Who Are Top Teams In Hockey This Year?

[jjgold]

Top 5 I guess

Thanks

[Panic]

Does that sport even matter?

[element1286]

1. Detroit
2. Pittsburgh
3. Dallas
4. San Jose
5. Montreal/Phildelphia

Those would be my top 5.

[Brock Landers]

you would not believe the hype and excitement the blackhawks are getting...they must be majorly improved

[element1286]

you would not believe the hype and excitement the blackhawks are getting...they must be majorly improved

Yep, brought in Huet and Campbell, and have a great young defensive corps, and of course Kane and Toews. Should be a playoff team.

[sickler]

Keep an eye on the Caps. If Theodore is solid they will go far.

[dwaechte]

Detroit
Pitt
Montreal
Anaheim
Dallas

[golfguy112233]

det
ducks
pitts
phil
mtl

sleeper picks boston and edmonton

[sickler]

Nobody is mentioning Washington. They will be a force to be reckoned with. You heard it here.

[bigboydan]

you would not believe the hype and excitement the blackhawks are getting...they must be majorly improved

They have improved sir, however not nearly enough IMO though. I still say the under 94.5 is the way to go on the points future.

[LLXC]

Go Sharks!

[JRS21386]

Go Predators!

[VegasVic]

The west is best

Detroit
San Jose
Dallas
Anaheim

Washington

[Western]

Jose will go deep this season, and very well may win the Cup.

[PuckOff]

Yep, brought in Huet and Campbell, and have a great young defensive corps, and of course Kane and Toews. Should be a playoff team.

Keep your eye on Igor Makarov if he makes the team.

[PuckOff]

Keep an eye on the Caps. If Theodore is solid they will go far.

Caps have no D!!

[PuckOff]

Top 5 I guess

Thanks

Top 5 East
Pitts, Ottawa, Philly, Montreal, Washington

Top 5 West
Detroit, San Jose, Calgary, Anaheim, Dallas

[Al Masters]

Jose will go deep this season, and very well may win the Cup.

Jose Theodore is a blank, Caps go from an A goalie in Huet to a C goalie in Jose Theodore.IMO.

Plus he comes from a family that is the biggest loan sharking family in eastern canada.

[Deuce]

Detroit

San Jose
Dallas
Calgary
Anaheim

Pitt
Washington
Montreal
Ottawa

[PuckOff]

Jose Theodore is a blank, Caps go from an A goalie in Huet to a C goalie in Jose Theodore.IMO.

Plus he comes from a family that is the biggest loan sharking family in eastern canada.

Al,
I seriously always wondered if his family played a part in Jose winning the Vezina and Hart. Perhaps a few phone calls were made to the voters??

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Keep an eye on the Caps. If Theodore is solid they will go far.

Jose Theodore is far from solid, so Caps will have trouble on the defensive side

[PuckOff]

Jose Theodore is far from solid, so Caps will have trouble on the defensive side

Theodore may get his game back, but Washington's D is pretty thin. If Theodore does get his game back Washington could do some damage. Theodore is a typical French Canadian goalie who plays the butterfly. He commits way too early and most players know this and goes top shelf. If he can alter his a game a tad bit and play decent then Washington will be right in there.

[element1286]

Jose Theodore is a blank, Caps go from an A goalie in Huet to a C goalie in Jose Theodore.IMO.

Plus he comes from a family that is the biggest loan sharking family in eastern canada.

Never been sold on either guy. Both are very mediocre.

[element1286]

Jose Theodore is far from solid, so Caps will have trouble on the defensive side

Their top two defensemen are Mike Green and Tom Poti, not much defense going to played there. Although Jeff Schultz does have some defensive skills, and some upside. They should win that division, but will probably not go far in the playoffs with such a weak d, and question in net.

[mathdotcom]

Detroit
Dallas
Chicago - you heard it here first.
Rangers
Washington

[blittydeuce]

Anaheim

[dwaechte]

Surprise pick to make the playoffs - Florida

[Deuce]

Surprise pick to make the playoffs - Florida

No

It will be LA or NYI

[element1286]

No

It will be LA or NYI

Islanders could be the worst team in the NHL. And the Kings have no one goaltender.

[smitch124]

Jose will go deep this season, and very well may win the Cup.

Is the coaching change going to turn around their tendency to dissappear in the playoffs??

[headbeat]

Anaheim
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Edmonton

[sickler]

Theodore had a 2.44 GAA last year with the Avs. If he gets most of the starts and finishes with a similar GAA, the Caps win the east. Will he get enough help in front of him? Time will tell. We know the Caps will have no problem putting the puck in the net.

[element1286]

Theodore had a 2.44 GAA last year with the Avs. If he gets most of the starts and finishes with a similar GAA, the Caps win the east. Will he get enough help in front of him? Time will tell. We know the Caps will have no problem putting the puck in the net.

He will have no shot at putting up a 2.44 GAA with the Caps. The Caps defense is much worse, they play a wide open style that focuses more on scoring than playing defense, and teams in the East score a lot more than teams in the West. I would think he will be closer to 2.80 GAA with a SV% that is barely over .900.

[sickler]

He will have no shot at putting up a 2.44 GAA with the Caps. The Caps defense is much worse, they play a wide open style that focuses more on scoring than playing defense, and teams in the East score a lot more than teams in the West. I would think he will be closer to 2.80 GAA with a SV% that is barely over .900.

There are 30 teams in the league. 13 teams gave up more goals than the Caps last year, 16 teams gave up less goals.. In the east which has 15 teams, 8 gave up more goals than the Caps. That makes them above average in their conference. They are not defensive bottom-feeders. Middle of the pack. With their firepower, they will outscore teams most nights if need be.

[Western]

I actually meant the Sharks. Should have mentioned San Jose,