Who are your Final Four?

Phoenix has the youth, the skill, the grit, the leadership, the coach, and the goaltending to go far. maybe not this year, but give them time.

What is worth keeping tabs on in this half, IMHO, are...

Can the front runners stay healthy? What possible/likely injuries could scuttle a contender's chances?

Does age become a factor?

Will there be a trade that adds a player that gives one of the teams an extra 'edge'?

What Stanley Cup winning goalie coming back from an injury might help his team upset the favorites?

PS here is a link to Belmont Sports' daily Vegas betting line on the Stanley Cup...for all you folks who like to play the odds...

http://www.belmont.com/live-lines/hockey/nhl-stanley-cup-lines/

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davetherave wrote:

Neely4Life wrote:

davetherave wrote:Phoenix is a dark horse...but then so is Chicago. They will both be real contenders next year IMHO.

Pheoniz has a looooooooooooong way to go.

Not as far as you think 8) ...if they continue to progress next year as they have this one, they will contend. Like Chicago.

Have you watched the 'Yotes play this year?

YEah, I watch them a lot, kinda keep tabs on them for some reason. They have a long way to go. They take a lot of nights off, they arnt great on the road and too many times does Bryz let in weak ones and gets lit up.

Chicago is way ahead of Pheoniz right now, you can tell when they play each other its not even close.

Chicago is a contender now, Pheonix wont be a contender this year or next even if things stay the same, which I doubt will happen. That team is screwed.

davetherave wrote:PS here is a link to Belmont Sports' daily Vegas betting line on the Stanley Cup...for all you folks who like to play the odds...

http://www.belmont.com/live-lines/hockey/nhl-stanley-cup-lines/

I'm not sure exactly what a 'philly' is, but I'd put a philly on the Devils at 15-1.