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<blockquote data-quote="Mark_ab" data-source="post: 3690285" data-attributes="member: 541433">Best scouting in the league coupled with a strong hockey market and a long history is a good recipe for success. The Red Wings are always at the top. Not sure if they have what it takes for a cup run, but it certainly wouldn&#039;t be a surprise to anyone if they did win.East still doesn&#039;t look as strong as the west this year, but with only a handful of teams (5) with below .500 records, every point makes a bigger difference than it did a few years ago. Ottawa is a paper tiger and doesn&#039;t have the chemistry or the goaltending to be a force in the post season. I like San Jose again this year, but they may faulter again come playoffs.My Oil ****, of course. Penner is a good player, but not worth the draft picks in a decent draft year. Stoll shit the bed after his concussion, Torres is streaky again. On the plus side, Garon is playing well, especially on the road, and looks to be the future goaltender after Roloson&#039;s contract is up. Horcoff is getting the breaks and has turned into a great two way player that puts up a point a game. Hemsky still needs a trigger man, but is shooting more and will break his ATB for goals. Unfortunately a cheap knee has put him out for an undisclosed amount of time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark_ab, post: 3690285, member: 541433"] Best scouting in the league coupled with a strong hockey market and a long history is a good recipe for success. The Red Wings are always at the top. Not sure if they have what it takes for a cup run, but it certainly wouldn't be a surprise to anyone if they did win. East still doesn't look as strong as the west this year, but with only a handful of teams (5) with below .500 records, every point makes a bigger difference than it did a few years ago. Ottawa is a paper tiger and doesn't have the chemistry or the goaltending to be a force in the post season. I like San Jose again this year, but they may faulter again come playoffs. My Oil ****, of course. Penner is a good player, but not worth the draft picks in a decent draft year. Stoll shit the bed after his concussion, Torres is streaky again. On the plus side, Garon is playing well, especially on the road, and looks to be the future goaltender after Roloson's contract is up. Horcoff is getting the breaks and has turned into a great two way player that puts up a point a game. Hemsky still needs a trigger man, but is shooting more and will break his ATB for goals. Unfortunately a cheap knee has put him out for an undisclosed amount of time. [/QUOTE]

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