean7512 said:
The west is up for grabs...I think that if Calgary doesn't pull an upset in the first round, then the Sharks absolutely make it to the Stanley Cup. For some reason, I just think the Flames can upset San Jose, its just a gut feeling....
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Don't forget that the Sharks beat the Flames the first time they ever played them... the precedent has been set ;)
 
gauchogolfer said:
It's time for the Avs to stay on their current hot streak and take care of the Wild. The home ice advantage will be big for Minnesota, since their fans are so loud.

It's nice to see Foppa contributing in such a meaningful way; how many 3-assist games does he have since returning?
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Yes. Yes! and more YES!.!

I think he has 14 points, maybe more in 9 games, but I want to say he had 2 or 3 3-assist games. No one creates like him. Others score more. But his vision on the ice is amazing. He finds guys for open shots who didn't know they were open. The Stas-Hedgie-Foppa line is fantastic to watch.
 
Pre-lottery Draft Order:

The percentage listed is the chance of that team being selected in the Draft Drawing. The team selected moves up a maximum of four spots. That means Tampa Bay had a 48.2% chance of picking first overall because teams seeded 6 - 13 could win the draw but could not jump past the Lightning:

1. Tampa Bay Lightning (25.0%)
2. Los Angeles Kings (18.8%)
3. Atlanta Thrashers (14.2%)
4. St. Louis Blues (10.7%)
5. New York Islanders (8.1%)
6. Columbus Blue Jackets (6.2%)
7. Toronto Maple Leafs (4.7%)
8. Phoenix Coyotes (2.7%)
9. Nashville Predators - from Florida (2.1%)
10. Vancouver Canucks (1.5%)
11. Anaheim Ducks - from Edmonton (1.1%)
12. Buffalo Sabres (0.8%)
13. Carolina Hurricanes (0.5%)


Post-lottery Draft Order:

1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Los Angeles Kings
3. Atlanta Thrashers
4. St. Louis Blues
5. New York Islanders
6. Columbus Blue Jackets
7. Toronto Maple Leafs
8. Phoenix Coyotes
9. Nashville Predators - from Florida
10. Vancouver Canucks
11. Anaheim Ducks - from Edmonton
12. Buffalo Sabres
13. Carolina Hurricanes

Looks like it played to the percentages. Nothing surprising here. I guess the Bolts will be adding Stamkos to their roster. Maybe they should trade their pick for an actual goaltender? Haven't they gone through like 8-10 goaltenders since Khabibulin?

Hmmm..... maybe the Leafs will try to trade them Toskala for it? They could have Tucker and Kubina back too. Pretty please???
 
Thanks Surely for the detailed Draft Order.

I'm sure the Islanders will somehow manage to f*** up their pick. Sigh.
 
Surely said:
Yes, I know it doesn't sound right. But the new hated enemy are the Sens, and I can't really say that I hate the Habs. I hate the Sens so much....:D
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even more than the habs? As a Sharks fan I hope for one of two things to happen

1. Sharks win it all(duh!)
2. SOMEONE beats the Ducks- IF that happens, I would care less what happens to the rest of the playoffs-just as long as we all do not have to see those dirty pukes win again
 
Rhosfelt said:
Thanks for the updates! I am sure the isles can get someone to take their pick and dipiertro off their hands ;)
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DiPietro is untradeable. Nobody would take that contract unless the Islanders are gonna pay it all.

This GM by committee is going to sink this franchise even lower, if that's even possible.
 
Teh Don Ditty said:
Thanks Surely for the detailed Draft Order.

I'm sure the Islanders will somehow manage to f*** up their pick. Sigh.
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No problem. I got it from TSN.

I'm sure the Leafs will f*** things up too- even the Silver Fox isn't immune to the pressure from the board.

cuestakid said:
even more than the habs? As a Sharks fan I hope for one of two things to happen

1. Sharks win it all(duh!)
2. SOMEONE beats the Ducks- IF that happens, I would care less what happens to the rest of the playoffs-just as long as we all do not have to see those dirty pukes win again
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I think of the Habs as my cute overachieving sister- how can you hate that?

I can't stand the Ducks either. Hopefully Burkey will resign after the playoffs and become the Leafs next GM....


EDIT: There is an easy bracket-system playoff game on hockeybuzz if anyone is interested. The tie-breaker is guessing how many goals will be scored in the playoffs....
 
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