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2011 NHL Offseason

  • gorocks99
    Hall of Fame class: Doug Gilmour, Ed Belfour, Joe Niuewendyk and Mark Howe.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    thavoice;816433 wrote: CBJ needs a change....being in the west for them really sucks.

    This implies they'd make the playoffs in the east... don't see that happening either
  • gorocks99
    Raw Dawgin' it;816443 wrote:This implies they'd make the playoffs in the east... don't see that happening either

    If they can add pieces (backup goalie, puck-moving D man) and Mason can return to form, I think they'd make it. They were 11-4-3 last year against the East, 8-7-3 the year before, 13-3-2 the year before that.

    Plus there are other reasons why moving to the East makes sense, not the least of which is having the vast majority of games on in the home time zone.
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    Raw Dawgin' it;816443 wrote:This implies they'd make the playoffs in the east... don't see that happening either

    They would make the playoffs in the East.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    The_Crosby_Show;816474 wrote:They would make the playoffs in the East.

    If this is their division i doubt it.
    Pittsburgh
    Philadelphia
    Washington
    Columbus
    Carolina
    Florida
    Tampa Bay

    Pitt, Philly, Wash, Tampa and Carolina are all better IMO. 3 of those teams have won the cup in the last ten years and all 5 have the capability of making the playoffs in any given year. I just don't think Columbus is good enough to make the playoffs in the NHL. But it's hard to say now that they have Carter playing with Nash. But based on their history i don't see them making the post season.
  • gorocks99
    http://twitter.com/#!/tsnbobmckenzie
    Hearing Joni Pitkanen is close to re-signing multi-year deal in CAR - not done yet tho - but no real progress on Chad Larose and Erik Cole.
    Ehrhoff is going to be a hot hot commodity on Friday.
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    Raw Dawgin' it;816478 wrote:If this is their division i doubt it.
    Carolina
    Florida
    NYR
    NYI
    Ottawa
    Toronto

    Columbus is already better than these teams that are in the EC.
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    gorocks99;816489 wrote:http://twitter.com/#!/tsnbobmckenzie



    Ehrhoff is going to be a hot hot commodity on Friday.

    Just signed.

    3yr/13.5mil deal.
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    http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/06/28/redrawing-the-nhl-map/
  • GoPens


    I'm not real keen on that lineup. Columbus wouldn't be either.
  • gorocks99
    Ehrhoff's rights to the Islanders for a 4th rounder:
    TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie
    VAN trades Christian Ehrhoff's negotiating rights to NYI for a 4th round pick.
    Jackets in a hole now.
  • GoPens
    The Jagr sweepstakes could be over tomorrow. It's expected he'll choose between Pittsburgh, Montreal and Detroit. The Pens have offered a 1 year deal.
  • gorocks99
    From what I hear it's a two horse race between Pittsburgh and Montreal; my guess is he ends up with the Pens.
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    It makes perfect sense for him to come back to the pens!
  • End of Line
    It's time for you to come home......

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  • Classyposter58

    It's safe to say the East Division is quite possibly the most stacked division in NHL history. I wouldn't be shocked if all 8 made the playoffs in one season in all honesty. Those are some franchises
  • killer_ewok
    The_Crosby_Show;816640 wrote:It makes perfect sense for him to come back to the pens!
    Yeah it does. Let's hope it happens.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    The_Crosby_Show;816553 wrote:Columbus is already better than these teams that are in the EC.
    I was commenting on the proposed divisions from a previous post. I still think Carolina and NYR are better but if this was their division i'd say they make the playoffs, but not in a division with pitt, philly, wash, tampa, and carolina.
  • Commander of Awesome
    If Mason can return to form I think the Blue Jackets have a legit shot at making the playoffs. Esp if they're competitive during the season I could see another trade in the works to help the team.
  • gorocks99
    Jackets fans, in order, which of these players would you like to see Columbus sign this offseason (forwards, D and goalie possibilities):

    Christian Ehrhoff
    Tomas Kaberle
    Ales Hemsky
    James Wisniewski
    Josh Harding
    Ray Emery
    Jussi Jokinen

    I think they have to make a run at one of the three D men first, assuming Ehrhoff doesn't sign with the NYI. I probably like him the best out of the three but he's going to command a lot of money. Then you can fill a backup goaltender.
  • gorocks99
    Jagr has been offered a one-year deal from Pittsburgh, has the rest of today to decide: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6714217
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    James Wisniewski
    Christian Erhoff
    Jussi Jokinen
    Ales Hemsky
    Tomas Kaberle
    Ray Emery
    Josh Harding
  • gorocks99
    The_Crosby_Show;817706 wrote:James Wisniewski
    Christian Erhoff
    Jussi Jokinen
    Ales Hemsky
    Tomas Kaberle
    Ray Emery
    Josh Harding

    Wisniewski is apparently Howson's top target: http://twitter.com/#!/hhr_hockey
  • gorocks99
    Not the most reliable source in the world, but ....

    http://twitter.com/#!/Eklund
    James Wisniewski Rights dealt to Columbus e5
    GET IT DONE, HOWSON.
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    It's confirmed.