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althekillr · 10-03-2005, 09:04 AM

Lots of teams changed around this year. So who do you guys think are the best teams nowadays

Best teams this year
Ottawa- stood pat player wise. spezza is much better, bochenski looks very promising. heatly trade for hossa should be a wash.
Vancouver- lost a couple d, but still a great top 4. added 2 great role forwards in carter and park, to an already deep group of forwards. And bertuzzi's back.
Boston- look damn good if they can stay healthy. boynton back will help. should do very well in playoffs.

Sleepers
Phoenix- good pickups in offseason
Nashville- kariya, yanic perrault and sullivan at the end of last year reall ramp up their offense

Most Improved
Pitt (obviously)
-honorable mention- calgary and florida

Biggest losers in the off season
colorado without a doubt.
st lous got killed on d too.

Most Overrated this season
Philly (though I hope not, my fave team)
Anaheim (their gains in scott niedermayer and sellane are almost washed out by losses of sykora, rucchin, chistov, havelid, leclerc.
and detroit will be much weaker this year.

and the LA kings look frigging horrible, gonna get torn up with their current lineup of D and goaltenders.

10-03-2005, 09:04 AM	#1
althekillr Club Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cancuuuuuuuuun Posts: 1,506	Lets Talk NHL Lots of teams changed around this year. So who do you guys think are the best teams nowadays Best teams this year Ottawa- stood pat player wise. spezza is much better, bochenski looks very promising. heatly trade for hossa should be a wash. Vancouver- lost a couple d, but still a great top 4. added 2 great role forwards in carter and park, to an already deep group of forwards. And bertuzzi's back. Boston- look damn good if they can stay healthy. boynton back will help. should do very well in playoffs. Sleepers Phoenix- good pickups in offseason Nashville- kariya, yanic perrault and sullivan at the end of last year reall ramp up their offense Most Improved Pitt (obviously) -honorable mention- calgary and florida Biggest losers in the off season colorado without a doubt. st lous got killed on d too. Most Overrated this season Philly (though I hope not, my fave team) Anaheim (their gains in scott niedermayer and sellane are almost washed out by losses of sykora, rucchin, chistov, havelid, leclerc. and detroit will be much weaker this year. and the LA kings look frigging horrible, gonna get torn up with their current lineup of D and goaltenders.