The San Jose Sharks come in to the post-season firing on all cylinders. They possess the best Vezina candidate in net, one of the most dominant forward in the Western Conference, and a great supporting cast. Coupled with this is the fact that both Marleau and Cheechoo seem to be rounding into form after horrendous starts to the season. But the main reason for their recent hot play has been without question the trade deadline acquisition of Brian Campbell.
Congratulations to all of you who won your leagues this season. I knew you would. How, you say? Well, everyone knows J Status is a psychic of the highest level when it comes to these things. No need to hide it any longer. Here are the highlights on just how the Western Conference will be won this season.
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A year ago, the DobberHockey Crew went 12-3 with our playoff picks as a group. Individually, Jim Gunther, who wrote Sticks and Stones at the time, was tops at 11-4. Matt Bugg was the only one to say Anaheim would win in four, Gunther said in six – it wound up being five. Everyone on the panel had a winning record, but the worst prognosticator was (gulp) myself going just 8-7.
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Top 5 picks:5- NYI4- St. Louis3- Atlanta2- Los Angeles 1- Tampa Bay Dobber's Interactive Playoff List - Get it HERE Problems getting the draft list? CLICK HERE Dobber Nation is up - be sure to give it a listen. Comments are encouraged! The link to join the free playoff pool is HERE. Todd Marchant missed yesterday's contest [...]
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Just an FYI - Nabokov was pulled after one period, even though he had a shutout going, because it was a rough game and coach Wilson felt that Dallas might try running him. He is not injured. Problems getting the draft list? CLICK HERE Washington is in the postseason with a win yesterday over Florida. What [...]
With the end of the regular season upon us, it’s come down to the final games to determine the playoff match-ups in the first round of the playoffs.
Let’s have a look at how some players on each Eastern Conference team in contention have performed against the playoff bound teams during the regular season:
Try as TSN might, the 2008 NHL Entry Draft isn't anywhere near as captivating as the 2005 edition. However, there's still plenty at stake. Learn a bit more about the convoluted lottery process in today's Bugg Bytes.
