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I loathe the existence of the Bruins...but that is a really cool hedge maze. Credit where it's due. yes.gif

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Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.
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QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 26 2011, 05:48 PM)
Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.

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Just hoping EA doesn't pick the Canucks again this year facepalm.gif

 

 

Not sure why Pittsburgh is the #2 favourite though. We still don't know how long Crosby will be out, or whether he'll be the same player once he comes back, and I don't think the Pens are Cup favourites without him. Also, LOL at Philly ahead of Washington and Boston.

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QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 27 2011, 03:44 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 26 2011, 05:48 PM)
Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.

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Just hoping EA doesn't pick the Canucks again this year facepalm.gif

 

 

Not sure why Pittsburgh is the #2 favourite though. We still don't know how long Crosby will be out, or whether he'll be the same player once he comes back, and I don't think the Pens are Cup favourites without him. Also, LOL at Philly ahead of Washington and Boston.

Yes. Also, a team with Versteeg, Kopecky, Fleischmann, Booth, Campbell, Jovanovski and Theodore is 125-1? This league is, indeed, a son of a wacko.gif . Btw, the Hockey News magazine has the Hawks coming out of the West. common001.gif

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QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 03:37 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 27 2011, 03:44 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 26 2011, 05:48 PM)
Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.

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Just hoping EA doesn't pick the Canucks again this year facepalm.gif

 

 

Not sure why Pittsburgh is the #2 favourite though. We still don't know how long Crosby will be out, or whether he'll be the same player once he comes back, and I don't think the Pens are Cup favourites without him. Also, LOL at Philly ahead of Washington and Boston.

Yes. Also, a team with Versteeg, Kopecky, Fleischmann, Booth, Campbell, Jovanovski and Theodore is 125-1? This league is, indeed, a son of a wacko.gif . Btw, the Hockey News magazine has the Hawks coming out of the West. common001.gif

I trust The Hockey News even less than I trust Vegas laugh.gif

 

As for Florida, this might just be me but I kinda doubt their spending spree will improve them much at all. Theodore is a big step down from Vokoun, and none of their pickups are bona fide top-line forwards. Campbell and Jovo are OK but I'll be amazed if they manage 10th in the East unless they somehow end up with some elite scoring talent.

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QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 28 2011, 07:15 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 03:37 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 27 2011, 03:44 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 26 2011, 05:48 PM)
Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.

biggrin.gif

 

 

Just hoping EA doesn't pick the Canucks again this year facepalm.gif

 

 

Not sure why Pittsburgh is the #2 favourite though. We still don't know how long Crosby will be out, or whether he'll be the same player once he comes back, and I don't think the Pens are Cup favourites without him. Also, LOL at Philly ahead of Washington and Boston.

Yes. Also, a team with Versteeg, Kopecky, Fleischmann, Booth, Campbell, Jovanovski and Theodore is 125-1? This league is, indeed, a son of a wacko.gif . Btw, the Hockey News magazine has the Hawks coming out of the West. common001.gif

I trust The Hockey News even less than I trust Vegas laugh.gif

 

As for Florida, this might just be me but I kinda doubt their spending spree will improve them much at all. Theodore is a big step down from Vokoun, and none of their pickups are bona fide top-line forwards. Campbell and Jovo are OK but I'll be amazed if they manage 10th in the East unless they somehow end up with some elite scoring talent.

Still, the discrepancy in the odds, ( 125-1 to Edmonton's and Ottawa's 65-1 or Columbus' 75-1 ) is somewhat questionable, especially considering Florida has an almost $15 million cap space.

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QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 06:17 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 28 2011, 07:15 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 03:37 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 27 2011, 03:44 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 26 2011, 05:48 PM)
Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.

biggrin.gif

 

 

Just hoping EA doesn't pick the Canucks again this year facepalm.gif

 

 

Not sure why Pittsburgh is the #2 favourite though. We still don't know how long Crosby will be out, or whether he'll be the same player once he comes back, and I don't think the Pens are Cup favourites without him. Also, LOL at Philly ahead of Washington and Boston.

Yes. Also, a team with Versteeg, Kopecky, Fleischmann, Booth, Campbell, Jovanovski and Theodore is 125-1? This league is, indeed, a son of a wacko.gif . Btw, the Hockey News magazine has the Hawks coming out of the West. common001.gif

I trust The Hockey News even less than I trust Vegas laugh.gif

 

As for Florida, this might just be me but I kinda doubt their spending spree will improve them much at all. Theodore is a big step down from Vokoun, and none of their pickups are bona fide top-line forwards. Campbell and Jovo are OK but I'll be amazed if they manage 10th in the East unless they somehow end up with some elite scoring talent.

Still, the discrepancy in the odds, ( 125-1 to Edmonton's and Ottawa's 65-1 or Columbus' 75-1 ) is somewhat questionable, especially considering Florida has an almost $15 million cap space.

That's true. I think Columbus deserves better odds because unlike Florida, Edmonton, and Ottawa (and let's add Colorado and NYI to the list), they've actually made some awesome offseason moves and have some proven elite talent on their roster. But the rest of them, yeah, I don't get the huge gap between them and the Panthers. They're all looking pretty awful right now.

 

I think the most incredible thing about this ranking is the fact that the defending champs are behind 4 other teams even though they're going into the season with almost all of their winning team intact. I guess there's a perception that Boston's Cup was a fluke?

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QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 29 2011, 02:47 AM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 06:17 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 28 2011, 07:15 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 03:37 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 27 2011, 03:44 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 26 2011, 05:48 PM)
Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.

biggrin.gif

 

 

Just hoping EA doesn't pick the Canucks again this year facepalm.gif

 

 

Not sure why Pittsburgh is the #2 favourite though. We still don't know how long Crosby will be out, or whether he'll be the same player once he comes back, and I don't think the Pens are Cup favourites without him. Also, LOL at Philly ahead of Washington and Boston.

Yes. Also, a team with Versteeg, Kopecky, Fleischmann, Booth, Campbell, Jovanovski and Theodore is 125-1? This league is, indeed, a son of a wacko.gif . Btw, the Hockey News magazine has the Hawks coming out of the West. common001.gif

I trust The Hockey News even less than I trust Vegas laugh.gif

 

As for Florida, this might just be me but I kinda doubt their spending spree will improve them much at all. Theodore is a big step down from Vokoun, and none of their pickups are bona fide top-line forwards. Campbell and Jovo are OK but I'll be amazed if they manage 10th in the East unless they somehow end up with some elite scoring talent.

Still, the discrepancy in the odds, ( 125-1 to Edmonton's and Ottawa's 65-1 or Columbus' 75-1 ) is somewhat questionable, especially considering Florida has an almost $15 million cap space.

That's true. I think Columbus deserves better odds because unlike Florida, Edmonton, and Ottawa (and let's add Colorado and NYI to the list), they've actually made some awesome offseason moves and have some proven elite talent on their roster. But the rest of them, yeah, I don't get the huge gap between them and the Panthers. They're all looking pretty awful right now.

 

I think the most incredible thing about this ranking is the fact that the defending champs are behind 4 other teams even though they're going into the season with almost all of their winning team intact. I guess there's a perception that Boston's Cup was a fluke?

I think it has more to do with Thomas' huge hiccup on the 09-10 campaign that saw Rask take over as starter. I guess some people think that his ridiculous SV% and GAA were the fluke and not necessarily the championship itself.

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QUOTE (KaoKun1990 @ Aug 29 2011, 09:47 AM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 29 2011, 02:47 AM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 06:17 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 28 2011, 07:15 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 28 2011, 03:37 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 27 2011, 03:44 PM)
QUOTE (blackhawkrush @ Aug 26 2011, 05:48 PM)
Vegas odds to win the Stanley Cup next year : Vancouver 6-1, Pittsburgh 7-1, Philadelphia 9-1, Washington 10-1, Boston 10-1, Chicago 12-1, Detroit 12-1, Los Angeles 12-1, San Jose 12-1, Tampa Bay 12-1, Monteal 20-1, Nashville 25-1, Anaheim 25-1, Buffalo 30-1, New Jersey 30-1, Phoenix 30-1, Calgary 35-1, Carolina 35-1, Dallas 40-1, New York R 40-1, StLouis 40-1, Toronto 50-1, Winnipeg 50-1, Minnesota 60-1, Edmonton 65-1, Colorado 65-1, Ottawa 65-1, Columbus 75-1, New York I 80-1, Florida 125-1.

biggrin.gif

 

 

Just hoping EA doesn't pick the Canucks again this year facepalm.gif

 

 

Not sure why Pittsburgh is the #2 favourite though. We still don't know how long Crosby will be out, or whether he'll be the same player once he comes back, and I don't think the Pens are Cup favourites without him. Also, LOL at Philly ahead of Washington and Boston.

Yes. Also, a team with Versteeg, Kopecky, Fleischmann, Booth, Campbell, Jovanovski and Theodore is 125-1? This league is, indeed, a son of a wacko.gif . Btw, the Hockey News magazine has the Hawks coming out of the West. common001.gif

I trust The Hockey News even less than I trust Vegas laugh.gif

 

As for Florida, this might just be me but I kinda doubt their spending spree will improve them much at all. Theodore is a big step down from Vokoun, and none of their pickups are bona fide top-line forwards. Campbell and Jovo are OK but I'll be amazed if they manage 10th in the East unless they somehow end up with some elite scoring talent.

Still, the discrepancy in the odds, ( 125-1 to Edmonton's and Ottawa's 65-1 or Columbus' 75-1 ) is somewhat questionable, especially considering Florida has an almost $15 million cap space.

That's true. I think Columbus deserves better odds because unlike Florida, Edmonton, and Ottawa (and let's add Colorado and NYI to the list), they've actually made some awesome offseason moves and have some proven elite talent on their roster. But the rest of them, yeah, I don't get the huge gap between them and the Panthers. They're all looking pretty awful right now.

 

I think the most incredible thing about this ranking is the fact that the defending champs are behind 4 other teams even though they're going into the season with almost all of their winning team intact. I guess there's a perception that Boston's Cup was a fluke?

I think it has more to do with Thomas' huge hiccup on the 09-10 campaign that saw Rask take over as starter. I guess some people think that his ridiculous SV% and GAA were the fluke and not necessarily the championship itself.

I think that's kind of a meaningless distinction though, because there's no way they would have won the Cup without Thomas putting in an inhuman performance for the entire Final. If the goaltending was a fluke, so was the win.

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The storied Stanley Cup is sporting a new dent today after toppling from a table in Newfoundland. The silver trophy was being readied for a helicopter flight from St. John's to Bonavista, the hometown of former Boston Bruin Michael Ryder, when it fell over. Officials quickly righted the cup and the welcoming ceremony continued... boarder.gif
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QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Aug 30 2011, 07:20 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 29 2011, 04:51 PM)
In other news: Daymond Langkow to Phoenix for Lee Stempniak. Cap dump?

Definitely a cap dump

Dunno why the Flames didn't get picks in return instead, seems like it would have made more sense. And now everyone on Twitter is wondering why Feaster is trying to acquire all of the 2009 Leafs laugh.gif

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QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Aug 31 2011, 05:57 PM)
QUOTE (PhilCastro @ Aug 31 2011, 05:55 PM)
QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Aug 31 2011, 05:40 PM)
Totally unconfirmed at this point, but one of the major newspapers is now saying that Wade Belak has been found dead.

Just...wow.

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Wow... wtf?

What the f**k is going on?????

Hockey people are dropping like fukkin flies! >.< angry.gif

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