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Post by BR329 on Jan 10, 2013 1:21:33 GMT -5
If this by some miracle were to happen, then I'd have a permanent girlfriend team out east. Seriously outside of Bruins and maybe Rangers fans who wouldn't root for the Whalers?
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 10, 2013 1:29:02 GMT -5
If this by some miracle were to happen, then I'd have a permanent girlfriend team out east. Seriously outside of Bruins and maybe Rangers fans who wouldn't root for the Whalers? 'Canes fans probably.
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Post by jacobsinc224 on Jan 10, 2013 1:44:48 GMT -5
Unfortunately I don't see CT ever getting the Whalers back and I speak to that because We can barley sell tickets for the CT Whale, how are we going to draw in the amount of fans Phoenix or New York Islanders draw.
Last Year NYI averaged 15,000+ fans and Phoenix averaged 14,000+ While the CT Whale drew 4,500ish and Bridgeport drew 4,800ish so that's only 9,000 hockey fans last year. So far this year Whale drew 3,800ish and Bridgeport drew 5,700, so u see a decrease in hartford but an increase in Bridgeport.
Yep thats my rant-ish but anyways Go Rangers!
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Post by fw91 on Jan 10, 2013 2:07:08 GMT -5
So, give me your Cup Finals guesses. i really want to say rangers but i don't want to set myself up for disapointment. Blank guess is Penguins over Canucks
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 10, 2013 7:32:48 GMT -5
So, give me your Cup Finals guesses. Bruins/Kings
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 10, 2013 8:16:30 GMT -5
So, give me your Cup Finals guesses. i really want to say rangers but i don't want to set myself up for disapointment. Blank guess is Penguins over Canucks The Rangers are an interesting case. Yes, Nash is a sexy pickup, but the Rangers lost a good chunk of guys from last season who played Tort's system to perfection. I also hate their bottom two lines, and they don't have much depth on defense, but the main guys they do have on the blue line are absolutely solid. I also wonder how a condensed schedule might affect Tort's system of shot blocking. Less games = less wear and tear, or condensed schedule = less recovery time between games? Really, each of the Atlantic teams seem to be in a weaker position from last season when it was possibly the best division in the entire league, so I have no idea. I do just want to see if the Devils can carry over how much they all bought into Pete DeBoer's system last year. It was amazing how much they gelled together as the year went on.
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 10, 2013 8:25:45 GMT -5
This is going to be an interesting 48 games. I don't know how everyone will do but I don't really expect the Habs to do all that well. We're still not there unless there's some miracle that happens.
What could be interesting is that since all teams have this two buyout option available now, I wonder if more players will try to get more involved (ahem, Gomez and Bourque and Kaberle to name a few) because they know they might be without a job in the summer. That could make Free Agency Day quite interesting.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 10, 2013 10:09:19 GMT -5
So, give me your Cup Finals guesses. Bruins/Kings The hockey boner that I would get from this series... Also, to the people who PMed me this morning, check your e-mails because invites have been sent.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 10, 2013 10:31:11 GMT -5
it's a short season so all bets are off. I say.... Phoenix vs. Philly, with Phoenix winning the cup.
and then moving to Seattle the next day.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2013 11:10:16 GMT -5
I registered under the yahoo league Triplethreatmark as SuperSweetandFriends. Anyways anything can happen this short season. I hope Edmonton will have an epic turn around like Quebecs Nordiques epic turn around during the 95 season when they were one of the basement teams the year before. Plus damn you bodog for getting me excited this year in giving the Oilers a 25-1 chance of winning the cup aka 15th overall.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 10, 2013 11:16:42 GMT -5
Avco World Cups don't count that trophy was just make-believe.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 10, 2013 11:23:51 GMT -5
it's a short season so all bets are off. I say.... Phoenix vs. Philly, with Phoenix winning the cup. and then moving to Seattle the next day. I would mark only because of the epic troll job effect Phoenix winning the Cup would have on Canada.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 10, 2013 11:30:09 GMT -5
yeah. plus the egg on Bettman's face over the champ having to move right after they won would be karma. I'm not even totally kidding. Phoenix is a good team and a legit contender. they have a legitimate shot at winning this year. has a team in any of the major sport leagues ever won the championship then immediately moved during the off-season?
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 10, 2013 11:33:53 GMT -5
yeah. plus the egg on Bettman's face over the champ having to move right after they won would be karma. I'm not even totally kidding. Phoenix is a good team and a legit contender. they have a legitimate shot at winning this year. has a team in any of the major sport leagues ever won the championship then immediately moved during the off-season? I think it happened in the old ABA back in the 70s. Don't quote me on that though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2013 11:47:12 GMT -5
I already posted my predictions pages ago. Rangers/Hawks.
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Post by BR329 on Jan 10, 2013 11:47:38 GMT -5
I thought the Coyotes and Jamison had a deal done?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2013 11:58:23 GMT -5
it's a short season so all bets are off. I say.... Phoenix vs. Philly, with Phoenix winning the cup. and then moving to Seattle the next day. I would mark only because of the epic troll job effect Phoenix winning the Cup would have on Canada. Not to sound like a negative Canadian but between three lockouts and of that ever happened. That will really further stains hockeys reputation more
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 10, 2013 12:06:46 GMT -5
There are reports that Philly wants Luo (whaaaaa? ). If that does happen I can see it actually working out for Philly this year. I don't know why I have this belief but my gut tells me that it'd work out nicely. Maybe I just need to get on meds. Watch the Cup final end up being something really weird like Buffalo vs Calgary.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 10, 2013 12:10:06 GMT -5
There are reports that Philly wants Luo (whaaaaa? ). If that does happen I can see it actually working out for Philly this year. I don't know why I have this belief but my gut tells me that it'd work out nicely. Maybe I just need to get on meds. Watch the Cup final end up being something really weird like Buffalo vs Calgary. What of Bryz then? Does he get shipped to Vancouver? Either way he'd end up becoming the back-up.
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 10, 2013 12:13:17 GMT -5
it's a short season so all bets are off. I say.... Phoenix vs. Philly, with Phoenix winning the cup. and then moving to Seattle the next day. I would mark only because of the epic troll job effect Phoenix winning the Cup would have on Canada. I don't really see it as an epic troll job on Canada but that's just me.
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