NHL SEASON PREVIEW - Live Thread

NHL website ^ | 9/29/09 | Craig Button

[airborne]

NHL Network's Button breaks down the East -

NHL Network analyst Craig Button offers some clues as he breaks down the hockey scene for NHL.com.

Expect a hard-fought battle in the West this season -

NHL Network analyst Craig Button breaks down what we will see from the West in 2009-10.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=500138

[airborne]

With the NHL regular season beginning this Thursday, October 1st, here's a look at the teams...

ENJOY!

[airborne]

HOCKEY PING!

Let me know if you want on or off the 'Hockey Ping List'!

[Always Right]

Go wings!

[airborne]

Did you take a look at the new format for nhl.com?

What a mess! It looks like it was set up by someone with Attention Deficit!

[tenthirteen]

The sleeper team in the Eastern Conference has to be the Lightning. That said, let the season begin.

[RayChuang88]

I think if the NHL wants to be really popular again, the dream Stanley Cup finals will be the Detroit Red Wings or Chicago Blackhawks versus the Montreal Canadiens.

An interesting aspect that several well-known commentators mentioned: NHL players may be mean and tough on-ice but outside of the game they're some of the nicest people you've ever met.

[PGR88]

An interesting aspect that several well-known commentators mentioned: NHL players may be mean and tough on-ice but outside of the game they’re some of the nicest people you’ve ever met.

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few tattoos, few, if any, illegitimate children running around, no drug convictions, no shootings in nightclubs.

[Puppage]

GO HABS, GO!

[StarCMC]

Dear God, please help the Blues! Amen.

[airborne]

A friend told me there’s a rumor that Forsberg might sign with the Capitals.

[ShadowAce]

I think the Blues may may it back to the playoffs this year.

Keep in mind, though--for every game they play, are setting a new sports record (not just hockey)

...The most regular season games played by a team without winning their sport's highest trophy.

[FourPeas]

Ahhhhhhhhh, the long, dark season known as summer is nearly over. Horray for Hockey Season! The world has meaning again.

GO WINGS!

[FourPeas]

Thankfully there are so few NFL games in a season or the Lions would hold that one for all of time.

[airborne]

You got that right!

It’s a great day for hockey! Every day is!

GO PENS !!!

And it will also be nice to once again visit the friendly faces in Hershey, to cheer on the Bears!

Penguins raise the Stanley Cup banner October 1!

Bears raise the Calder Cup banner October 3!

[StarCMC]

Yeah *sigh* They are much loved here even without Lord Stanley’s Cup...but it WOULD be nice to win it!

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Cool. I can’t wait.

[CT-Freeper]

Favorite NHL team:

Favorite AHL team:

[tenthirteen]

You’re kidding, right? However, isn’t Forsberg slighty used up with age and injuries by now?