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Its going to be wierd having hockey back. Go Tampa Bay! :D

I am SOOOOOOOOOOO excited. Go Blackhawks!

This is going to be a "free-for-all" season, since no team is loaded to the gills with star players. I am only dissapointed that the games are not going to be on ESPN.

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Bandwagoner! ;)

I'm still sad about losing Khabiboulin, but I think the Lightning are ready to DEFEND THE CUP!

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Let me offer you my condolences on the "Boulin Wall" leaving. But it is a great for my Hawks!!!! :D

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Been a fan since 96/97. ;)

Question, if their games wont beon ESPN...are they only on PPV?

I'm a little miffed that the Red Wings got rid of Darren McCarthy (not sure of the spelling).

I looked over the Toronto Maple Leafs and I did not know that Eric Lindross played for them. I guess I stopped following :rolleyes:

OLN (Outdoor Network) usually shows the Tour de France will be broadcasting the majority of the games. I think NBC has some games also.

So they'll be on at night just like ESPN or did they get shafted and have to play 2:00pm games during the week?

The games so far have been great... once the players got used to the new icing and offside rules - it's really going to open game up once the players and coaches hit their strides.

Oh and of course you should all knowthe Leafs are going to win :p

I'm anxious to see how the new rules will make teams open more offensively.

I can tell you personally when I was younger that I really noticed a slow down in the game when no-touch-back offsides were introduced - but before (and I'll assume now) the touch-back rule keeps the play moving, and allows for more drives from out of the defensive zone.

The rule change about the goalie playing the puck will definitely mean a lot more dump-and-grind plays being made by the attackers trying to exploit line changes.

It will be Leafs and Wings for the Stanley Cup!

Tampa Bay all the way.

Our hockey withdrawals will be gone come tommorrow night.