Wetcoaster on 10 October 2008
| Cactus said: Surprise teams: I think the Maple Leafs will surprise this season. Everything i read has them pegged as "next to last" or "might just be bad enough to get that #1 pick" but I honestly think they'll be pretty good. Will they make the playoffs? Probably not, but I know they'll be one of the hardest working teams in the league. In the West, I think the Wild will be the surprise team. Rumors of a Gaborik trade, coupled with their very defensive style of play has people saying (and hoping) that they will not make it in the playoffs this year. I think they'll be second in the division behind Vancouver this year and make it in the playoffs. |
You make good points Cactus.
Ron Wilson is just the kind of coach the Leafs need. I still think they are the prime candidates in the Tavares sweepstakes this season but they are definitely making the move in the right direction(finally).
It's hard to say with the Wild. I think they will either be really good or really bad. I don't think there's a middle ground for them. I think they'll easily finish ahead of the Avs but will they be good enough to take on Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton? I guess we'll find out.
My simple predictions are that Chicago finally makes the playoffs again and after last years implosion the Lightning will be back in the hunt for the SE division crown.
I think that Vancouver also wins the NW. Go Nucks!
