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Marakh, the East is looking pretty crazy too...Buffalo, Florida, Carolina and Pittsburgh separated by three points and fighting for two playoff spots. Who woulda thunk it?

Monitoring last night's games, it's pretty clear that some teams are already playing playoff hockey, and those who aren't, are paying for it.

Watched some of the Panthers' demolishing of Montreal while catching parts of the thrilling Bruins-Devils contest.

Caught some of the Dallas dismantling of the Wings (at Joe Louis! where Marty T rarely, if ever, wins) before switching over to the Senators-Blues game for the duration.

Detroit does have a problem defensively, and it's not just Ozzy. But the Stars' ongoing comeback from their horrible start to the season, fueled last night by their hate of the Wings, is truly impressive.

The Blackhawks came out flat against the Kings and couldn't catch up. They need a solid faceoff man.

My two cents coming out of the ASG break:

San Jose, Boston and New Jersey are ready to compete for the Stanley Cup.

Calgary has the best shot at upsetting those three.

Detroit can be dethroned.

Montreal, Washington, the Rangers and Philly have flaws that can be exposed.

If Dallas and Florida make it into the playoffs, watch out for them.

Lots of amazing hockey coming up with big battles for post season berths looming both in the East and West.
:D :D :D

davetherave wrote:Monitoring last night's games, it's pretty clear that some teams are already playing playoff hockey, and those who aren't, are paying for it.

Watched some of the Panthers' demolishing of Montreal while catching parts of the thrilling Bruins-Devils contest.

Caught some of the Dallas dismantling of the Wings (at Joe Louis! where Marty T rarely, if ever, wins) before switching over to the Senators-Blues game for the duration.

Detroit does have a problem defensively, and it's not just Ozzy. But the Stars' ongoing comeback from their horrible start to the season, fueled last night by their hate of the Wings, is truly impressive.

The Blackhawks came out flat against the Kings and couldn't catch up. They need a solid faceoff man.

My two cents coming out of the ASG break:

San Jose, Boston and New Jersey are ready to compete for the Stanley Cup.

Calgary has the best shot at upsetting those three.

Detroit can be dethroned.

Montreal, Washington, the Rangers and Philly have flaws that can be exposed.

If Dallas and Florida make it into the playoffs, watch out for them.

Lots of amazing hockey coming up with big battles for post season berths looming both in the East and West.
:D :D :D

The West is insanely tight, with 5 teams tied at 51 points. I'd also add Columbus to the list of teams to watch out for should they make it.

hemlock wrote:

davetherave wrote:Monitoring last night's games, it's pretty clear that some teams are already playing playoff hockey, and those who aren't, are paying for it.

Watched some of the Panthers' demolishing of Montreal while catching parts of the thrilling Bruins-Devils contest.

Caught some of the Dallas dismantling of the Wings (at Joe Louis! where Marty T rarely, if ever, wins) before switching over to the Senators-Blues game for the duration.

Detroit does have a problem defensively, and it's not just Ozzy. But the Stars' ongoing comeback from their horrible start to the season, fueled last night by their hate of the Wings, is truly impressive.

The Blackhawks came out flat against the Kings and couldn't catch up. They need a solid faceoff man.

My two cents coming out of the ASG break:

San Jose, Boston and New Jersey are ready to compete for the Stanley Cup.

Calgary has the best shot at upsetting those three.

Detroit can be dethroned.

Montreal, Washington, the Rangers and Philly have flaws that can be exposed.

If Dallas and Florida make it into the playoffs, watch out for them.

Lots of amazing hockey coming up with big battles for post season berths looming both in the East and West.
:D :D :D

The West is insanely tight, with 5 teams tied at 51 points. I'd also add Columbus to the list of teams to watch out for should they make it.

Florida is another to be care of if they make to the playoffs

Phoenix30 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

davetherave wrote:Monitoring last night's games, it's pretty clear that some teams are already playing playoff hockey, and those who aren't, are paying for it.

Watched some of the Panthers' demolishing of Montreal while catching parts of the thrilling Bruins-Devils contest.

Caught some of the Dallas dismantling of the Wings (at Joe Louis! where Marty T rarely, if ever, wins) before switching over to the Senators-Blues game for the duration.

Detroit does have a problem defensively, and it's not just Ozzy. But the Stars' ongoing comeback from their horrible start to the season, fueled last night by their hate of the Wings, is truly impressive.

The Blackhawks came out flat against the Kings and couldn't catch up. They need a solid faceoff man.

My two cents coming out of the ASG break:

San Jose, Boston and New Jersey are ready to compete for the Stanley Cup.

Calgary has the best shot at upsetting those three.

Detroit can be dethroned.

Montreal, Washington, the Rangers and Philly have flaws that can be exposed.

If Dallas and Florida make it into the playoffs, watch out for them.

Lots of amazing hockey coming up with big battles for post season berths looming both in the East and West.
:D :D :D

The West is insanely tight, with 5 teams tied at 51 points. I'd also add Columbus to the list of teams to watch out for should they make it.

Florida is another to be care of if they make to the playoffs

Florida will totally make the playoffs. Unless they sell Jbo at the deadline. But even then, the return should be massive enough to help them for the rest of the season.

Here's the mark of a competitor. Carey Price, disgusted with his performance in his recent outings, tells it like it is in a post game interview.

http://www.corussports.com/radio/audioplayer.php?file=1392923.mp3&mode=cn&id=1392923&date=20090130

Yeh I love Price but hate the habs. He's a competitor and works hard. He hasnt been playing poorly but his team is leaving him up to dry. My roomates are all Habs fan's so i watch alot of there games and it's incredible how players like Hamrlik-Bouillon and Goerges are not playing like they did a while back. There defense is in a major funk and Price is not superman.

caissie_1 wrote:Yeh I love Price but hate the habs. He's a competitor and works hard. He hasnt been playing poorly but his team is leaving him up to dry. My roomates are all Habs fan's so i watch alot of there games and it's incredible how players like Hamrlik-Bouillon and Goerges are not playing like they did a while back. There defense is in a major funk and Price is not superman.

Well, hard to get away from rumours in MTL city. When you read everywhere that a certain stud PMD from Florida was coming and that a D would go the other way, it gives you a little pressure.

The hockey pressure never ends in Montreal...

Phoenix re-calls F Alex Nikulin.

Ville Leino scores in his first game for the Red Wings. The Capitals are still winning thanks in part to two more Ovechkin goals.

The Wings appear to be sliding a little. Not that it's a concern for them, I'm sure.

Leino's goal was awe-inspiring. Really, really nice goal.

Phoenix recalls Nikulin. Huh, there you go. Let's see what he can do.

504Heater wrote:Leino's goal was awe-inspiring. Really, really nice goal.

Phoenix recalls Nikulin. Huh, there you go. Let's see what he can do.

Wow. Fantastic goal.

Nice goal. A little bit of patience goes a long way.

asq2 wrote:Ville Leino scores in his first game for the Red Wings. The Capitals are still winning thanks in part to two more Ovechkin goals.

The Wings appear to be sliding a little. Not that it's a concern for them, I'm sure.

"Washington is 31-1-1 when (Ovechkin) scores."

That looked like an exciting game. I wish I'd thought to watch it.

Leino is another brilliant Detroit signing. They have a knack for scouting overage European players (Franzen). Surprised they didn't get Brunsstrom as well.

DashRiprock wrote:Leino is another brilliant Detroit signing. They have a knack for scouting overage European players (Franzen). Surprised they didn't get Brunsstrom as well.

Albeit everyone knew about Leino (like Brunnstrom). They just got him because they're a more attractive team.

OK, Ian White has as many goals as Mike Fisher and more goals than Vermette (and the vast majority of our roster).

Wow.