*^*Official 2014/15 NHL Season Thread*^* (*******s Welome)

[441Forty]

did anyone think hope existed?

Season series swept the Pens last year on a shoe-string budget

Be mad.

EDIT: Compan, you got the B's beating them in the SCF? I can't see any team in the West taking out the Kings. Sharks center depth is legit but last year was their chance. Goaltending carousel in Anaheim is a nightmare. Blues? No, they're like the food stamps version of LA and Boston. Chi has a chance but I think they've had their time and will start regressing slightly from here on out. Def still in the mix.

Boston can hang with LA, two very similar teams, but LA has players ready to win now while the B's have a combination of aging guys and youth not quite there yet.

[Jaroctor]

You trying to justify that defense? lulz

Keep an eye on your own piece of **** team bud.

Welcome to having a good goalie.

[compan]

EDIT: Compan, you got the B's beating them in the SCF? I can't see any team in the West taking out the Kings. Sharks center depth is legit but last year was their chance. Goaltending carousel in Anaheim is a nightmare. Blues? No, they're like the food stamps version of LA and Boston. Chi has a chance but I think they've had their time and will start regressing slightly from here on out. Def still in the mix.

Boston can hang with LA, two very similar teams, but LA has players ready to win now while the B's have a combination of aging guys and youth not quite there yet.

I see the Bruins being able to beat the Kings but not going to bet money on it. Like the Kings, when the Bruins are on, healthy and rolling they are hard to beat as they've shown in the past. Last year injuries and inexperience hurt us, but this could be a good year. If Krug and Dougie can make statements this year and McQuaid can stay healthy, I'll be happy with our D. Our forwards are my big question, but I think it's possible. Loui on the first line could turn out well. The Bruins have good depth still. It's a toss up.

I can see the Bruins beating the best of the best but also losing to teams they have no business losing to.

[Mikerub]

any ducks fans here?

what games you going to this season?

[ScrillaVilla]

Keep an eye on your own piece of **** team bud.

Welcome to having a good goalie.

[amikaelmorris]

I see the Bruins being able to beat the Kings but not going to bet money on it. Like the Kings, when the Bruins are on, healthy and rolling they are hard to beat as they've shown in the past. Last year injuries and inexperience hurt us, but this could be a good year. If Krug and Dougie can make statements this year and McQuaid can stay healthy, I'll be happy with our D. Our forwards are my big question, but I think it's possible. Loui on the first line could turn out well. The Bruins have good depth still. It's a toss up.

I can see the Bruins beating the best of the best but also losing to teams they have no business losing to.

broons are the team i'm afraid of meeting every time

they're just too good at ruffling feathers and the kings have a bit of a propensity to be emotional when people start taking runs and playing games.. yeah it gets reeled in quickly but sometimes its not fast enough

[compan]

broons are the team i'm afraid of meeting every time

they're just too good at ruffling feathers and the kings have a bit of a propensity to be emotional when people start taking runs and playing games.. yeah it gets reeled in quickly but sometimes its not fast enough

lol a possible 7 games of Marchand is not easy on any opposing team or their fan base. Then depending on which Lucic and Chara show up, they could just try to bully around the other team.

[B0B4Life]

This.

Kings forecheck and cycling is too suffocating for any team right now.. They have talent that adheres to a tight system and good positioning. Even in the defensive end they're players know to be tight checking and to not get out of position

Key to winning at the moment is to stick to the fundamentals which Sutter does perfectly and to have a GM that can build a cap compliant team that isn't zapped of talent.

Kings will repeat. I know everyone will say that's almost impossible in this era but they're gonna do it I have no doubt about it

My only concern is replacing Willie he's the heart and soul of the Kings, the definition of gritty and reliable

[mgftp]

Any of your *******s use hockeystreams and can comment on quality?

[KurtMussell]

Who is this brown haired broad on the NHL Network and what did they do to Miss Tappen?

[Tommy12Orr4]

Ovechkin showing some true leadership and letting Staal know that he can't be messing with any of Ovechkin's teammates.

Anyways, the Kings aren't making the Stanley Cup Finals this year. It's tough enough to make it deep in the playoffs in back to back years, but they will not beat Chicago if they face them this year. They've had enough horse-shoes up their ass the past few years and they don't have anymore left.

[ScrillaVilla]

Rangers name McDonagh captain.

[Grozzy12]

no .


-----

Only professional posters here are me and Grozzy, all others are amateurs

This man knows what's up.

Also, the fact the title says "Welome" is gonna tilt me until the playoffs thread.

[FourKicks]

Who is this brown haired broad on the NHL Network and what did they do to Miss Tappen?

Tappen moved to NBC sports

[mgftp]

Rangers name McDonagh captain.

That's cup quality captain line-up...... but who was depth?

[pkahnman]

Whos father is that in the pic ?

[Tommy12Orr4]

What are the thoughts on the Avalanche this year? Are they going to take a step forward again, or will they take a step back?

[TryStoppinMe]

excited hockey's back.
depressed that both my teams suck.

[Mcfreako]

Hockey is the best

It's a mans sport

[wolfLarson]

What are the thoughts on the Avalanche this year? Are they going to take a step forward again, or will they take a step back?

depends on if Varly keeps up his play

Briere and Iggy should be interesting as vets to the young guns. Briere on the PP would be a decent move imo.

Think I heard they have no desire to EVER dump and chase, that fast breaks with offensive d men was all they were ever gonna do, so it should be exciting.
Its whether or not you think Roys system can work in the NHL.

Dallas is looking tough this year though. Especially with their league leading media team.

[Kronwall]

depends on if Varly keeps up his play

Briere and Iggy should be interesting as vets to the young guns. Briere on the PP would be a decent move imo.

Think I heard they have no desire to EVER dump and chase, that fast breaks with offensive d men was all they were ever gonna do, so it should be exciting.
Its whether or not you think Roys system can work in the NHL.

Dallas is looking tough this year though. Especially with their league leading media team.

id put Colorado at top 5 for the west, Mackinnon will be better than last year and having iggy on the squad will just have more leadership towards them. Dallas i could see reach some potential with hemsky and spezza. Nashville looks alot different this year too, added Derek Roy, Neal, Jokinen, and Mike Riberio will spike up their offense. If Rinne doesnt get hurt they can be pretty good this year

[mgftp]

What are the thoughts on the Avalanche this year? Are they going to take a step forward again, or will they take a step back?

Hard to say, it's so easy to say how so many teams improved, which I think the Avs have simply by that young talent getting older, adding Iggy just a bonus. But at the end of the day only 8 teams get playoff spots, so it's not how much did the Avs improve? It's did they improve more than the teams surrounding them?

The west is so tough, anyone can make that top 8 except for Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton.

Hockey is the best

It's a mans sport

Location: Florida

[HotCheetos]

go canucks go

Might as well go with their playoff logo instead


Seems like it was less than a month ago the SCFs had just ended.

[Mcfreako]

Location: Florida

I played hockey for almost 15 years m8. Hockey is big down here too

[KAFKATHEALPHA]

Inb4 Red Wings are most underrated team and finish in top 5 in weast

[biggoron]

Inb4 Red Wings are most underrated team and finish in top 5 in weast

Weast?

[441Forty]

Weast?

He wasn't sure if they were in the West or East and wanted to cover both bases amiright?

[Mcfreako]

Sometimes I just want to hop in my car and drive as far weast as I can go, until I hit ocean

[wolfLarson]

Sometimes I just want to hop in my car and drive as far weast as I can go, until I hit ocean

did it. was overrated. Peeps in the Weast are just different. (no hate, comment specific towards Hanford/Visalia/Hollywood/Pismo Beach)


Miren your choice of hockey in Florida though. Would never have thought it was popular to play there

[Mac_xX]

What are the thoughts on the Avalanche this year? Are they going to take a step forward again, or will they take a step back?

Pretty much every analytic out there has them regressing hard plus they got worse, not better. Varlamov is going to have a hard time carrying that team 2 years in a row if they don't change their almost non-existent defensive system.

Hard time making the playoffs imo.