First let me say that I really appreciate all the emails and thoughts on our brand new design. Hockeybuzz has, is and always will be an evolving project. We are very interested in what you all think of the new design launched today. It is our goal to NOT be a hockey newspaper online, but instead a hockey website that utilizes all the tools of the internet that distinguish the web as a medium. The new design allows us to grow in exciting new ways that were not possible with the prior design. What is also amazing is how many great designers and web people frequent our site. We value all of your opinions for sure.
Feel free to criticize or tip us off on new and exciting technologies that you would like to see here.
I have created a thread in our forums for this sole purpose...
In an attempt to keep all the suggestions from the readers in one succinct place so that it doesn't impede on the site's main purpose, "To talk hockey," I ask that you not put your thoughts as a comment in this forum or other blogs not pertaining to the site's design.
The moderators will be removing any off-topic comments as per usual and pointing you to the thread. THANKS
Many of you talk a good game..Give us your picks for both conferences 1-15 and if you get them right we will give you a Lifetime Season Ticket to Hockeybuzz.com which gets you eklund chats, big prizes, no auto-play videos, access to the rumour chart, and more..
NOW LET'S HEAR YOUR SEASON PREDICTIONS!
Eklund
The Eastern Conference
1. Pittsburgh
2. Washington
3. Montreal
4. Philadelphia
5. Boston
6. NY Rangers
7. Ottawa
8. Buffalo
9. New Jersey
10. Florida
11. Ny Islanders
12. Tampa
13. Carolina
14. Atlanta
15. Toronto
Western Conference.
1. San Jose
2. Detroit
3. Edmonton
4. Chicago
5. Calgary
6. Phoenix
7. Anaheim
8. Vancouver
9. Dallas
10. Nashville
11. Minnesota
12. St. Louis
13. Columbus
14. Colorado
15. Los Angeles
Playoffs....
Eastern Conference
Pitt over Buffalo
Washington over Ottawa
Montreal over Rangers
Philly over Boston
Pitt over Philly
Montreal over Washington
Montreal over Pitt
Western Conference
San Jose over Vancouver
Detroit over Anaheim
Edmonton over Phoenix
Calgary over Chicago
San Jose over Calgary
Detroit over Edmonton
San Jose over Detroit
Stanley Cup Finals....
Montreal over San Jose
Art Ross- Sidney Crosby
Norris- Scott Niedermeyer
Selke- Mike Richards
Vezina- Carey Price
Calder- Patrik Berglund
I will be back with your rumours....of course
Join us today at 4pm on the HockeybuzzCast. Our guest at 4:30 will be Marty Biron. We will be back at Talkshoe today and tomorrow while some updates are made to the Nowlive interface.
LAST CHANCE FOR SUPER LEAGUE TEAMS TO ENTER!
As the HBSL enters it's fourth season we've decided to make some exciting changes to improve what was already the best fantasy hockey game out there.
You no longer have to be a HockeyBuzz Season Ticket Holder to participate in the HBSL, but there's a catch. Because we appreciate the support that Season Ticket Holders have provided since HockeyBuzz first launched, only STH's will be eligible for the grand prize of an HDTV.
At the end of the regular season, Season Ticket Holders will be put into a bracket to compete for the grand prize while everyone else will be placed into a bracket for a chance to win a customized NHL jersey from IceJerseys.com. Plus you'll get to brag to all your friends that you outplayed hundreds of hockey fans in the best fantasy hockey game in the world. The ladies will really be impressed by that.
League Play
In the past we've generated random match-ups at the start of each week. This season we're going to split everyone up into 18-24 team leagues at the start of the season. You'll know your schedule and your league opponents from the start of the season. To make things more interesting, we're going to group everyone based on their favorite NHL team. Each league will place one team in both the STH Playoff Bracket and the Free Playoff Bracket, with the remaining playoff spots being filled with wild-cards.
Goalie Shutouts
While it's not the most significant change to the game, we've gotten a lot of requests in the past to include shutouts in the scoring. Shutouts will be worth 10 points, so make sure you invest some money into your goaltenders.
Salary Cap Hits
Since we first launched the HBSL in 2005 the goal was to make the game as much like building an NHL team as possible. With the addition of Cap Central to HockeyBuzz we now have the data to use salary cap hits rather than player salaries.
Good Luck!
With Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin past their entry level contracts and the change to salary cap hits, there's not a lot of cheap talent out there. The rosters should be a lot more diverse this year which should make for a challenging season.
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