habsman6_mtl Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Eastern Conference 1. Washington Capitals 2. Philadelphia Flyers 3. Boston Bruins 4. Montreal Canadiens 5. Pittsburgh Penguins 6. New Jersey Devils 7. Ottawa Senators 8. Tampa Bay Lighting 9. Buffalo Sabers 10. New York Rangers 11. Atlanta Thrashers 12. Carolina Huricanes 13. New York Islanders 14. Toronto Maple Leafs 15. Florida Panthers If price can have AT LEAST a decent season, and the Canadiens have a much better year in terms of injuries, look for the habs to have an outstanding season and challenge Boston for the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Ahead of the Penguins, even when the Penguins let go of Gonchar and signed both Martin and Michalek in their stead? The Penguins have improved their D some. Unless, somehow, many opponents would gang up on Crosby and Malkin, shutting them down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 What The Hockey News has to say: East: 1. Washington 2. Pittsburgh 3. Boston 4. Philadelphia 5. NJ Devils 6. Buffalo 7. Tampa Bay 8. Montreal ---------------------- 9. Carolina 10. Ottawa 11. Atlanta 12. Toronto 13. NY Rangers 14. NY Islanders 15. Florida West: 1. Vancouver 2. San Jose 3. Detroit 4. Chicago 5. Los Angeles 6. St. Louis 7. Phoenix 8. Calgary -------------------- 9. Colorado 10. Nashville 11. Anaheim 12. Dallas 13. Minnesota 14. Columbus 15. Edmonton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid-Canada_mtl Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Vancouver as number 1 in the West actually makes a lot more sense when you think about it, they will own their divisional games, whereas Detroit/Chicago will have harder games. The Pacific also might be a bad division this year, Anaheim and Dallas are rebuilding it seems, Phoenix lost a lot of centers, Los Angeles is basically the same and are not really a force yet and San Jose lost their goalie and captain and some of their good 3rd/4th liners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsman6_mtl Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Ahead of the Penguins, even when the Penguins let go of Gonchar and signed both Martin and Michalek in their stead? The Penguins have improved their D some. Unless, somehow, many opponents would gang up on Crosby and Malkin, shutting them down... I guess they did improve their D but I don't think Martin or Michalek is as much as a threat out there as Gonchar would be. Personally I don't think their offense is anything special. If you shut down Crosby and Malkin the Penguins aren't even a top team in the conference. Obviously thats easier said then done but it can be done, as we saw in the playoffs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 But the CH would still attempt to shut down their top 2 centers. And Michalek is a decent shutdown D-man (I remember someone comparing Michalek to Langway) so it won't be all that easy for us to shut down their top 2 centers. Crosby and Malkin can feed pucks to wingers that are not as good as Cammalleri or Gionta, but even Kunitz is not that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 East 1 - Washington 2 - Pittsburgh 3 - Buffalo 4 - New Jersey 5 - Philadelphia 6 - Montreal 7 - Boston 8 - Tampa Bay - 9 - Ottawa 10 - New York R 11 - Carolina 12 - Atlanta 13 - New York I 14 - Toronto 15 - Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHIW Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Wow, most people have Carolina not making the playoffs, I have them as divisional winners o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Northeast is a 3-way race between Boston, Buffalo and us. You could expect us to be on the top of the division only to see us be 3rd in Northeast another week. Unlike baseball and basketball, hockey is supposed to be interesting all season long, for the very reason that makes the Stanley Cup the hardest championship to win in professional sports (from a player's viewpoint!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Bah Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 If these finishes were so easy to proclaim then these columns would be nonsensical. As far as proper finishes the Eastern should be the hardest. Pittsburgh should be at the top.Washington close.Montreal, Philly,and NewJersey next Ottawa,Buffalo and either Tampa Bay or Boston after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHIW Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Northeast is a 3-way race between Boston, Buffalo and us. You could expect us to be on the top of the division only to see us be 3rd in Northeast another week. Really, I see it as us and Ottawa EDIT: I have Ottawa winning the conference, how much of a genius will I look if they come 1st, Carolina come 3rd, and Toronto come 8th, however, what an idiot I will be if non of these teams make the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 East 1. Washington 2. Pittsburgh 3. Montreal 4. New Jersey 5. Boston 6. Philadelphia 7. Buffalo 8. Carolina _______________ NY Rangers Tampa Ottawa Florida Toronto NY Islanders Atlanta West 1. San Jose 2. Vancouver 3. Chicago 4. Detroit 5. Phoenix 6. Colorado 7. LA 8. Calgary _________ Minnesota StLouis Anaheim Dallas Edmonton Nashville Columbus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Heres what I would say for now. East 9. Montreal Canadiens (Basically the same team that made the playoffs by 1 point without Halak) As you said, same basic lineup as last year The replacements players are question marks so I figure this team fights for the last playoff spot , like they have the last bunch of years If they play like they did last year and don't get the goaltending they could be out of it early If they get career years out of some players and stay injury free it will be a dog fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsman6_mtl Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 As you said, same basic lineup as last year The replacements players are question marks so I figure this team fights for the last playoff spot , like they have the last bunch of years If they play like they did last year and don't get the goaltending they could be out of it early If they get career years out of some players and stay injury free it will be a dog fight Its a very good thing that we have the same basic lineup as last year. This a brand new team that needed time to gel, and when playoff time came, you could see that was happening very well. I don't see how how they played bad last year. How can you expect a team to have a great season when their constantly dealing with big injuries through out the entire season. That had everything to do with the team taking a while to gel. if they career years out of players, stay injury free, and get at least decent goaltending out of Price, it wont be any fight for 8th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL-91 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Their goaltending is still an issue... JS is on the wrong side of 30 and has to deal with the new pad rule, while Gus is still a few years away. I'm not too worried, they've improved, but not in leaps and bounds. They may find themselves around 10-12th in the east. Still not much of a threat. What a team means on Paper is different then how they will play as a team. Toronto will be not make the play-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Its a very good thing that we have the same basic lineup as last year. This a brand new team that needed time to gel, and when playoff time came, you could see that was happening very well. I don't see how how they played bad last year. How can you expect a team to have a great season when their constantly dealing with big injuries through out the entire season. That had everything to do with the team taking a while to gel. if they career years out of players, stay injury free, and get at least decent goaltending out of Price, it wont be any fight for 8th place. Come PO time they relied on Halak ....for the mosty part . They got outshot badly ..........alot The blocked alot of shots They can't play like that for 82 regular season games .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 1. Wash 2. Bos 3. NJ 4. Pit 5. Phi 6. Buf 7. Car 8. NYR --------------------- 9. Ott 10. TBL 11. NYI 12. Tor 13. MTL 14. Fla 15. Atl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 The only way the Habs could be 13th in the East would be a Price-less team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee-X Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Wow, most people have Carolina not making the playoffs, I have them as divisional winners o.o Luckily for you nobody will remember this post by the end of the year if you're wrong, but you can come back and quote it for bragging rights if you're correct. Just call it the ol' Don Cherry spam-and-brag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 1. Washington 2. Boston 3. New Jersey 4. Philly 5. Carolina 6. Pittsburgh 7. Montreal 8. New York Rangers --------------------- 9. Tampa Bay 10. Buffalo 11. Ottawa 12. New York Islanders 13. Toronto 14. Florida 15. Atlanta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 1. Wash 2. Bos 3. NJ 4. Pit 5. Phi 6. Buf 7. Car 8. NYR --------------------- 9. Ott 10. TBL 11. NYI 12. Tor 13. MTL 14. Fla 15. Atl eww... -1 Montreal behind toronto?!?! Hopefully your wrong honestly i rather be in 15th then 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpem-can Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 1. Wash 2. Bos 3. NJ 4. Pit 5. Phi 6. Buf 7. Car 8. NYR ---------------------Wow....can't see this at all....what did you throw 6-15 in a hat? 9. Ott 10. TBL 11. NYI 12. Tor 13. MTL 14. Fla 15. Atl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpem-can Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 1) Pitts 2) Wash 3) Philly 4) NJ 5) Mon 6) Bost 7) Ott 8) NYR 9) Buff 10) Car 11) TB 12) TO 13) NYI 14) Fla 15) ATl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpem-can Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 amazing how some Habs fans have us not making the plaoffs after last year...Gionta , Camm ,Marky all hurt for stretches last year...another year of the team knowing each other ...I've got them in 5th...have some faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHIW Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 amazing how some Habs fans have us not making the plaoffs after last year...Gionta , Camm ,Marky all hurt for stretches last year...another year of the team knowing each other ...I've got them in 5th...have some faith Auld and Sanford as goalies, good luck to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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