[St Faint]

Originally Posted by Eght

That's about as even of a trade as it gets, lol.
Malkin will get about 10 points more then Spezz and Brodeur will get about 10 points more then Fleury.

Yeah, I think with Malkin being on the PK it could hurt his +/-. With Spezza as a defensive liability I don't have to worry about that. Not to mention this guy has about 8 penguins now, so when the penguins dont play, he doesn't get points.

[Porn Freak]

My predictions for the season. Order of standings is not in order of finish.

Eastern Conference
1.)Montreal
2.)Pittsburgh
3.)NY Rangers
4.)New Jersey
5.)Washington
6.)Philadelphia
7.)Boston
8.)Buffalo

Western Conference
1.)Detroit
2.)San Jose
3.)Dallas
4.)Minnesota
5.)Chicago
6.)Calgary
7.)Edmonton
8.)Columbus

NHL Finals
Pittsburgh over Detroit in 6.

[JM Nash]

Originally Posted by St Faint

In my money league I just traded Malkin/Fleury for Spezza/Brodeur

Would have made that trade in a heart beat so good on you haha. Malkin won't get the playing time in the 2nd half this year with Crosby back (unless he gets injured again of course), nor will be be the go to guy to lead the PP. And of course, Brodeur is Brodeur.

Originally Posted by King of Kings

Tonights game is a perfect example as to why Leafs fans want to pull their hair out.

For 40 minutes they looked great, but that's the problem they need to play a full 60. Detroit wins 4-3 because the Leafs fell asleep for the 2nd. Oh and when are they going to realize that Poni DOES NOT WIN HOCKEY GAMES, the guy had 2 glorious chances to bury the puck and he fucked up as usual

Ahahahaha, I feel your pain bro. Gonna be a long season at this rate. I have some confidence that they can put it together to form some sort of decent team but my confidence is decreasing daily, I can tell you that much.

Originally Posted by Porn Freak

My predictions for the season. Order of standings is not in order of finish.

Eastern Conference
1.)Montreal
2.)Pittsburgh
3.)NY Rangers
4.)New Jersey
5.)Washington
6.)Philadelphia
7.)Boston
8.)Buffalo

Western Conference
1.)Detroit
2.)San Jose
3.)Dallas
4.)Minnesota
5.)Chicago
6.)Calgary
7.)Edmonton
8.)Columbus

NHL Finals
Pittsburgh over Detroit in 6.

First time I read through your 1 to 8s I'm like uhhh that's impossible, then I read the message up top. Pretty interesting going with the exact same cup final w/ the other team winning this time. Would suggest that you don't think much has changed.

[St Faint]

My standings

East
1.Montreal
2.New Jersey
3.Washington
4.Philly
5.Rangers
6.Penguins
7.Sens
8.Sabres

West
1.Wings
2.Sharks
3.Flames
4.Ducks
5.Stars
6.Oilers
7.Hawks
8.toss up, i'll take the Avs

[JM Nash]

Might as well post my predictions as well...

East
1) Montreal
2) Pittsburgh
3) Washington
4) Philadelphia
5) NY Rangers
6) New Jersey
7) Ottawa
8) Tampa Bay
9) Carolina
10) Buffalo
11) Boston
12) Florida
13) Toronto
14) Atlanta
15) NY Islanders

West
1) Detroit
2) San Jose
3) Edmonton
4) Dallas
5) Anaheim
6) Calgary
7) Chicago
8) Minnesota
9) Phoenix
10) Nashville
11) Columbus
12) Vancouver
13) Colorado
14) Los Angeles
15) St. Louis

[St Faint]

I think with the Wild losing Rolston and Demitra they're done. Teams will just shut down Gaborik and they have nothing else left on offence. This team can't score goals.

[King of Kings]

Yeah the Wild don't have anything going for them, I don't even think they have many, if any prospects working their way through the system.

Montreal and Detroit seems to be the genereal consensus which I am going to have to agree with. As for the rest of the standings, I'm pretty much thinking along the same lines as Merce.

[JM Nash]

Even with Minnesota's issues I struggle to find a team better off to make it as the 8th seed. Minnesota has a strong defense and should get great goaltending from Backstrom based on the last 2 seasons. They also picked up Brunette, Nolan and Miettinen who can contribute some goals. I think 7-10 and possibly 12 will be pretty tight in the west, just like it was last year in the east, so who really knows.

[King of Kings]

Just a bit of news

tsn.ca

The Montreal Canadiens placed goaltender Marc Denis and defenceman Alex Henry on waivers on Sunday. If unclaimed, both players will be sent to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

Denis, 31, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the club in July. The Montreal native is a veteran of 10 seasons in the NHL with 348 games of experience as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning.

He posted a career record of 112-179-28-3 with a 3.02 GAA and a .902 save percentage, along with 16 shutouts. In 2007-08, Denis played in 10 games with the Lightning, before completing the season with the AHL's Norfolk Admirals.

Henry, 28, suited up for the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League last season. He recorded 16 points with 142 penalty minutes. He spent the past two seasons in the Nashville Predators' organization and played 175 NHL games with Edmonton, Washington and Minnesota.

The Vancouver Canucks have locked up one of their top prospects, as CKNW in Vancouver reports that the club has signed centre Cody Hodgson to an entry-level contract.

Hodgson, 18, was the Canucks' first pick (10th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

The Brampton Battalion forward had 40 goals and 45 assists in 68 games in the Ontario Hockey League last season. He also recorded five goals in five playoff games last spring.

The 6'0", 185-pound centre was named captain of Canada's gold medal-winning squad at the 2008 Under-18 IIHF World Championship. He scored 12 points and led all skaters in assists with 10). The Haliburton, Ontario native also won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

[Eght]

EAST
1. Montreal
2. Washington
3. Philadelphia
4. Pittsburgh
5. New Jersey
6. New York Rangers
7. Ottawa
8. Carolina
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9. Boston
10. Tampa Bay
11. Buffalo
12. Florida
13. New York Islanders
14. Atlanta
15. Toronto

WEST
1. Detroit
2. Dallas
3. Calgary
4. San Jose
5. Anaheim
6. Chicago
7. Edmonton
8. Minnesota
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9. Vancouver
10. Columbus
11. Nashville
12. Phoenix.
13. Colorado
14. Los Angeles
15. St. Louis

Montreal wins the cup