Ah Eric Lindros...A little nugget of trivia for you: Lindros whined that he didn't want to play in Quebec when he was drafted by them, so he was traded to Philly for a young Swede prospect named Peter Forsberg....he probably would've won the Cup with the Nordiques (or the Avalanche) if he wasn't the #1 prospect at the time with a big attitude to match. Meh, I think the trade turned out fine, a real bargain!
Yeah, I knew that. That's hilarious. [/b][/quote] Yah in my opinion Forsberg is the best player in the game today hands down. I cant watch the lottery tomorrow cause i have to work but i will have the radios on to hear the results, come on Edmonton! As for Jeff O'Neil being overrated, he is no where near being overrated. Sure he is the top scorer on a lowly team like the 'canes, but who does he have to play with, no one. So that means that he is a fairly pure player that can create sometihng out of nothing. I eman i dont think he is a superstar but he is definitely a good plyer to bolster a lineup, I would love to see O'Neil in Edmonton and hep develop young talent like Torres and Hemsky. Cause the damn small makret took players like Weight and Guerin away from us. But now there are no excuses, Lowe has to make some moves and make the Oilers a contender now cause they can definitely compete in this market. I have heard several rumors that the Oilers are seeking to bring Allison to Emdonton. I know they were seeking him last off seaosn and almost had a deal done, when they found out that there wasn't gonna be a season they just decided to hold off. But August 1st will be a good day to watch transactions.
Draft order thus far: 30 - Tampa Bay Lightning 29 - Florida Panthers 28 - Dallas Stars 27 - Colorado Avalanche 26 - Calgary Flames 25 - Edmonton Oilers 24 - St. Louis Blues 23 - New Jersey Devils 22 - Boston Bruins 21 - Toronto Maple Leafs 20 - Philidelphia Flyers 19 - Detroit Red Wings 18 - Nashville Predators 17 - Phoenix Coyotes 16 - New York Rangers 15 - New York Islanders 14 - Washington Capitals 13 - Buffalo Sabres 12 - San Jose Sharks 11 - Los Angeles Kings 10 - Vancouver Canucks 9 - Ottawa Senators 8 - Atlanta Thrashers 7 - Chicago Blackhawks 6 - Columbus Bluie Jackets 5 - Montreal Canadiens 4 - Minnesota Wild 3 - Carolina Hurricanes 2 - Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1 - Pittsburgh Penguins He's going to the Penguins! I don't think anyone expected that!
I was hoping the Penguins would get him instead of Anaheim. Imagine Lemieux and Crosby on a line together. That's amazing. It was kinda expected, Ant. They were one of the teams with 3 balls in the bin.
The pens why the pens. This could pretty much lock up the calder for Crosby. All the Lemieuxe has to do is feed him the puck and he will get the numbers. They will have one hell of a powerplay. The damn oilers, this is their lowest first round pic probably since they won the cup in 1990. Oh well Hemsky is gonna come into his own this season.
Yah it looks pretty cool, but i've lost faith in hockey games. So i'm gonna hve to hear some good stuff about this one in order to buy it.
It's true that they were one of the teams with 3 balls in the lottery, but very few thought that they would be the team to get him, except for those in the area.
It's true that they were one of the teams with 3 balls in the lottery, but very few thought that they would be the team to get him, except for those in the area. [/b][/quote] Yeah, I'm just saying the odds were in their favor nonetheless.
I saw that coming. The owners won on this CBA. Now, all we need is Bettman to step down so we can get a Canadian in there who understands that places like Nashville and Florida don't need teams, while Winnipeg, Quebec City, and Halifax could easily sustain a hockey franchise.
Shanahan is returning the Red Wings! Yes! It's unfortunate Darren McCarty won't be playing anymore though. I really hope Yzerman renews his contract and I hope the Wings sign Datsyuk as well.
Yeah, I was happy to see Shanny return, too. Sucks about Darren, but he was just making too much. Datsyuk really is a mystery... I've heard he doesn't really care if he plays in the NHL and may be one of the numerous young Russians/Europeans who continue to play over there. Zetterberg will resign to a long contract from what I've been hearing, though. I'm really glad about that... he's our future captain.
This is really (times infinite) obvious, but it's official that Sidney Crosby was the #1 pick in the NHL draft thingy.
Hehe. The Penguins are so lucky. I managed to pick the first six of seven picks correctly. Montreal selecting Price was a complete surprise to me. Leafs got Rask, the Finnish Goalie. It's a good thing too because Belfour is 40 now and has a wonky back. If he gets injured this year or doesn't play well, you can say goodbye to the Leafs making the playoffs. Here's hoping the Leafs can hook Adam Foote and Jason Allison like the rumours suggest. They need to resign Gary Roberts as well.