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Illegal Curve’s 2011-2012 NHL Season Predictions – Teams

Illegal Curve’s 2011-2012 NHL Season Predictions – Teams

The 2011-2012 NHL Regular Season starts tonight, Thursday, October 6th, with three games–Philadelphia v. Boston, Montreal v. Toronto and Pittsburgh v. Vancouver. The start of the season also means it’s that time of year...

 

Illegal Curve 2009/10 Predictions

Illegal Curve 2009/10 Predictions

Here are our predictions for the 2009/10 NHL season. These predictions will, of course, be archived so feel free to praise or ridicule us accordingly throughout the season. The IC picks across the board are: IC Writer Atlantic Northeast South Central Northwest Pacific Richard Pollock David Minuk Ezra Ginsburg Neil Rockman Ari Baum-Cohen Rusty Parra Drew Mindell Here...

 

Washington Capitals 2009-10 Season Preview

Washington Capitals 2009-10 Season Preview

Is this finally the year for the Washington Capitals?  Will the Stanley Cup that has eluded them since their inception in 1974 finally come to the U.S. nation’s capital?  The questions that require answering by the Capitals as...

 

Vancouver Canucks 2009-10 Season Preview

Vancouver Canucks 2009-10 Season Preview

The Vancouver Canucks had a successful 2008-2009 campaign. The Canucks were not expected to make the playoffs, but they had up a strong regular season and playoffs, eventually losing in the second round to the Chicago Blackhawks. This year Vancouver...

 

Toronto Maple Leafs 2009-10 Season Preview

Toronto Maple Leafs 2009-10 Season Preview

Brian Burke and Bryan Colangelo went move for move this summer in attempting to reshape both of the much heralded MLSE franchises in Toronto.  Well, so far, the reviews on each of their moves has been quite positive.  Quite honestly, it should...

 

Tampa Bay Lightning 2009-10 Season Preview

Tampa Bay Lightning 2009-10 Season Preview

As found at art.com The Tampa Bay Lightning had a miserable 2008-09 campaign, finishing second to last just in front of the equally woeful New York Islanders. With an anemic 24 wins and 66 points, the one-dimensional Lightning were not scaring...

 

St. Louis Blues 2009-10 Season Preview

St. Louis Blues 2009-10 Season Preview

For all the talk about the Chicago Blackhawks being one of the best young and up-and-coming teams in the NHL, the Blues often get overlooked; well, that is a mistake on the part of many fans because this team simply should not be underestimated. Led...

 

San Joe Sharks 2009-10 Season Preview

San Joe Sharks 2009-10 Season Preview

Had this preview been written two weeks ago, it would have started with the line: “other than Marleau being stripped of his captaincy, and Christian Ehrhoff being sent to the Canucks, the Sharks really didn’t do anything this off-season...