Carolina Hurricanes
and Boston in the first two rounds before bowing out to Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference Finals. On offense, this team will come and go with how center Eric Staal plays. If he can top the 40-goal season he had…
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Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins were the best team in the Eastern Conference at the end of the regular season last year, but things didn’t pan out in the post-season like they had hoped with a second-round exit at the hands of…
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs look to be better this season as general manager Brian Burke intends on rebuilding the team similarly as he did the Anaheim Ducks; big and strong. Offensively, the team added free agents Colton Orr from the…
Buffalo Sabres
Fortunately for the Buffalo Sabres, they added some grit to their line-up with the off-season signing of veteran forward Mike Grier. Unfortunately, however, this was their biggest free agent signing. Not the best sign for Buffalo and their 2009-10 campaign.…
Overhaul in Montreal
It’s been 16 years since the Montreal Canadiens last won the Stanley Cup. It’s also been 16 years since a franchise north of the border has raised a championship banner. Unfortunately for Hab’s fans, they will have to wait another year. After…
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers made several bold off-season moves that could only be taken to mean “We want the Cup and we’d prefer it sooner rather than later.” By shipping off highly paid, underachieving forward Scott Gomez to Montreal, the…
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers have made numerous off season acquisitions that brings one word to mind: “tough”. Baby blue eyed goaltender Martin Biron will be replaced by bad boy Ray Emery. Emery played last season in the KHL posting 22 wins…
Pittsburgh Penguins
After coming out on top in a game seven nail-biter against the Detroit Red Wings this past June, the question on the minds of many hockey gurus is whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins can repeat this season as Stanley…
New York Islanders
With the number one pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the New York Islanders selected Jonathan Tavares of the London Knights. The young stud, who will turn 19 on September 20th, was nothing short of a goal scoring phenom…
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils had a remarkable year last season considering goaltender Martin Brodeur was out majority of the season with surgery to repair a torn bicep muscle. One would expect the Devils to be even better this upcoming season…