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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
sorry, i dont have a link. i read it at the table while eating this morning. they say the following. boston will win the division, followed by the toronto maple leafs, who they said will make the playoffs. followed by the sabres, who will be on the bubble, as will the ottawa sens. montreal, they wrote, is in big trouble. i was surprised, but not overly shocked at the position of the maple leafs, as i feel they have gotten alot better this offseason. "Prediction: The Leafs will improve by 12 to 14 points and make the playoffs." oh, heres the link! http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/n ... view_N.htm |
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| Author: | Rutledge222 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
Eh I dont think the Leafs will be in second. But I dont doubt Boston being first. |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
Well the Laffs maybe be better at stopping goals, but who on that team can score them? |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
what gets me is that the leafs improved greatly on defense. and its not like they were a 25 win team last year. they were a bubble team, albeit the far side of the bubble. they finished close to .500 ... they arnt the pathetisad team everyone makes them out to be. |
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| Author: | Crosscheck [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
When it comes to losing, the Leafs will find a way. |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: what gets me is that the leafs improved greatly on defense. and its not like they were a 25 win team last year. they were a bubble team, albeit the far side of the bubble. they finished close to .500 ... they arnt the pathetisad team everyone makes them out to be. 25 wins in an 82 games season is terrible. Oh you said they weren't that. They were in the race for awhile, then fell out of it. They won't be in second, the Sabres are still the team who only missed the playoffs by 2 points, and the Leafs were in fourth last year. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
but the leafs greatly improved, while the sabres improved only slightly. i think the sabres will finish second, but i wouldnt be shocked if the leafs did. plus, they have that goalie coming in pushing toskala. |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: but the leafs greatly improved, while the sabres improved only slightly. i think the sabres will finish second, but i wouldnt be shocked if the leafs did. plus, they have that goalie coming in pushing toskala. He may be a big goalie, but it's not like he is proven to win at all yet. The Sabres were and are a playoff team without the injuries they had last year, that can't be argued. With and without Miller the team was so different. they were Bi-polar. |
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| Author: | fly as hale [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
The Leafs making the playoffs? I'll believe it when I see it. Just like last year when everyone predicted Tampa to be "scary good". Okay. |
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| Author: | acrossthelines [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
Uh huh. Sure. Toronto in the playoffs? Right. Perhaps in another season, maybe two, but not this year, I don't think. fly as hale wrote: The Leafs making the playoffs? I'll believe it when I see it. Just like last year when everyone predicted Tampa to be "scary good". Okay. Hahaha Tampa Bay.  I forgot about that. It amused me so much to see those predictions. Sure enough, they were all wrong.
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
tampa bay was a goalie and a d-man away from being respectable. the leafs wernt that bad BEFORE all these moves, and all these moves were positives. the sabres should take a lesson from burke, be more aggressive, and make changes where the team is weak. |
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| Author: | Displaced Fan [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: the sabres should take a lesson from burke, be more aggressive, and make changes where the team is weak. Preachin' to choir...now try to convince Darcy of this. He's the twat you need to be talking to. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
i think all moves darcy makes are given a thumbs up and thumbs down by the higher ups. i dont believe it to be darcy sitting on his hands. i think his hands are tied by scrooge mcduck and dumbass mcgee in the owners box. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
acrossthelines wrote: Uh huh. Sure. Toronto in the playoffs? Right. Perhaps in another season, maybe two, but not this year, I don't think. fly as hale wrote: The Leafs making the playoffs? I'll believe it when I see it. Just like last year when everyone predicted Tampa to be "scary good". Okay. Hahaha Tampa Bay. I forgot about that. It amused me so much to see those predictions. Sure enough, they were all wrong.Yeah, this isn;t the NFL where you can change out 60% of your roster and make a splash. |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
CriminallyVu1gar wrote: acrossthelines wrote: Uh huh. Sure. Toronto in the playoffs? Right. Perhaps in another season, maybe two, but not this year, I don't think. fly as hale wrote: The Leafs making the playoffs? I'll believe it when I see it. Just like last year when everyone predicted Tampa to be "scary good". Okay. Hahaha Tampa Bay. I forgot about that. It amused me so much to see those predictions. Sure enough, they were all wrong.Yeah, this isn;t the NFL where you can change out 60% of your roster and make a splash. Yea, not everyone can go 1-15 then 11-5 the next year like Miami did. But with the Sabres, we are really just a stud defender away, and maybe a guy who sticks up for his teammates away from making the playoffs. We got the grit back which we needed, and we have skill players who can score. The biggest thing is how the defense will do. We weren't terrible, and we don't have a star defender, which iu don't think we really need, as long as everyone on D plays solid and smooth they will be fine. Plenty of teams win without being full of star players, they all play well together which is what we need. |
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| Author: | BS1970 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
CriminallyVu1gar wrote: acrossthelines wrote: Uh huh. Sure. Toronto in the playoffs? Right. Perhaps in another season, maybe two, but not this year, I don't think. fly as hale wrote: The Leafs making the playoffs? I'll believe it when I see it. Just like last year when everyone predicted Tampa to be "scary good". Okay. Hahaha Tampa Bay. I forgot about that. It amused me so much to see those predictions. Sure enough, they were all wrong.Yeah, this isn;t the NFL where you can change out 60% of your roster and make a splash. albeit, the Dolphins. |
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| Author: | Sabres2Sabres [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
Heh...that's almost laughable. Toronto...playoffs...second place...I'd be willing to put money against that, and a considerable amount of it too. Almost grabbed a USA Today too but the machine wouldn't open. |
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| Author: | Los9090 [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
Sabres2Sabres wrote: Heh...that's almost laughable. Toronto...playoffs...second place...I'd be willing to put money against that, and a considerable amount of it too. Almost grabbed a USA Today too but the machine wouldn't open. Yeah, that's an awful prediction for the Laughs to place that high. |
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| Author: | patkane88 [ Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: usa today writes up prediction for north east division |
This is how I think it will be 1. Boston because the rest of this division is a joke and 2. Buffalo because Miller stands on his head. 3. Montreal because they are too small and made way to many changes but the other two teams are just not that good. 4. Ottawa because they actually have a goalie but they still only have 1 line that scores 5. Toronto because they will be leading the league in PIM's and there PK will be awful. |
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