to me, nobody has really locked a spot in east except boston ottawa detroit and pittsburgh,.... montreal may have collapsed....terrible towards the end, terrible in the playoffs, in a full 82 game schedule they mightve barely made it, or maybe it was just a little hiccup and they would recover, who knows..

toronto wasnt given the oppurtunity to collapse the 2nd half of the season cause they only played the 1st half lol

lets not forget where they finished the year before, same with toronto
- RileyB77

Toronto does have good, middle of the road talent. Montreal has good young talent.

Toronto does have good, middle of the road talent. Montreal has good young talent.
- Artyukhin76

Outside of gallagher and galchenyuk i dont know any good young talent...actually i was quite surprised to see how young pacioretty is...24 ? crazy, hes wicked

toronto can suck it i hate those (frank)s..

Outside of gallagher and galchenyuk i dont know any good young talent...actually i was quite surprised to see how young pacioretty is...24 ? crazy, hes wicked

toronto can suck it i hate those (frank)s..
- RileyB77

Montreal has this defenseman name PK Subban, perhaps you've heard him?

Montreal has this defenseman name PK Subban, perhaps you've heard him?
- Artyukhin76

no? i thought he played goalie for boston behind rask

Montreal has this defenseman name PK Subban, perhaps you've heard him?
- Artyukhin76

When I got asked for a division standings prediction I said this:

Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Montreal
Tampa
Toronto
Buffalo
Florida

When I got asked for a division standings prediction I said this:

Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Montreal
Tampa
Toronto
Buffalo
Florida
- Michael_Stuart

Probably pretty accurate.

When I got asked for a division standings prediction I said this:

Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Montreal
Tampa
Toronto
Buffalo
Florida
- Michael_Stuart

what are you some kind of homer?
jk but ive been thinking i think this year we will make it or break it i think itll be break out season top 4 finish or no playoffs again because we were not really consistant enough to be in the middle

Probably pretty accurate.
- Artyukhin76

Flip Toronto and Montreal, adn thats my prediction

Actually, screw that, Lindback is going to have a breakout year, Marty and Stammer will be top 5 scorer in the league again, Filpulla, Connolly and Killorn wil gel for a total of 130 combined pts, and Hedman will step up as a top defenseman in the league. Boom. Tampa will finish 3 in the division.

You know what would be ultra frustrating to our opponents? This:
Drouin Stamkos St. Louis
Killorn Filppula Connolly
Malone Johnson Purcell
These top three lines would be difficult for teams to match up against!
- Artyukhin76

that is some scary scoring depth already...

When I got asked for a division standings prediction I said this:

Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Montreal
Tampa
Toronto
Buffalo
Florida
- Michael_Stuart

Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Tampa
Montreal
Buffalo
Toronto
Florida

Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Tampa
Montreal
Buffalo
Toronto
Florida
- Boltdolt84

boston
detroit
ottawa
tampa
toronto
montreal
buffalo
florida

Pregame blog to come tomorrow evening. Until then, g'night folks!

Tomorrow's game lines.

Drouin-Stamkos-Purcell - (two danglers in Drouin and Purcell with the finisher Stamkos, Drouin and Purcell can finish as well but not like Stamkos)

Kucherov-Filppula-Connolly - (a puck handler with two young snipers - should be a fun line)

Labrie-Thompson-Crombeen - (PK and grit, enough said)

Tyrell-Pyatt-Brown - (interesting line here, all three of these guys work real hard from what I have seen, a good checking line with potential for offense, to be honest I never pictured this line together)

Hedman-Salo - (our top line, hope salo stays healthy and has the ice speed)

Brewer-Sustr - (in my opinion the third line before the season is out, just a guess though, never been sold on Aulie)

Korobov-Barberio - (fun line here, puck moving Barberio with a pretty good looking stay at home type in Korobov)

Cote - (I have liked him so far)

Lindback in goal.

I really wish I could see this game, the lines look different and interesting.

When I got asked for a division standings prediction I said this:

Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Montreal
Tampa
Toronto
Buffalo
Florida
- Michael_Stuart

I would say this
Boston
Ottawa
Detroit
Toronto
Tampa
Montreal
Buffalo
Florida

I know its preseason, but honestly tampa is the only undefeated team in preseason , and has 0 coverage...

yes arty I know, red headed step child, but still...shouldn't that deserve at least 1 preseason game highlights/breakdown on nhl.com? (frank)

oh, TBL.com has some good ones haha radko gudas makes me laugh ... drouins found confidence in shoot-out winner, hopefully carries into this game

I wish it was streamed id love to see him with stamkos

I know its preseason, but honestly tampa is the only undefeated team in preseason , and has 0 coverage...

yes arty I know, red headed step child, but still...shouldn't that deserve at least 1 preseason game highlights/breakdown on nhl.com? (frank)

oh, TBL.com has some good ones haha radko gudas makes me laugh ... drouins found confidence in shoot-out winner, hopefully carries into this game

I wish it was streamed id love to see him with stamkos
- RileyB77

Nhl has always been weak with our highlights. We're stuck between the teams everybody loves and the teams the NHL is desperately trying to get people to like. The video we have of the last game shows Gudas man handling a couple of guys.

Nhl has always been weak with our highlights. We're stuck between the teams everybody loves and the teams the NHL is desperately trying to get people to like. The video we have of the last game shows Gudas man handling a couple of guys.
- Artyukhin76

haha I saw that, man hes hilarious lol

a small bearded czec skating around out there just pooptin on guys twice his size haha

haha I saw that, man hes hilarious lol

a small bearded czec skating around out there just pooptin on guys twice his size haha
- RileyB77

Hit the guy into the boards then body slams him then kicks his ass!

http://www.rawcharge.com/...4-roster-changes#comments
This no talent bush league hack wannabe writer is why there little club sucks ASS! Still crying over Vinny? WTF? He's in orange now, get over it. And as far as moves were concerned? Rick Bowness is what we needed on defense, a (frank)ING REAL DEFENSE COACH YOU DOUCHE!

(frank) you rawcharge and the female dog of a mother that brought you screaming into this world.

http://www.rawcharge.com/2013/9/24/4761910/raw-charge-lightning-season-preview-2013-2014-roster-changes#comments
This no talent bush league hack wannabe writer is why there little club sucks ASS! Still crying over Vinny? WTF? He's in orange now, get over it. And as far as moves were concerned? Rick Bowness is what we needed on defense, a (frank)ING REAL DEFENSE COACH YOU DOUCHE!

(frank) you rawcharge and the female dog of a mother that brought you screaming into this world.
- Artyukhin76

C'mon Arty tell us you really think don't get all politically correct on us.

I actually love our line up , it is uncontrollably deep any top 9 can score plus our 4 th line has offended in Thompson and maybe palat/panik and grit and size ... Our defense has been pretty good so far ... If we can keep the shot numbers down and to the outside I think we will break out ... So sick of sitting here speculating though , wish we were 10-15 games in already

C'mon Arty tell us you really think don't get all politically correct on us.
- tpd11

I actually am holding back, that's the scary part. I have ABSOLUTELY no love for them. I'd rather beat my head against a razor wire fence the converse with them. They all follow eachother like lost puppies. No different opinion, no disagreement just blind pats on the back. Makes me want to eat glass then vomit it up again.

Adam Erne voted Prospect of the Week by BoltProspects

damn I feel like a blogger

fox sports is airing preseason special tonight does that mean theyd be airing the game too?

Adam Erne voted Prospect of the Week by BoltProspects

damn I feel like a blogger
- RileyB77

You're not