Comments on: Upward and Downward Trends in the NHL http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/ NHL - Hockey Trade Rumors, providing NHL Hockey Trade Rumors since 1996 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: I_hate_LA http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189891 I_hate_LA Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:03:36 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189891 no, this year the oilers will be the same not upward. We’ll just have to wait until the season unravels.

]]> By: I_hate_LA http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189890 I_hate_LA Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:22:19 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189890 True, but they always managed to get to the top even when everyone doubted them. They’ve got young talent in the datsyuk and zetterberg duo and prospects such as hudler and filpulla could possibly step up. I can’t see detroit going down with the leadership they already have, with or without Yzerman.

]]> By: zdeno_duchesne http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189889 zdeno_duchesne Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:37:18 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189889 i see detroit on their way down. they will make way for either san jose or anaheim for the top seed in the west.

just look at their division,

chicago added havlat, smolinski. rene bourque should see an improvement. if tuomo ruutu signs and stays healthy, he will be a force. their young defense will get better (keith, seabrook, vandermeer)

columbus is a young team, and should improve. if zherdev signs, i have him pinned at around 80-90 points.

st louis made a few improvements to their roster, adding guerin, rucinsky, legace, mckee.

nashville was strong last year, there’s no reason to believe (IMO) that this year will be any different, especially with the additions of jason arnott and josef vasicek.

]]> By: Pedro http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189888 Pedro Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:24:14 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189888 Horcoff had 70 points last year, the season before he had 40????? I think thats progress but what do i know. Jarret Stoll finnished with almost 70, the year before he just cracked 30. Is that progress???? Hempsky is just amazing, and we have him for 6 years at a reasonable price.

]]> By: FrankTheTank3388 http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189887 FrankTheTank3388 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:54:47 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189887 I don’t see why people think Oilers are going somewhere. Sure they made it to the Stanley Cup finals but they just barely made the playoffs. They just barely took 8th place by 3 points. And they lost Pronger, one of the very important players on the team. I don’t think they’ll even make the playoffs this year.

]]> By: Pedro http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189886 Pedro Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:16:35 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189886 Actually i like Nashvilles team too. Im a Oiler’s fan, and I can honestly say they done well from building within. They will beat out Detroit for top spot in the division, but their point total will be around the same because Colombus and St.Louis are better teams this year. Not as many give me points now. Just speculation though.

]]> By: Pedro http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189885 Pedro Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:12:32 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189885 They have good prospects, but the problem is they are not great prospects. You have to build through drafting and free agents, they don’t through drafting that well.

]]> By: Pedro http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189884 Pedro Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:08:57 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189884 Ya don’t they! Man Im a huge canucks fan, and i hate watching them beat my team down all the time. Watching repeat my favorite team’s in one year, but no they really suck. Especially when they beat down my favorite team again, and we miss the playoffs again.

]]> By: FrankTheTank3388 http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189883 FrankTheTank3388 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:54:39 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189883 Boston Bruins – They have some great young talent, they’re just underrated. We have Kessel, Kalus, Krejci, Karsums, Sobotka Pelletier, and Collins up front. For defense we have Alberts, Jurcina, M Stuart, and Lashoff. And in net we have Toivonen and Rask. We still have Bergeron (21) and Boyes (24) up front and they’ve already proved themselves in the NHL.

]]> By: I_hate_LA http://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189882 I_hate_LA Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:09:19 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189882 Did Nashville sign Hamhuis yet?

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