NHL 2005-06

[jjks]

Vokoun done for the year.

Crap, this beyond sucks. Not having Tomas back for the playoffs is going to be a HUGE obstacle to overcome. I was dreading facing the Ducks in the first round as it was.

[Holographic Elvis]

I had no idea Vokoun was done until I read the paper yesterday up in Detroit.

My trip to Hockeytown was AMAZING.  The city itself is pretty trashy and run down but just being able to go to the Joe after being a fan for 16 years now was just surreal.  We got there early for warmups and, unlike the Pond and Staples, they let you walk down to the glass to watch.  I got a ton of great pics.  To make it even more awesome, the Wings won by shutout, 2-0.  It was a perfect day for this Wings fan indeed.   

[JesseVader08]

Glad to hear seeing your team was such a blast, Jason.  When I finally got to see the Bruins, they not only lost the game but were shut out. 

[DSJ™]

[Ryan]

[Holographic Elvis]

I was just looking back at our predictions and I got 7 out of 8 right for the Western Conference (teams, not seedings.)  Once the East is set I'll see how I did.

Wings win their NHL record 11th in a row on the road and extend their NHL record for road victories to 30.  Now they have to avoid the serious injuries that could stop their march toward Cup #11.

[Jeff]

Western Conference
1. Detroit Red Wings (Central Division champs)
2. San Jose Sharks (Pacific Division champs)
3. Calgary Flames (Northwest Division champs)
4. Dallas Stars
5. Colorado Avalanche
6. Vancouver Canucks
7. Nashville Predators
8. Minnesota Wild

Looks like I only got 2/3 of the Division winners and 6/8 overall.  Not too shabby I guess.

[JesseVader08]

I was too much of a chicken**** to make any predictions. 

[Morgbug]

Eastern (lame name, go back please) Conference
1. Ottawa Senators
2. Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltending has become a question mark)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins
4. Philadelphia Flyers
5. Boston Bruins
6. New Jersey Devils
7. Atlanta Thrashers (if Kovy signs , without, they drop)
8. Carolina as a surprise - yep, still 5000 fans per night

Western (blech) Conference
1. Detroit Red Wings
2. Nashville Predators
3. Vancouver Canucks
4. San Jose Sharks
5. Colorado Avalanche
6. Dallas Stars
7. Edmonton Oilers
8. Calgary Flames - who will make the playoffs and lose in the first round

Way, way wrong on the Pens and at the other end of the spectrum on the 'Canes as well

What happened to the 'Nucks, aside from sucking?

[Jeff]

Crap, this beyond sucks. Not having Tomas back for the playoffs is going to be a HUGE obstacle to overcome. I was dreading facing the Ducks in the first round as it was.

Seems like the Preds are doing OK to me... Mason not only has 5 wins in a row, he even managed to score a goal!   


edit:
And, I forgot to mention that I'll be pulling for the Red Wings in the playoffs.  I'd love to see Stevie Y get to go out on top.   

[Morgbug]

Yeah, who's running that hockey pool, that goal should be worth what? 70, 75 points at least. 

[Holographic Elvis]

My East picks stunk:

1) Philadelphia Flyers (Atlantic Division champs)
2) Boston Bruins (Northeast Division champs)
3) Tampa Bay Lightning (Southeast Division champs)
4) New Jersey Devils
5) Ottawa Senators
6) Toronto Maple Leafs
7) Montreal Canadiens
8 ) Pittsburgh Penguins

[Holographic Elvis]

Crap, this beyond sucks. Not having Tomas back for the playoffs is going to be a HUGE obstacle to overcome. I was dreading facing the Ducks in the first round as it was.

edit:
And, I forgot to mention that I'll be pulling for the Red Wings in the playoffs.  I'd love to see Stevie Y get to go out on top.   

I knew there was a reason why I liked you.   

[Jesse James]

Pens were a huge disappointment this year obviously.  They're looking forward to another high draft pick, and some of our talent that currently is "elsewhere", but overall the year really sucked for us obviously.

On the bright side, Crosby turned out to be better than the expectations put on him.  I think you're wrong that he doesn't deserve top Rookiee honors.  Youngest player to put up 100 points in a season, plus on the worst team of the season, plus that's not going into the leadership qualities he really REALLY exemplified this year.  He stepped up even during their infamous 18 game skid and didn't lose heart despite being shat upon nightly.

I think he's everything he was touted as and more.  He's a single bright spot in a dismal season (though they did improve down the stretch so there's some hope).

Going into the playoffs I'm gonna pull for the Bruins.  They're a team I've always liked...  New Jersey I don't mind either.  I'll stick with an East team just because though, either way.

I just hope any bars I go to have games up and don't flick to other crap like the NBA or anything.

[Jeff]

On the bright side, Crosby turned out to be better than the expectations put on him.  I think you're wrong that he doesn't deserve top Rookiee honors.  Youngest player to put up 100 points in a season, plus on the worst team of the season, plus that's not going into the leadership qualities he really REALLY exemplified this year.  He stepped up even during their infamous 18 game skid and didn't lose heart despite being shat upon nightly.

Yeah, I think Sid the Kid would be a lock any other year, but with Ovechkin putting up 105 points (50+ goals) on a team that's almost as bad as the Penguins... going to be a hard call there.

I think since they are so evenly matched, it will come down to the Goals Scored and that will put Ovechkin over the top...