The hockey season is seven weeks away. Even after the 18 month post-lockout layoff last season, I don't remember being this excited about the start of the season. This season my team goes in as one of the favourites to win the Stanley Cup. Last year some gave us this honour as well, while others gave us the "Cinderella" title instead. This year all the Cinderella talk is gone. This year we are legitimate contenders. The best goalie in the world. One of if not the best defensive unit in the NHL. One of the best players and leaders in the world. The Calgary Flames, in my opinion, are the team to beat in the West this season.
My lines:
Friesen-Tanguay-Iginla
Huselius-Langkow-Kobasew
Nilson-Lombardi-Amonte
Lundmark-Yelle-McCarty
Regehr-Phaneuf
Hamrlik-Zyuzin
Ference-Warrener
Kiprusoff
McLennan
It will be interesting to see how much time two of the Flames' more heralded recent prospects see this year. Tim Ramholt (2003-2/39) and Andrei Taratukhin (2001-2/41) both are signed and presumably in North America. Hopefully each gets ~15-20 games and can show us all something. I have always been a Ramholt fan and I think he can be a top 4 guy for the Flames as early as next season.
Flames sked: http://www.hockeynut.com/cgysched.html
2 comments:
flames suck. da oil are gonna be the champs again!
Flames, psshh, nucks all the way.. Heres a topic... what effect luongo is goin to have.
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