Who is gonna have the best team come the 2006 NHL season.

[KenJi]

Man Pittburgh just signing ZIGMUND PALFFY to a 3 year deal. One of my favorite players ever.

Shit along with Sergei Gonchar, Lemiux, Crosby, Malkin man they are gonna have a dynamite team in a couple or few years

[KenJi]

Fuck forgot Recci is back too

[Hot Karl]

Originally Posted by KenJi

Man Pittburgh just signing ZIGMUND PALFFY to a 3 year deal. One of my favorite players ever.

Shit along with Sergei Gonchar, Lemiux, Crosby, Malkin man they are gonna have a dynamite team in a couple or few years

lol gonna? shit instant contenders.

hell if fleury breaks out, they could easiliy have a top tier goalie too.

and as stated by others they got tarnstrom and jackman too.

absolutely impressed with the way pittsburgh is running things.

*oh yea, ziggy is a huge addition, definetely props.

[Anjew]

The oil flows in my body

My order:

EDMONTON






Ottawa - I feel bad for them lol
Vancouver
Montreal
Calgary




Toronto

[KenJi]

i'll throw calgary over montreal right now.

they have the better team

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by Hot Karl

lol gonna? shit instant contenders.

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I say GONNA because of how unproven Crosby is. I don't care how good he was in the juniors though I think he will be dominant in the NHL. As will Ovenchikin.

Until i see him dominate the NHL I will continually say Pitts will be a good team in a COUPLE or FEW YEARS.

but yes pitts is puttin together a very good team. Apparently they have an investor helping them.

Would make sense u think this money is invisible?

[Dj Franco]

im sticking to Pens being the most improved team this year. I hear they wanna add one more top six forward, one more D man, and a veteran goalie to help out Fleury in the pipes. I predicted Ziggy in Pittsburgh, so I'll give it another try. Forwards will be ither Jozef Stumpel or Anson Carter im leaning more toward them getting Stumpel tho, D Man will be Roman Hamrlik, and goalie will be Sean Burke. They have the possiblity of getting CuJo but i dont think thats smart, Joseph would play to many games and have Fleury not get enough experience, plus CuJo would come at a little too high of a price. For the money hes worth Burke is a perfect fit. So lets see, Mario, Recchi, Crosby, Malkin, Palffy, Stumpel, Malone, Morozov, Kraft. D Man will be Gonchar, Tarnstrom, Jackman, Hamrlik, and a stay at home d man in Melichar. Goalies, Marc Andre Fleury, and Sean Burke as a Mentor and to help out on the 82 games schedule.

Instant Contender if it goes the way I say which word is those players are heading to Steel Town.

[Pennywise]

its hard to say
the NHL is gonna alot diffrent now

[Cdn_Brdr]

Have I said 'SERIOUSLY, FUCK THE OILERS OK' yet???

just checking...

[babygirlazn]

it will be interesting with the new rules like the 2 line passing one

[Anjew]

i'm so looking forward to the shootouts.
FUCK<<< awesome
I'll be a season ticket holder next year
and i'm attending all oilers vs canucks games this year excl. pre season.
OILERSSSSSSSSS
I've just ordered my Pronger jersey too! WOOOOHOOOO
NHL!!!!! IS BACKKKKKKKKKKK

[set2hate]

hockey is for fags.

[BAL1STOPHER]

Originally Posted by set2hate

hockey is for fags.

what the hell has gotten into you my friend

[KenJi]

^ i think the lockout got to him

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by Dj Franco

im sticking to Pens being the most improved team this year. I hear they wanna add one more top six forward, one more D man, and a veteran goalie to help out Fleury in the pipes. I predicted Ziggy in Pittsburgh, so I'll give it another try. Forwards will be ither Jozef Stumpel or Anson Carter im leaning more toward them getting Stumpel tho, D Man will be Roman Hamrlik, and goalie will be Sean Burke. They have the possiblity of getting CuJo but i dont think thats smart, Joseph would play to many games and have Fleury not get enough experience, plus CuJo would come at a little too high of a price. For the money hes worth Burke is a perfect fit. So lets see, Mario, Recchi, Crosby, Malkin, Palffy, Stumpel, Malone, Morozov, Kraft. D Man will be Gonchar, Tarnstrom, Jackman, Hamrlik, and a stay at home d man in Melichar. Goalies, Marc Andre Fleury, and Sean Burke as a Mentor and to help out on the 82 games schedule.

Instant Contender if it goes the way I say which word is those players are heading to Steel Town.

in terms of individual players yes the pens have put together a dynamo team, but i just don't see them clicking all in one year.

I do see them improving and getting into the playoff's though and prob at high standing like 6th in their conference maybe even as high as 5.

but they also gotta deal with the STILL stacked Flyers,, and moderatly stocked maple leafs.

I would like to see Fleury get to try the start as the full time goalie. I dunno about Sean Burke in net.

[Dj Franco]

Its not about being stacked, its about having Chemistry. Mario and Recchi are well known to have chemistry, and i can't see why crosby wouldn't click with those 2 guys. As for the rest of the team, there defentley going to be an Offensive minded team, i see a lot of 6-4 games in the future. The days of defense i think are gone, and this benefits the Pens more then anyone in the league, because Management has always liked to put together a high flying team. Either way, this season is gonna fun to watch.

[Moon]

hahaa canucks are gonna rule cuz they got richard park

Korea... FUCK YEAH!!

hahaha boh boh boh

[Cdn_Brdr]

Originally Posted by k-pryde

hahaa canucks are gonna rule cuz they got richard park

Korea... FUCK YEAH!!

hahaha boh boh boh

I think Park is a really good acquisition.... definitely a smart pick-up by the Canucks.

Now only if Anson Carter would drop his price a bit......

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by Dj Franco

Its not about being stacked, its about having Chemistry. Mario and Recchi are well known to have chemistry, and i can't see why crosby wouldn't click with those 2 guys. As for the rest of the team, there defentley going to be an Offensive minded team, i see a lot of 6-4 games in the future. The days of defense i think are gone, and this benefits the Pens more then anyone in the league, because Management has always liked to put together a high flying team. Either way, this season is gonna fun to watch.

I don't see them doing that good in their first year I just don't see them clicking that fast.

not too mention no one knows what the lines are gonna be other than mario and crosby playing together.

also throw in that mario and crosby are both centers so most likely for the time being crosby is gonna have to get used to playing as a winger.

I know they will be a very good team once everything clicks but i don't think that will happen in the first season the second i see it happening.

i dunno why b ut i see anaheim actually doing well too.

[Dj Franco]

Mario is a Center but played half his career on the wing........especially when they had the Lemieux, francis, jagr line. Crosby will 100% center there line

[KenJi]

yea I know Mario plays as a center and winger, but with his size especially on this new penguins team I think he would be better suited for the position.

but as you said it will i won't say 100% but most likely be crosby centering it until otherwise something comes up.


Either way what I am saying is the Pens will improve no doubt.. well its not hard to improved from last place lol

but i don't think they are gonna excel rite out of the gates until the next season is what I am saying.

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by TheCooker

I'd say Vancouver...everyone else is scoring big name Unrestricted Free Agents, but that's just a band aid...we got a really good core team. Calgary is getting scary though...but when I think about the best the thing to come out of Calgary (the road to Vancouver) I start feeling better.

what core? Cloutier???? :(

[KenJi]

^ thats true a core of a team is support to start with the goalie. Our teams core starts with the offense since we rely on with our sub par goaltending.

Clouts should take up meditation.

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by KenJi

^ thats true a core of a team is support to start with the goalie. Our teams core starts with the offense since we rely on with our sub par goaltending.

Clouts should take up meditation.

Meditation, or Medication?? haha I think that Clouts is too comfortable behind the crease. He is a good guy when he is FORCED to play...if he is not kept busy his skills go in limbo. What we need in all the players of our Vancouver Canucks hockey team is the THIRST for the Lord All Mighty Stanley Cup. Think about it...Detroit is still good, why? Because they know what it takes to win the cup. And once you win it, then the whole team has the drive to work hard each and every game to reach the cup a second, third or more time. With that said and done, any veteran goalie of a cup winning team will stand up every game he shows for and make the big saves and wins for the team.

Example---If the Canucks had been BETTER the season following the shitty loss to the Rangers back in the day, then McLean would still be around with the canucks.

It is the attitude of the team that makes them who they are. The goalie is still at least 60% responsible for the way the team puts up the points in the standings.

On a side note: expect Bertuzzi not to be as big of a star when he comes back. He will not show the same physical emotion he once played his game. He will be schizophrenic on the ice because any big hit a player takes off of him will make him prone to another penalty call in his favour. That, or he will want to get traded when he does not produce like he used to.

[KenJi]

I dunno he might try and become the bertuzzi that stays around the circles and passes the puck around alot too. its happened before.

p.s: flyers and bruins have solid teams this year