[Rich77]

Honestly I'm a bit worried about our (the Devils) depth, after Kovalchuk burnt a hole in our wallet and ate up our salary checkbook, but then again I'm nervous before every season. It just seems that everyones getting old, our stars aren't producing, and now we're locked with a "superstar" for 15 years....we'll see. But yeah the Rangers are a very good team, and the Islanders straight up suck.

 

[pbcustom98]

i think the rangers have a solid team, and hopefully make the playoffs. rival games might as well be playoff games, and as such anything goes. i find it funny when the islanders beat the tri-state teams, however they hardly ever make the playoffs. rangers and devils are somewhat evenly matched, and the islanders....well they will stay the islanders.
 
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I always forget about Buffalo.   As far as how I'm ranking, just general regular season performance and post season births/advancement.   The Devils and Rangers are close, but I still think the Devils get a slight edge over the Rangers for more consistently making and advancing in the playoffs, though the Devils are starting to trend in the wrong direction.  I have absolutely no idea how the two teams measure up this season, but just in recent history the Devils have more consistently been the stronger side IMO.  

kovalchuk is good, but i would worry about his playoff performance. in the regular season, you can expect scoring from him. but come playoff time, he is known to choke.
 
same goes for many high priced players.

 
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Honestly I'm a bit worried about our (the Devils) depth, after Kovalchuk burnt a hole in our wallet and ate up our salary checkbook, but then again I'm nervous before every season. It just seems that everyones getting old, our stars aren't producing, and now we're locked with a "superstar" for 15 years....we'll see. But yeah the Rangers are a very good team, and the Islanders straight up suck.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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Leafs over the Canadiens 3-2 in the Leafs home opener!  The Sens are next on the table.  I hope to wake up early to catch it on my Slingbox.

5-1 over the Sens!!!! It feels great here at the centre of the hockey universe! (For now anyway...lol).
 
Go Leafs Go!

 

[3602]

And my city is wanting an all-new Nordiques.
Anyway. Last year in Chicago I watched the Hawks (or Bruins?) pwn the Canadiens, live.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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And my city is wanting an all-new Nordiques.
 

I hope you get it...along with Winnipeg getting the Jets back. Man what a debacle...let's move the team from a city (Winnipeg) where 99% of the citizens are rapid hockey fans (and the other 1% are just big hockey fans)...to Phoenix? I think time has proven the insanity of that decision.
 

 

[Shark50521]

You don't get the Nordiques back, you can't have them, You are going to have to be the Quebec Frenchman because Colorado aren't giving them back Go Avs Go

 

[Canuck57]

 
Time to renew my subscription to The Hockey News!
 
Go Leafs Go! (much better start than last year!)

 

[ak622]

 
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I hope you get it...along with Winnipeg getting the Jets back. Man what a debacle...let's move the team from a city (Winnipeg) where 99% of the citizens are rapid hockey fans (and the other 1% are just big hockey fans)...to Phoenix? I think time has proven the insanity of that decision.
 

This was another one of Bettman's great ideas!   An epic fail attempt to spread hockey to an area that has minimal interest in the sport.  Also with Bettman's refusal to sell the the Coyotes to Basillie because he wanted to move them to Hamilton where they would thrive in a hockey town.  

 

[Happy Camper]

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Great thread!  So as a Cincinnati resident, which NHL would you be cheering for?

 

St. Louis raised. Blues

 

[pbcustom98]

a nice entrance for Derek Stepan. hat trick in his first pro game, as a ranger.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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You don't get the Nordiques back, you can't have them, You are going to have to be the Quebec Frenchman because Colorado aren't giving them back Go Avs Go

FYI...no one was talking about the Avs going back to Quebec City...just a new franchise. BTW, no doubt which area has more rabid hockey fans...(here's a clue...it isn't south of the 49th parallel).

 
Now, I do believe that the Coyotes should return to Winnipeg....no doubt. Unlike Colorado, Phoenix is a horrible hockey market.

 

[Happy Camper]

The game today between the Blues and the Ducks was awesome for a Blues fan. The puck movement is something we've not seen here in a while and 5 goals in one game is an embarrassment of riches for a team that gave so many games away and couldn't score last year. Excited to have hockey back with the hope of success for a young team. 

 

[Rayzilla]

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The game today between the Blues and the Ducks was awesome for a Blues fan. The puck movement is something we've not seen here in a while and 5 goals in one game is an embarrassment of riches for a team that gave so many games away and couldn't score last year. Excited to have hockey back with the hope of success for a young team. 

It sounds like you are talking about my Leafs. LOL.

 

[Shark50521]

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FYI...no one was talking about the Avs going back to Quebec City...just a new franchise. BTW, no doubt which area has more rabid hockey fans...(here's a clue...it isn't south of the 49th parallel).

 
Now, I do believe that the Coyotes should return to Winnipeg....no doubt. Unlike Colorado, Phoenix is a horrible hockey market.

Agreed, the Coyotes just sieve money down there, so why not send them somewhere they can actually be appreciated.
 

 

[buddhashenglong]

Chi-town looked like fun on Saturday.