Have they ran any previews to the next season yet?

*shivers*
- A_Tree

I think it'll be several months before they do.

I wouldn't agree. This will be a year to remember for Toronto. All sorts of questions around the future of the team. Potential would be the right word.. but direction who knows.
Toronto will be circled in rumors this year more than ever. Trade speculation will revolve around Reimer, Phanuef and Kessel and I think Toronto's "bright future" will be determining their leaders for 2014/2015.
What happens to this team if they sit in the 9-11 spot around January...?
- j.henderson

They become sellers at 11th, buyers at 9th.

The leaders of the future will, and should be, Lupul or Clarkson. Kessel will be resigned and Reimer will make his own bed this season.

Every team will have question marks, not just Toronto. I can easily turn around and ask you what happens to this team if they sit 3rd-6th spot around January?

I wouldn't agree. This will be a year to remember for Toronto. All sorts of questions around the future of the team. Potential would be the right word.. but direction who knows.
Toronto will be circled in rumors this year more than ever. Trade speculation will revolve around Reimer, Phanuef and Kessel and I think Toronto's "bright future" will be determining their leaders for 2014/2015.
What happens to this team if they sit in the 9-11 spot around January...?
- j.henderson

Zeus rains hellfire down from the sky, the world will burn.

Yea, I saw this alright. There was a player of the game named, and it wasn't Pageau, so you're wrong about that. Mason Raymond was the player of the game and Pageau wasn't one of the 3 stars that night. Good fail job though.

Of course JPG is getting great press. He's better than Claude Giroux for (frank)s sake.


- Gunslinger

http://www.senatorsextra....au-pageau-toujours-pageau

Read and report.

Sorry that you can't handle the truth. Well, I guess it will be a lot of sad and angry Leaf fans around here in a few months time.
- riceroni

What will you use this year, now that you've used the injury lifeline, last year?

Todd... I was hoping we had a non bias new Canucks blogger..... N.J. making the playoffs? Your planting the seeds of doubt in me....

I think it'll be several months before they do.
- david22

I've been considering watching breaking bad until then... can't decide if I want to get into it...

I think it'll be several months before they do.
- david22

dp

If the contracts were equal, yes!
- PrinceLH

well they are not, and lou is getting older

the nucks took what was best for them in getting assets and since they couldnt trade lou they had to trade which very well maybe the better goalie

dp
- A_Tree

Dude do it. I started watching only in May. Show is amazing. Second only to Sopranos IMO.

http://www.senatorsextra.com/main/pageau-pageau-toujours-pageau

Read and report.
- spatso

Interesting read.

What I have to report, after reading that, is that the writer felt Pageau had his ass handed to him by Kadri, and Kadri's goal, and that the hockey world thinks Pageau being better than Giroux is a given and that it's only a matter of time until he becomes the next Joe Sakic. Eventually, outscoring The Great One.

Dude do it. I started watching only in May. Show is amazing. Second only to Sopranos IMO.
- scotch_tape

Lost was some good poop. For the first 2-3 seasons.

I like your predictions.

As expected though, the comments section degenerates into Leafs fans getting defensive because their team is likely going to regress a little bit, and not wanting to face reality. And of course, the target for their anger becomes the Senators, because everyone knows that the Senators aren't allowed to be better than the Leafs.

Here's the roster facts:

Ottawa has the best goaltending tandem in the Eastern Conference. They are the only team in the east that could play either guy with confidence. They both have the stats to back this up.

Toronto's best defender would be #3 on the Senators. Karlsson-Methot is infinitely better than anything Toronto can roll out.

If Ottawa goes into the season with Spezza-Turris-Zibanejad-Pageau down the middle, well. Bozak would be in competition with Zibanejad for the 3rd line spot, and he'd probably lose out. So Toronto's #1 guy would be Ottawa's #4.

Wingers....I'd give Toronto an edge on their top two lines, and Ottawa an edge on the bottom two lines BUT if Michalek and Ryan work out with Spezza, then that's likely to be one of the most productive lines in the east.

Coaching....no contest. MacLean is superior to every coach in the league at the moment and he's got the hardware to back it up.

Toronto can roll out their mouthbreathing knuckledraggers all season and get in a bunch of fights, blah, blah, blah, but teams won't be intimidated by that once they realize that McLaren and Orr can't actually play hockey, so they simply need to skate away.

Do I think Ottawa will win the conference? I think it's down to them, Pittsburgh, and Boston.

Do I think Toronto will miss the playoffs? No, they'll probably finish between 5 and 7.

But call this what it is. Organizationally, Ottawa is LIGHT YEARS ahead of Toronto.

If he's their best player at camp, then the Sens are in real trouble and will be hard pressed to make the playoffs. Wait until the big boys come out to play, he'll be hiding behind Kassian's skirt!
- PrinceLH

Ottawa is the youngest team in the NHL

They are the tallest team (avg) in the league.

They are the second heaviest team (avg) in the league.

And, they can skate!

well they are not, and lou is getting older

the nucks took what was best for them in getting assets and since they couldnt trade lou they had to trade which very well maybe the better goalie
- dmarsden2988

What a mess they are. Poor Torts. Why would he take that job?

Interesting read.

What I have to report, after reading that, is that the writer felt Pageau had his ass handed to him by Kadri, and Kadri's goal, and that the hockey world thinks Pageau being better than Giroux is a given and that it's only a matter of time until he becomes the next Joe Sakic. Eventually, outscoring The Great One.
- Gunslinger

He already has his own chant. That's gotta count in his favor.

What a mess they are. Poor Torts. Why would he take that job?
- scotch_tape

Guy's gotta eat. He's taking a job in a big market, and it seems he'll be given some leeway for any bad play, since as you say they are a mess.

Senators blogger "predicting" that Senators win the East?

Yeah, ok..

Ottawa is the youngest team in the NHL

They are the tallest team (avg) in the league.

They are the second heaviest team (avg) in the league.

And, they can skate!
- spatso

The Jets are the youngest team in the NHL. As for the rest, Im sure it's wrong too.

well they are not, and lou is getting older

the nucks took what was best for them in getting assets and since they couldnt trade lou they had to trade which very well maybe the better goalie
- dmarsden2988

Exactly! And I applaud the Canucks for doing what they had to. I'm not sold on Schneider. He could be good, but he's not going to be great, after 20 years of Marty Broduer. The talent level on the Devils is getting mighty thin and there really isn't any great star on the horizon. The Devils always had some star power, to go with their relentless defensive game. There are no more Steven's, or Niedermeyers, or Parise's, on this team. It's a number of also rans, that have been dealt around the league, from other franchises. Ryder is OK, but is he a star? Same with Clowe. Both are past they're prime and outside of Adam Henrique, there isn't allot of youth on this club. A retool is coming.

Dude do it. I started watching only in May. Show is amazing. Second only to Sopranos IMO.
- scotch_tape

I watched the wire, which I hear it getting to compared to most often. The wire was pretty good but not OMGSOAMAZING as some people describe. I think I'll watch the first season at least. How many episodes is there?

Guy's gotta eat. He's taking a job in a big market, and it seems he'll be given some leeway for any bad play, since as you say they are a mess.
- david22

I thought he'd wait for the Florida job to open up. Because it will and they have a ton of talent coming up.

I like your predictions.

As expected though, the comments section degenerates into Leafs fans getting defensive because their team is likely going to regress a little bit, and not wanting to face reality. And of course, the target for their anger becomes the Senators, because everyone knows that the Senators aren't allowed to be better than the Leafs.

Here's the roster facts:

Ottawa has the best goaltending tandem in the Eastern Conference. They are the only team in the east that could play either guy with confidence. They both have the stats to back this up.

Toronto's best defender would be #3 on the Senators. Karlsson-Methot is infinitely better than anything Toronto can roll out.

If Ottawa goes into the season with Spezza-Turris-Zibanejad-Pageau down the middle, well. Bozak would be in competition with Zibanejad for the 3rd line spot, and he'd probably lose out. So Toronto's #1 guy would be Ottawa's #4.

Wingers....I'd give Toronto an edge on their top two lines, and Ottawa an edge on the bottom two lines BUT if Michalek and Ryan work out with Spezza, then that's likely to be one of the most productive lines in the east.

Coaching....no contest. MacLean is superior to every coach in the league at the moment and he's got the hardware to back it up.

Toronto can roll out their mouthbreathing knuckledraggers all season and get in a bunch of fights, blah, blah, blah, but teams won't be intimidated by that once they realize that McLaren and Orr can't actually play hockey, so they simply need to skate away.

Do I think Ottawa will win the conference? I think it's down to them, Pittsburgh, and Boston.

Do I think Toronto will miss the playoffs? No, they'll probably finish between 5 and 7.

But call this what it is. Organizationally, Ottawa is LIGHT YEARS ahead of Toronto.
- the_terror

Superb!

However, I think you may have caused all the dwarfs to retreat to another thread!

I watched the wire, which I hear it getting to compared to most often. The wire was pretty good but not OMGSOAMAZING as some people describe. I think I'll watch the first season at least. How many episodes is there?
- A_Tree

First season is short. 7 or 8 episodes. Coincided with the writers strike in 2008.

Jesus