After an entire season lost to the lockout. The NHL returns tomorrow with all 30 teams playing. It should be an interesting season.

So everyone LETS TALK HOCKEY!


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can't wait!! many people said that Flames are gunna suck, and it was just pure luck for them last season. I want to see for myself this time.

Im a Flames fan btw.

i am completely pumped up for the start of the new season
cant wait!! its only a day away!!!

and even though i am a canucks fan, i do agree that flames are gonna do well

however, canucks are a way stronger team and you guys are no competition for us!

Canucks are gonna suck this year.

No wins in preseason.

HOCKEY IS BACK BABYYY!!!!

lol I dont know still rooting for hometown team Montreal Canadiens... though im pretty sad they exchange Marcel Hossa for that other dude from the Rangers as for the rest im still happy... I guess we'll have to see as the season goes. Hopefully they will make it to the playoff pretty sure every team is like gonna try their best to make it to the playoff this year... everyone missed hockey! especially me i'll probably try to go watch every 3-4 matches man... HOCKEY IS BACK BABBYYY lol

ahem. we had two

The Rangers can't possibly be any worse than they were... right? At least they're younger now. I suppose that's a good sign. Nothing like missing the playoffs for almost an entire decade to kickstart the rebuilding process.

Calgary Flames!

i can't wait for the games to start. good form of teams, at least the teams i like, im very satisfied. cant wait

i'm a Flames fan too! a few of us here already!

3 to be exact. The reason why canucks went 3-2-2 is because we used only minor leaguers from the manitoba moose. Remember the game against the oilers? We used Jovo, Linden and Cloutier and we rocked them 6-2.

=p I'll be the representing leaf fan here, u can start the hate xp

still, did you guys see how much brent johnson sucked

^err ya he's ok o_O but I didn't really listen to the game..gotta watch to believe only saw the highlights..but really Cloutier <333 lol..GO CANUCKS GO hahaa..

gotta love the sedin/carter line..=)

Canucks need a better goalie in net to get em into the Finals o.o

Cloutier is decent, but mb he can pull off an Osgood and ride the playoffs hot

Calgary Flames to finish 1st according to Sports Illustrated


The Calgary Flames could be on their way to the Stanley Cup - if the prognosticators at Sports Illustrated are correct.


Writer Michael Farber wrote in this week's magazine that several factors boosted the Flames' chances:

-signing star right winger Jarome Iginla to a long-term deal;
-picking up his new linemates Daymond Langkow and Tony Amonte;
-and bringing in defenceman Roman Hamrlik to boost the power play.

Here's how the magazine ranked the chances of some other clubs:

2nd - Philadelphia Flyers
3rd - Ottawa Senators
6th - Vancouver Canucks
9th - Edmonton Oilers
17th - Montreal Canadiens
20th - Toronto Maple Leafs

If the predictions come true, the Canadiens and the Leafs would fail to make the playoffs.

The Calgary Flames made it to the Stanley Cup finals in 2003-2004 season. But they lost game seven to Tampa Bay by one goal.





time to put on the car flags and honk horns!!!

CANT WAIT FOR THE PUCK TO DROP!!!!

put $5 on the sens tonight.. i dont think leafs are gona win.. haha.

^ok, I put 5$ on the Leafs on the next Sen vs Leafs Playoff games ^^

btw if u trust SI to do hockey wow...is all i can say

Those Americans just don't know jack bout sports imo

dude that magazine is wack .....I remember they talked about this on tv..ahaha..and lets just say they thought this mag was stupid..LMAO..how do the leafs go on 20th??? I may not like them..but that's like sad o_O..and the canucks 6th..we'll SEE ABOUT THAT

oooo yes..and Canucks vs Coyotes tonight =) I'd like to see Gretzky coach for the first time lol

only time will tell. no one predicted tampa bay 2 years ago.

i'm stuck in ontario so i can't even watch my flames on tv. but the leafs sens game should be good.

or... i'll have to listen to peter maher over the internet..

^lol is watching sens vs leafs ever a bad game?

My beloved Flames are gonna be back!!!

I've missed my HOCKEY!

Go Iggy, Go Kipper, GOGOGO!!!

i think flyers will win it all...haha...i love em

^lets not get ahead of ourselves here, lets wait till the end of the playoffs =p

flyers will win it all dont worry

5 out of 1 odds flyers will win on espn BWAHAHA~

yes....and when was the last time espn was right? lets play the game on the ice buddy. U never know what happens in hockey, like who could seriously see Flames and TB last year at the Cup finals, not me thats for sure.

AVS r so underrated this year. You'll be suprise what they'll do!

hockey is back but for some reason im not that intrested after the lockout.

probably but hey it's nice to dream, come on. go leafs go

ooohhh a sticky.

so far, some really high scoring games and comebacks.

GO WINGS GO!!!

5-1 WINGS OVER THE BLUES!!!!

First ever shootout in the NHL.

OTTAWA VS TORONTO.
HASEK VS BELFOUR

OTTAWA WINS.

ALFREDSSON SCORES
HEATLEY SCORES

i knew flames were getting in the cup.
ur right about "never know what happens in hockey."
also dont be cocky buddy.

Canucks are beating the Coyotes 3 zip...CLOUTIERS ON STEROIDS!! CHECK HIM!!

LOL I was cocky, wow....like dude, u wouldn't know what cocky is if it slammed u in the face.

Well u predicted the Flames contend for the cup, good for you, but u know what! I don't care

Just saying watch the game, don't start bashing for no freakin reason.

wooooo

3-2 CANUCKS!

nazzy da man

Nazzy with 2 goals
Ohlund with the other.

man the flyers lost today...to the stinkin rangers...haha how sad is that...but hey its only the beginning of the season...they had it to until the third quater

i hear yeah first ever.. but i was very disappointed on how it ended, being a leaf fan.. but ottawa played a good game.

lol. my roommate was so mad. when lindros scores he was like YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs. 30 seconds later. its tied. furniture got damaged.

its gonna be a long season for him i think.

furniture got damage eh??..LOL. i was going crazy 2-2 *ahem*..LOL. but oh well it was aight game, cant wait for the next one...of course leafs going to win this one right???

dude i dont care what you say so stfu

thanks.

^ you 2 better simmer down or else warnings will be giving out to both of you guys

I attached spyro's sportsnet hockey league onto the first post.

its a good pool, and never too late to join. I've been doing the sportsnet pool for a few years.

you change players every week, so your not stuck with the same people. and you can always make up ground if you pick the right people.

*sniff* canucks wooooooon!!!!!!!!!!! lmao..I know I'm slowwww..lmao..hahaha..but whatever..XD..next game..

canucks vs oilers saturday night =P

Lindros was doing really well in the 3rd period against the sens. He had a good check which took down 2 Sens =p And he scored too.If he keeps playing like that and he does it without getting injured, I'd be really happy w/ him. well even though we lost, we still got one point. I was crushed when Sundin got out of the game, hope he gets freakin better, we could've won w/ Captain Clutch

I don't like the 5 minute 3v3 overtime, it's way too short. Anyone else see how slow Allison was?

and insong, keep on being an ignorant idiot, It suits u fine.

u make me laugh.

hope richard park does good this season.

Sorry Leaf Nation.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin has a fractured lower orbital bone and could be out four-to-six weeks after taking a puck in the face in Wednesday's season opener, the NHL team said Thursday.

^yup, terrible thing to happen, heres hoping someone will step up to fill the void

insong, u know what makes me laugh, ur intelligence