2003-04 NHL Season: Full East & West Preview

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Northeast division

OTTAWA SENATORS
52-21-8-1, 113 points, first in Northeast Division, lost in conference final.
New faces: RW Denis Hamel, RW Glen Metropolit.
Say goodbye to: LW Magnus Arvedson, LW Rob Ray.
Outlook: Making no change was the best strategy for this young, talented team. While budding star Martin Havlat remains unsigned, rich new owner Eugene Melnyk promises to be the man local fans need to keep the team together. Only question mark is whether or not Patrick Lalime is an elite goaltender.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
44-28-7-3, 98 points, second in Northeast Division, lost in first round of playoffs.
New faces: GM John Ferguson, G Mikael Tellqvist, D Bryan Marchment, D Ken Klee, C Joe Nieuwendyk.
Say goodbye to: C Doug Gilmour, LW Shayne Corson, LW Jonas Hoglund, D Jyrki Lumme, D Glen Wesley, D Robert Svehla, D Phil Housley, C Travis Green.
Outlook: Late signing of Klee improved a still dark defence picture, while Nieuwendyk's addition was tremendous for both the dressing room and on ice. Forwards as a group as good as any team's, but goaltender Ed Belfour will need to repeat last season's excellence behind this defence.

BOSTON BRUINS
36-31-11-4, 87 points, third in Northeast Division, lost in first round of playoffs.
New faces: D Jeff Jillson, G Felix Potvin, C Travis Green, coach Mike Sullivan.
Say goodbye to: G Jeff Hackett, D Sean Brown, D Don Sweeney, C Jozef Stumpel, G Steve Shields.
Outlook: Improvement is not going to be easy for rookie head coach Sullivan. While Potvin gives the Bruins a No. 1 goalie at last, they let a good goalie go in Hackett. De-fenceman Bryan Berard is still not signed, and the defence has already lost Jonathan Girard for the season because of a car accident. Scoring is also still a problem. Unless the defence is fixed, playoffs are a stretch.

MONTREAL CANADIENS
30-35-8-9, 77 points, fourth in Northeast Division, missed playoffs.
New faces: GM Bob Gainey, D Mike Komisarek, LW Darren Langdon, LW Steve Begin.
Say goodbye to: RW Randy McKay, RW Mariusz Czerkawski.
Outlook: When whipping boy Patrice Brisebois was booed by the fans, Gainey sprung to his defenceman's defence, calling the locals gutless. That may have marked the start of a long year for the Habs legend who has a lot to fix after becoming GM last summer. If there is to be a rebound, G Jose Théodore has to overcome his problems on and off the ice.

BUFFALO SABRES
27-37-10-8, 72 points, fifth in the Northeast Division, missed the playoffs.
New faces: D Andy Delmore, C Derek Roy, C Chris Drury.
Say goodbye to: D Rhett Warrener.
Outlook: With new owner Thomas Golisano in place, the Sabres can finally look around the NHL with some optimism.
The signing of RW Miroslav Satan shows Golisano is serious. The addition of Delmore and Drury should also help the offence, and if G Martin Biron can develop the potential the team sees in him, this could be one of the surprise teams in the conference.

Atlantic Division

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
46-20-10-6, 108 points, first in Atlantic Division, won Stanley Cup.
New faces: C Igor Larionov, LW Eric Rasmussen, D Sean Brown.
Say goodbye to: D Ken Daneyko, D Richard Smehlik, D Tommy Albelin, D Oleg Tverdovsky, C Joe Nieuwendyk.
Outlook: Some important players were lost over the summer, such as Nieuwendyk, but GM Lou Lamoriello plugged most of the holes. Larionov will not replace all of the offence lost with Nieuwendyk, but rookie C Mike Rupp showed in Game 7 of the Cup final he is ready for a full-time role. The Devils, as always, will be in the hunt.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
45-20-13-4, 107 points, second in Atlantic Division, lost conference semi-final.
New faces: G Jeff Hackett, D Joni Pitkanen.
Say goodbye to: G Roman Cechmanek, D Dmitry Yushkevich, C Marty Murray, RW Joe Sacco.
Outlook: Cechmanek was blamed by all and sundry for the Flyers' playoff loss to a superior Ottawa team. But Hackett is not an upgrade and there are questions about some veterans, particularly LW John LeClair, who is still battling injuries. Matching last year's record will be a challenge.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS
35-34-11-2, 83 points, third in Atlantic Division, missed playoffs.
New faces: Head coach Steve Stirling, RW Mariusz Czerkawski.
Say goodbye to: Head coach Peter Laviolette, D Kevin Haller, C Randy Robitaille, RW Steve Webb.
Outlook: This is one of the worst dressing rooms in the league, given the presence of the vastly overpaid Alexei Yashin. Throw in some malcontents and it all cost Laviolette his job. GM Mike Milbury should be next.

NEW YORK RANGERS
32-36-10-4, 78 points, fourth in Atlantic Division, missed playoffs.
New faces: D Greg de Vries, LW Martin Rucinsky, LW Jan Hlavac, LW Chris Simon, RW Sheldon Keefe, D Joel Bouchard.
Say goodbye to: D Dave Karpa, D Sylvain Lefebvre, RW Ron Petrovicky, RW Sandy McCarthy, C Ted Donato.
Outlook: Only de Vries will make an impact among the new arrivals and he is a third or fourth defenceman, not someone to take the offensive load off the aging Brian Leetch. Boss Glen Sather put together the most dysfunctional team in the league and now RW Pavel Bure is gone for the year.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
27-44-6-5, 65 points, fifth in Atlantic Division, missed playoffs.
New faces: Head coach Ed Ol-czyk, C Mike Eastwood, C Kelly Buchberger, RW Konstantin Koltsov, D Drake Berehowsky, D Marc Bergevin, D Nolan Baumgartner, G Marc-Andre Fleury.
Say goodbye to: G Johan Hedberg, D Joel Bouchard, D Jamie Pushor, D Hans Jonsson, C Kent Manderville, LW Ville Nieminen.
Outlook: Oy vey, that Olczyk must be some optimist to take this job. Or a great believer in the power of Mario Lemieux. This is a team just holding on until Mario and his financial people can put together an arena deal

Southeast Division

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
36-25-16-5, 93 points, first in Southeast Division, lost conference semi-final.
New faces: C Cory Stillman, RW Eero Somervuori, D Pascal Trepanier.
Say goodbye to: D Janne Laukkanen, D Marc Bergevin, D Nolan Pratt, D Stan Neckar, LW Vaclav Prospal.
Outlook: Until they crashed into the Devils, it was a breakthrough season for the Lightning in the playoffs. There is no doubt C Vincent Lecavalier, C Martin St. Louis and LW Brad Richards will continue to bloom but G Nikolai Khabibulin has to show his crash-and-burn against the Devils was an aberration.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS
39-29-8-6, 92 points, second in Southeast Division, lost in first round of playoffs.
New faces: C Brian Willsie.
Say goodbye to: D Ken Klee, D Calle Johansson, LW Sergei Berezin.
Outlook: Given that owner Ted Leonsis demanded an austerity kick after expensive flameouts by Jaromir Jagr et al, any improvement will have to start with the Czech superstar. And that's doubtful, since the defence was hurt by the loss of Klee and Johansson.

ATLANTA THRASHERS
31-39-7-5, 74 points, third in Southeast Division, missed playoffs.
New faces: D Ivan Majesky, C Tommi Santala, C Randy Robitaille, LW Karl Stewart, C Serge Aubin, RW Ron Petrovicky, G Jani Hurme.
Say goodbye to: D Uwe Krupp, C Tony Hrkac, RW Jeff Odgers, RW Per Svartvadet.
Outlook: The Thrashers were considered a dark horse to make the playoffs this season, but those hopes were dashed by the tragic car accident that took the life of Dan Snyder and left rising star Dany Heatley with a serious knee injury and a broken jaw. Heatley, who was driving his Ferrari when the car crashed, faces serious charges and is unlikely to play this season. Can the team overcome the emotional loss of Snyder? The Thrashers did show improvement under new coach Bob Hartley last year. They went 19-14-5-1 when he took over and closed out the season at a 9-4-1-1 clip.

FLORIDA PANTHERS
24-36-13-9, 70 points, fourth in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: D Lukas Krajicek, G Steve Shields, C Vaclav Nedorost.
Say goodbye to: D Ivan Majesky, G Jani Hurme, LW Stephane Matteau, LW Peter Worrell.
Outlook: The Panthers have great young players in G Roberto Luongo and D Jay Bouwmeester, but it's going to take them, plus all the magic head coach Mike Keenan can muster, to have a hope of making the playoffs.

CAROLINA HURRICANES
22-43-11-6, 61 points, fifth in Southeast Division,
missed the playoffs.
New faces: D Danny Markov, D Bob Boughner, D Glen Wesley, C Marty Murray, G Jamie Storr.
Say goodbye to: D David Tanabe, LW Jan Hlavac.
Outlook: GM Jim Rutherford has upgraded his defence, but bouncing back from last season's fall to the bottom of the conference is still questionable.
Goaltending is so-so and the team's best forwards, Ron Francis and Rod Brind'Amour, are getting on.


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Northwest Division

COLORADO AVALANCHE
42-19-13-8, 105 points, first in division, lost in conference quarter-finals.
New faces: LW Paul Kariya, RW Teemu Selanne, D Karlis Skrastins, G Phillipe Sauvé, C Andrei Nikolishin, D Chris McAllister, LW Peter Worrell, D John-Michael Liles.
Say goodbye to: G Patrick Roy, D Greg de Vries, D Bryan Marchment, D Bryan Muir, C Steve Reinprecht, LW Eric Messier, LW Mike Keane, C Vaclav Nedorost, RW Scott Parker, C Jeff Shantz.
Outlook: In the aftermath of last year's opening-round playoff loss to Minnesota (and Patrick Roy's decision to retire), the Avalanche remade almost one-half of their roster. The additions of Selanne and Kariya will enhance an already potent offence that features the reigning scoring champion, Peter Forsberg, and the reigning goal-scoring leader, Milan Hedjuk. The Avalanche also remade their weakling supporting cast, getting centre Andrei Nikolishin and his faceoff skills to enhance their penalty-killing unit. The underrated Skrastins replaces the equally underrated de Vries on the roster, leaving only one significant question mark: Can David Aebischer provide championship-level goaltending in his first chance as an NHL starter?

VANCOUVER CANUCKS
45-23-13-1, 104 points, second in division, lost in conference semi-finals.
New faces: G Johan Hedberg, D Jiri Slegr, LW Magnus Arvedsson,
Say goodbye to: G Petr Skruda, D Murray Baron, LW Trent Klatt, C Trevor Letkowski.
Outlook: The Canucks boast an underrated offence (second in the conference to Detroit last season) built mainly around one line, Brendan Morrison between Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund. A second scoring line, featuring the Sedin twins and newcomer Arvedsson would add balance and take some of the pressure off Naslund to produce 45-plus goals a season. Goaltender Dan Cloutier, who struggled with his form at times during last season's playoffs, will get competition for playing time from Hedberg, the former starter in Pittsburgh. Vancouver's defence, which revolves around Ed Jovanovski and Mattias Ohlund, does a good job in transition. It may be enough just to duplicate last year's impressive 104-point total this time.

MINNESOTA WILD
42-29-10-1, 95 points, third in division, lost in conference finals.
New faces: C Marc Chouinard.
Say goodbye to: C Cliff Ronning,
In limbo: Marian Gaborik.
Outlook: Jacques Lemaire's coaching and exceptional goaltending from Manny Fernandez and Dwayne Roloson led the third-year expansion team to unexpected heights: two seven-game series wins over heavily favoured Colorado and Vancouver before running out of gas in the conference final against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Gaborik's absence in a contract dispute and the decision not to re-sign Ronning will undermine an already suspect offence (only 13th among the 15 teams in the conference).

EDMONTON OILERS
36-26-11-9, 92 points, fourth in division, lost in conference quarter-finals.
New faces: G Ty Conklin, D Marc-André Bergeron, LW Jani Rita.
Say goodbye to: C Todd Marchant, LW Dan Cleary, G Jussi Maarkanen.
In limbo: C Mike Comrie.
Outlook: The Oilers essentially remade their team at last season's NHL trade deadline, so the challenge will be to further integrate the new faces — from forwards Radek Dvorak, Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres to defencemen Cory Cross, Alexei Semenov and maybe even Bergeron. Dvorak and fellow former New York Ranger Mike York will be counted on to provide regular scoring, but the biggest need is for goaltender Tommy Salo to get his game back on track. The Oilers sank from second to 18th in goals-against season-over-season, with Salo taking the brunt of the heat. It didn't help that the Oilers had to give up Janne Niinimaa (and his $2.9-million contract) in the deal with the New York Islanders.

CALGARY FLAMES
29-36-13-4, 75 points, fifth in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: C Steve Reinprecht, D Rhett Warrener, LW Krzysztof Oliwa, LW Josh Green, RW Chuck Kobasew.
Say goodbye to: C Chris Drury, C Scott Nichol, LW Steve Begin, RW Blake Sloan, D Bob Boughner.
Outlook: The Flames have missed the playoffs for an NHL-leading seven consecutive seasons and will end that unhappy run only if Roman Turek plays a more consistent brand of goal and the team develops some secondary scoring to support Jarome Iginla and Craig Conroy, who accounted for almost a third of the team's goals last season. Two possibilities are left winger Dean McAmmond, reacquired from Colorado at the trade deadline, and centre Reinprecht, a speedy forward who sometimes lacks finish around the net. Calgary's young defence corps, led by Robyn Regehr, boasts a nice blend of skill and muscle and represents the best hope for the future.

Central Division

DETROIT RED WINGS
48-20-10-4, 110 points, first in division, lost in conference quarter-finals.
New faces: G Dominik Hasek, D Derian Hatcher, RW Ray Whitney, C Jiri Hudler.
Say goodbye to: C Sergei Fedorov, C Igor Larionov, LW Luc Robitaille, D Jesse Wallin, D Patrick Boileau.
In limbo: G Curtis Joseph.
Outlook: The Red Wings' two major changes — bringing back goaltender Dominik Hasek after a one-year absence and losing centre Sergei Fedorov as an unrestricted free agent — were precipitated mainly by outside forces. Hasek's desire to play again put Detroit in the awkward position of needing to move Joseph and his $25-million guaranteed contract. Fedorov left to join the Ducks after contract talks broke down. Detroit moved quickly to spend Fedorov's money by adding Hatcher, one of the most feared defencemen in the league, and Whitney, a 76-point scorer with Columbus last season. Detroit was the conference's top-scoring team last season; the Red Wings' new identity will see the team focus more on defence.

ST. LOUIS BLUES
41-24-11-6, 99 points, second in division, lost in conference quarter-finals.
New faces: LW Peter Sejna, C Mike Danton, D Murray Baron.
Say goodbye to: LW Cory Stillman, LW Tyson Nash, G Fred Brathwaite.
Outlook: Getting Chris Pronger back for a full season after he played only five regular-season games a year ago, recovering from career-threatening wrist surgery, will greatly enhance the Blues' always solid defence — and maybe take some of the pressure off 40-year-old Al MacInnis to play upwards of 27 minutes a game. The Blues also lost Doug Weight and Keith Tkachuk for hunks of the season, so a return to good health for all is a must if they plan to contend. So, too, is a solid season from goaltender Chris Osgood, a trade-deadline acquisition.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
30-33-13-6, 79 points, third in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: C Tuomo Ruutu, C Scott Nichol, LW Ville Nieminen, LW Igor Radulev, D Deron Quint, D Lasse Kukkonen.
Say goodbye to: C Andrei Nikolishin, C Mike Eastwood, LW Chris Simon, C Mike Eastwood,
In limbo: RW Theo Fleury.
Outlook: The Blackhawks' youth movement began at the trade deadline when general manager Mike Smith shipped out Phil Housley, Steve Thomas, Lyle Odelein and others, and continued in the summer when Nikolishin and Eastwood were sent packing. The Blackhawks are unlikely to bring Fleury back, even though he is under contract for next year. Instead, the Blackhawks signed top prospect Ruutu, considered the best player outside the NHL last season, and will look at some of the young Russians Smith drafted a few years back (Igor Radulev, Anton Babchuk and perhaps Pavel Vorobiev).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS
27-35-13-7, 74 points, fourth in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: D Marek Zidlicky, D Robert Schnabel, D Dan Hamhuis, D Curtis Murphy, D Tomas Kloucek, D-LW Jamie Allison, LW Jim McKenzie, RW Jordin Tootoo.
Say goodbye to: D Cale Hulse, D Andy Delmore, D Karlis Skrastins, D Bill Houlder.
Outlook: The Predators made an unexpected playoff run in February, which prompted GM David Poile to be a buyer rather than a seller at the trade deadline, and he then watched as injuries took the bottom out of his team. Poile's response was to remake his defence corps, opening up spots for a handful of minor-leaguers whom he hopes are ready for prime time. Goaltender Tomas Vokoun was the backbone of the team's second-half surge after the Predators dealt the former No. 1 goaltender, Mike Dunham, to New York. Vokoun kept Nashville in games, but they were ultimately undone by their popgun attack, which featured a conference-low 183 goals. And it looks as if it'll be another year of living goallessly in Music City.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
29-42-8-3, 69 points, fifth in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: D Darryl Sydor, C Todd Marchant, C Trevor Letkowski, G Fred Brathwaite.
Say goodbye to: LW Ray Whitney, C Mike Sillinger, D Jamie Allison, RW Matt Davidson.
Outlook: The Blue Jackets lost their leading scorer, Whitney, after failing to come to contract terms. That was the bad news. The good news was they replaced him with energetic Marchant, who had a career season with the Oilers last season. The Blues Jackets will give Marchant every chance to duplicate that offensive success, pencilling him in as the No. 2 centre and playing him with highly regarded youngster Rick Nash, who figures to play a more prominent role in his sophomore season. A statistical oddity: Only six teams scored more than 70 power-play goals last season and Columbus was one of them. Sydor's addition can only enhance their special teams' work, which was one of last season's bright spots.

Pacific Division

DALLAS STARS
46-17-15-4, 111 points, first in division, lost in conference semi-finals.
New faces: D Teppo Numminen, D Don Sweeney, LW Antti Miettinen, C Steve Ott.
Say goodbye to: D Derian Hatcher, D Darryl Sydor, D Lyle Odelein, RW Kirk Muller.
Outlook: Dallas will be hard pressed to defend its regular-season conference championship after losing Hatcher, the team's captain, to archrival Detroit as a free agent. Numminen, who came over from the Phoenix Coyotes, is a nice addition, but lacks Hatcher's physical presence. Coach Dave Tippett's primary goal will be to instill chemistry in a team that unsuccessfully shopped a number of prominent players — such as Pierre Turgeon and Bill Guerin — in a cost-cutting attempt. Signing Mike Modano to a one-year contract extension was an important first step, and getting goaltender Marty Turco — he of the record 1.77 goals-against average — signed was another productive move.

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS
40-27-9-6, 95 points, second in division, lost in Stanley Cup final.
New faces: C Sergei Fedorov, LW Vinnie Prospal, LW Craig Johnson.
Say goodbye to: C Adam Oates, LW Paul Kariya, C Marc Chouinard.
Outlook: The Ducks remedied what could have been a catastrophic public relations blunder —allowing Kariya to escape as an unrestricted free agent — by getting Fedorov under contract. Fedorov once played for GM Bryan Murray in Detroit and is well schooled in the defence-first approach favoured by coach Mike Babcock. After years of being a cog in Detroit's machine, Fedorov is the Ducks' absolute go-to guy, and how he reacts to that will determine, in large measure, whether Anaheim is for real or a Carolina-like flash in the pan. Ultimately, they will go only as far as goaltender J..S. Giguère takes them.

LOS ANGELES KINGS
33-37-6-6, 78 points, third in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: G Roman Cechmanek, G Milan Hnilicka, C Josef Stumpel, RW Trent Klatt, LW Luc Robitaille, C Esa Pirnes, D Bryan Muir.
Say goodbye to: G Felix Potvin, G Jamie Storr, LW Craig Johnson, LW Erik Rasmussen.
Outlook: Devastated by injuries last season, the Kings were waiting and hoping that two-thirds of their No.1 line, Jason Allison and Adam Deadmarsh, would get medical clearance to play after suffering head injuries last season. Stumpel, reacquired from the Boston Bruins in the summer, was reunited with fellow Slovak Ziggy Palffy, and for now, second-year forward Alexander Frolov is holding down the third spot on the line. The Kings revamped their goaltending from a season ago (Cechmanek and Hnilicka are in, and Potvin and Storr out). If Cechmanek can duplicate his numbers of last season, and their premier forwards stay out of sick bay, the Kings could challenge for the division title.

PHOENIX COYOTES
31-35-11-5, 78 points, fourth in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: D Cale Hulse, D David Tanabe, C Mike Sillinger, LW Dan Cleary, D Bryan Helmer.
Say goodbye to: D Teppo Numminen, D Danny Markov, LW Paul Ranheim, C Kelly Buchberger.
Outlook: A series of injuries to goaltender Sean Burke, who was fourth in balloting for most valuable players two years ago, seriously undermined the Coyotes' season. Phoenix and Nashville were the only teams that didn't have a 25-goal scorer, and it's difficult to win those 2-1 games without exceptional netminding. The Coyotes were another team that made most of its changes at the trade deadline, so it remains to be seen how much of a difference Chris Gratton, Jan Hrdina and Sillinger will make. The Coyotes moved their two best defencemen, Numminen and Markov, in salary dumps, so there will be pressure on Ossi Vaananen and Paul Mara to step up. Two years ago, it was fashionable to pick the Coyotes to finish last in the conference, and they were surprisingly competent. This year? It could happen.

SAN JOSE SHARKS
28-37-9-8, 73 points, fifth in division, missed playoffs.
New faces: LW Alex Korolyuk, RW Scott Parker, C Marcel Goc.
Say goodbye to: RW Teemu Selanne, LW Adam Graves.
Outlook: After moving Owen Nolan to Toronto at the trade deadline and losing Selanne as a free agent, the primary question in San Jose is: Who scores now? One possibility is Korolyuk, who returns to the team after playing in Russia last season. Another might be Scott Thornton, who missed half of last season recovering from a concussion and slipped to nine goals from 26. The Sharks have a decent defensive nucleus — Brad Stuart is back from a concussion, Kyle McLaren gets to play a full season after joining San Jose midway through last season. A year ago, the Sharks were a fashionable dark-horse choice for the Stanley Cup. This time around? Just getting back into the playoff picture would represent a real coup.

[Imthachamp]

what is hockey?

[Thrillhouse]

I really hope they can put a salary cap in place for next year. It will be a long summer next offseason

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The Islanders didn't miss the playoffs. I have the tickets to prove it. Ouch on that review.

LETS GO ISLANDERS!

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Originally posted by goldendelta
The Islanders didn't miss the playoffs. I have the tickets to prove it. Ouch on that review.

LETS GO ISLANDERS!

Holy shit, you're right! I just double-checked yesterday's Globe and Mail and the paper had the mistake as well as the online article. Damn, i read that over twice i didn't realize it...but i'm a sens fanatic so we didn't really count that playoff series.

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Originally posted by Thrillhouse
I really hope they can put a salary cap in place for next year. It will be a long summer next offseason

you mean 'cost certaintly', LOL.
Hockey is the worst, it's the highest of the major sports where salaries account for percentage of revenues.

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Originally posted by CC1GC
Holy shit, you're right! I just double-checked yesterday's Globe and Mail and the paper had the mistake as well as the online article. Damn, i read that over twice i didn't realize it...but i'm a sens fanatic so we didn't really count that playoff series.

Hey! It counted as a series! And I was happy to finally get to go to a hockey playoff game. I love my Isles.

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Originally posted by goldendelta
Hey! It counted as a series! And I was happy to finally get to go to a hockey playoff game. I love my Isles.

wow, you made the isles playoff game? know who didn't?




























the islanders.

[LeslieAGD]

An amazing season opener from the Wings. Gotta love the goal Stevie scored with less than two seconds remaining.

[CanadianTeke]

I am going to Tonights Season opener here in Toronto. I can't wait it should be a good game!

GO LEAFS GO

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Originally posted by CanadianTeke
I am going to Tonights Season opener here in Toronto. I can't wait it should be a good game!

GO LEAFS GO

wow, how did you get tickets?

[CanadianTeke]

one of my brothers called me--he had an extra seat.

[CC1GC]

Nice. Leaf tickets are a money item. Too bad the team is garbage.

[LeslieAGD]

Yay Wings...pulled it out in OT!