Baah forgot Armstrong moved already. Dare to dream, remember what gems burke moved to get Phaneuf? Players in the same vein as Lombardi/Connoly.
- Schneiderman

sweet so we can get Getzlaf for Connolly, Lombardi, Komisarek and Orr.

I meant contract/term wise, should have specified, my bad.
- Schneiderman

it's because of that contract that someone will get him cheap

sweet so we can get Getzlaf for Connolly, Lombardi, Komisarek and Orr.
- big_dion

* buys getzlaf jersey

Most of the 15 teams end up being where you would expect them to finish. Obviously, there are surprises every year because of injuries and what not but every year there are some pretty obvious locks.
- Two_For_Truth

Rank Team GP W L OT ROW PTS GF GA Home Away Last 10 Streak
1 y-NY Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 109 226 187 27-12-2 24-12-5 6-4-0 Lost 2
2 y-Boston 82 49 29 4 40 102 269 202 24-14-3 25-15-1 7-2-1 Won 2
3 y-Florida 82 38 26 18 32 94 203 227 21-9-11 17-17-7 2-3-5 Won 1
4 x-Pittsburgh 82 51 25 6 42 108 282 221 29-10-2 22-15-4 6-4-0 Won 3
5 x-Philadelphia 82 47 26 9 43 103 264 232 22-13-6 25-13-3 5-4-1 Lost 1
6 x-New Jersey 82 48 28 6 36 102 228 209 24-13-4 24-15-2 7-2-1 Won 6
7 x-Washington 82 42 32 8 38 92 222 230 26-11-4 16-21-4 6-2-2 Won 2
8 x-Ottawa 82 41 31 10 35 92 249 240 20-17-4 21-14-6 4-6-0 Lost 3

9 Buffalo 82 39 32 11 32 89 218 230 21-12-8 18-20-3 6-3-1 OT 1
10 Tampa Bay 82 38 36 8 35 84 235 281 25-14-2 13-22-6 6-3-1 Won 1
11 Winnipeg 82 37 35 10 33 84 225 246 23-13-5 14-22-5 3-5-2 OT 1
12 Carolina 82 33 33 16 32 82 213 243 20-14-7 13-19-9 5-4-1 Lost 1
13 Toronto 82 35 37 10 31 80 231 264 18-16-7 17-21-3 3-5-2 Lost 1
14 NY Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 79 203 255 17-18-6 17-19-5 5-5-0 Lost 1
15 Montreal 82 31 35 16 26 78 212 226 16-15-10 15-20-6 3-3-4 Won 1

So you saw all this bolded stuff happening?

Lombardi = Hagman
White = Komisarek
Stajan = Connolly
Mayers = Orr

Lombardi = Hagman
White = Komisarek
Stajan = Connolly
Mayers = Orr
- big_dion

keep in mind, ian white is THE WHITE KNIGHT and i miss him.

hes x3 komi

* buys getzlaf jersey
- The_Vark

id buy a third jersey Getzlaf because i got a blue one (phaneuf) and this year a white Grabovski is coming my way.

Buffalo - Derek Roy being gone will hurt. Steve Ott helps. I guess maybe the same

Tampa Bay - Lindback has never shown he could be anything more than a backup. Loss of starting goalie

Winnipeg - Trouble surrounding Pavelec, and Kane isn't resigned
- brandon2743

Buffalo - Roy sucked last year. If Ott can muster 40 points and be as physical as he always is, the Sabres didn't lose anything. Keep in mind Miller missed a lot of time last year so add that to the equation.

Tampa Bay - They added Carle and Salo thus strengthening their defense. Lindback has to be better than Roloson, who was horrendous last year with a 3.66 GAA and .886% in 40 games so technically, Garon was their starter. The Lightning did not get worse.

Winnipeg - Trouble with Pavelec? Drunk driving in his home country shouldn't ruin his season this year. Kane will be resigned, it's just a matter of dollars and cents. Winnipeg is either the same or slightly better by adding Jokinen.

None of these three teams got worse, in fact, you could easily argue at least one, if not two of them got better.

I remember. (frank)ing Fernandez The day he set foot outside the trap of Lemaire he imploded.
- AdamFrench

Frank Fernandez. Do you guys remember his as a Bruin? What a piece of franking dog poop

keep in mind, ian white is THE WHITE KNIGHT and i miss him.

hes x3 komi
- big_dion

I was just about to get mad at you till you said that!!! Ian white is still my favourite Leaf player in quite a while.

id buy a third jersey Getzlaf because i got a blue one (phaneuf) and this year a white Grabovski is coming my way.
- big_dion

I got that picture coming for you within the night

Once you see it you'll be like, I want...now, but with the Leafs colors and logo

Tim Thomas? The ultra right wing American conservative play in Toronto, Ontario, Canada? I wouldn't bet on it.
- Two_For_Truth

thats fine... I am sure he will retire anyways...

Playing in sweeden was ok for him though

So you saw all this bolded stuff happening?
- mykokes

The only real big surprises last year were the Florida Panthers and the New Jersey Devils. The Panthers did what the Lightning were suppose to do while the Devils went all the way to the finals. Outside of that, the Rangers, the Penguins, the Flyers, the Bruins, the Capitals all made the playoffs as everybody expected them to.

While the "experts" had Ottawa pegged for 15th, it was a poor assessment. The Senators were ranked so low because of the year they had prior. Fact is, they were very injured and had no goaltending. That changed with a healthy team and adding Craig Anderson. Were they a lock to make the playoffs? No, but they should have been expected to fight for a playoff spot.

I'm not talking about exact placements in the standings by the way. I'm talking about teams that make the playoffs. More often than not, there are five or six teams who are locks to make the playoffs with the final two or three spots being up in the air to which team is the healthiest and has the best goaltending.

that's it Leaf fan's.....way to keep you head up

id buy a third jersey Getzlaf because i got a blue one (phaneuf) and this year a white Grabovski is coming my way.
- big_dion

Right now I have Rask (winter classic), Bergeron (home), Marchand (home), Seguin (away) Seidenberg (home w/cup patch, because he was the unsung hero of the cup run) Horton (Alternate)

And a game used signed Joe Thornton jersey, but we won't talk about that

Frank Fernandez. Do you guys remember his as a Bruin? What a piece of franking dog poop
- celata29

Back when Boston sucked Hard to believe it was only a few years ago.

Also I just found out his uncle is Jaques Lemaire...wow. He trapped his daughter just like coach wanted.

Harding is their back up and is there future #1, backstrom has 1 year left.

dunno what it would cost, not as much as you may think though.
- big_dion

I'd buy that for a BUCK!

Cant wait to see the bottom seven and your thoughts.

Preview:

Leafs- decline
Habs - slightly improve
Sabres - stay the same
Jets - Same
T Bay - Slightly improve
NYI - Improve
Hurricanes - Improved

- Iggysbff

How have the Leafs gotten worse from last year?

Buffalo - Roy sucked last year. If Ott can muster 40 points and be as physical as he always is, the Sabres didn't lose anything. Keep in mind Miller missed a lot of time last year so add that to the equation.

Tampa Bay - They added Carle and Salo thus strengthening their defense. Lindback has to be better than Roloson, who was horrendous last year with a 3.66 GAA and .886% in 40 games so technically, Garon was their starter. The Lightning did not get worse.

Winnipeg - Trouble with Pavelec? Drunk driving in his home country shouldn't ruin his season this year. Kane will be resigned, it's just a matter of dollars and cents. Winnipeg is either the same or slightly better by adding Jokinen.

None of these three teams got worse, in fact, you could easily argue at least one, if not two of them got better.
- Two_For_Truth

Drunk driving went really well for the Bulin wall. Jury's out on Jokinen, he's a decent centre, but I don't think he can repeat last year's numbers.

Back when Boston sucked Hard to believe it was only a few years ago.

Also I just found out his uncle is Jaques Lemaire...wow. He trapped his daughter just like coach wanted.
- AdamFrench

God the Bruins were awful...I stuck through those times though and it made winning that much sweeter

thats fine... I am sure he will retire anyways...

Playing in sweeden was ok for him though
- senstroll

It's not so much about him retiring as much as it is about his obvious political views clashing with playing in what he would consider ultra-socialist Canada. This is a guy who skipped the White House meeting because he disagreed with Obama, could you imagine what he would think of Canadian government?

Thomas licks scrot!
- big_dion

Yeah I guess after Thomas' shenanigans earlier today, Burkie won't be trading for that guy!

The only real big surprises last year were the Florida Panthers and the New Jersey Devils. The Panthers did what the Lightning were suppose to do while the Devils went all the way to the finals. Outside of that, the Rangers, the Penguins, the Flyers, the Bruins, the Capitals all made the playoffs as everybody expected them to.

While the "experts" had Ottawa pegged for 15th, it was a poor assessment. The Senators were ranked so low because of the year they had prior. Fact is, they were very injured and had no goaltending. That changed with a healthy team and adding Craig Anderson. Were they a lock to make the playoffs? No, but they should have been expected to fight for a playoff spot.

I'm not talking about exact placements in the standings by the way. I'm talking about teams that make the playoffs. More often than not, there are five or six teams who are locks to make the playoffs with the final two or three spots being up in the air to which team is the healthiest and has the best goaltending.
- Two_For_Truth

Buffalo had some big expectations last season, I'm sure we all remember the influx of Sabre posters on our threads

It's not so much about him retiring as much as it is about his obvious political views clashing with playing in what he would consider ultra-socialist Canada. This is a guy who skipped the White House meeting because he disagreed with Obama, could you imagine what he would think of Canadian government?
- Two_For_Truth

Yes. He would agree with it.

How have the Leafs gotten worse from last year?
- Jeffmt

Maybe he thinks they lost the Schenn JVR trade? I think they won that trade personally though.