Any early picks on the NHL for 2006-07?

[60 Cent]

It looks like Philadelphia is fixing up some holes.

Detroit looks to be weakeneing.

Minnesota spent a ton of money.

Are there any teams you like?

[cmc32124]

I know i live in detroit but i still think that Detroit is going to be a solid team and it will be interesting how they deal without shanny or yzerman.

[60 Cent]

I know i live in detroit but i still think that Detroit is going to be a solid team and it will be interesting how they deal without shanny or yzerman.

Babcock doesn't impress me as a coach. He caught lightning in a bottle in Anaheim but anytime a team flops that badly (like Detroit did) in the playoffs it makes me wonder if he's overrated

[toivo]

They've got probably the best blue line in the league. If Selanne stays healthy and their young guys who started stepping up in the playoffs continue to develop, I think they could be very good. Come playoff time they should be able to have either Pronger or Neidermeyer on the ice all the time.

I definitely think the Wild should be a very good team this season upcoming as well. I'm not sure how solid their blue line will be, but there's a lot of upgrades on a team that wasn't all that bad last season.

Other than that, I'm not sure. It's been hard to keep track of where everyone is going.

[The PUPs]

Carolina again:)

[College Wolf]

Carolina again:)

Any reason as to why or do you just like to post in every forum for fun....:huh:

[cmc32124]

Babcock doesn't impress me as a coach. He caught lightning in a bottle in Anaheim but anytime a team flops that badly (like Detroit did) in the playoffs it makes me wonder if he's overrated

Ya, im not a big fan of Babcock either but with the guys they have, Datsyuk, Fisher, Draper, Hasek, Holmstrom, Lang, Lidstrom, Schneider, and Zetterberg they could be a dominating team.

I do like their goalie situation now that they signed hasek(even tho he has not been real consistant) and looking to sign belfour.

[toivo]

Ya, im not a big fan of Babcock either but with the guys they have, Datsyuk, Fisher, Draper, Hasek, Holmstrom, Lang, Lidstrom, Schneider, and Zetterberg they could be a dominating team.

I do like their goalie situation now that they signed hasek(even tho he has not been real consistant) and looking to sign belfour.

Oh boy, I don't know about Hasek and Belfour. Two goalies over 40? Expecting them to last through a full season plus a long playoff grind is asking for trouble if you ask me. They do have talent, but you have to also remember that a lot of these guys you list tend to vanish in the playoffs. They'll probably have a good regular season record, but I don't think they'll be dominating, and I do think they'll lose early in the playoffs again.

[cmc32124]

Oh boy, I don't know about Hasek and Belfour. Two goalies over 40? Expecting them to last through a full season plus a long playoff grind is asking for trouble if you ask me. They do have talent, but you have to also remember that a lot of these guys you list tend to vanish in the playoffs. They'll probably have a good regular season record, but I don't think they'll be dominating, and I do think they'll lose early in the playoffs again.

its definitely a possiblitity, but what im saying is they have the talent, and if they can find a way to become a "team" then they should be fairly good.