2010 NHL Offseason chatter

[NEW.ERA]

The 5 prospects in the organizational list have seen playing time this season and in the playoffs (Varlamov & Carlson).

And that's a good thing. Wait till Alzner gets going full time as well.

[BrySmalls]

Tank must have been onto something: 2011 Winter Classic at Citi Field?

[BrySmalls]

Ya know what I'm hoping for this off-season is that Kovalchuk signs a contract with the Devils.

[Corvus]

NHL Organizational Rankings updated April 20th.

Predators, Blues, Kings, Caps, Jackets and yes Leaf fans rejoice. Well Sharks, Devils, Flames, Flyers, Stars and Wild fans look the other way.

Huh, Canucks at 8 is way higher than I thought they'd be. Hodgson and Schraeder look like great prospects, but I didn't think of Vancouver as one of the deeper organizations or anything.

[RedRenesis]

Lemaire packs it up in Jersey.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=527084&navid=DL|NHL|home

[Coast2CoastAM2006]

Lemaire packs it up in Jersey.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=527084&navid=DL|NHL|home

lemaire was with the devils? when did they rehire him back?

[Lee.]

About 3 minutes after he left Minnesota.

[charger77]

Well after Gaborik left town because of his style maybe this is a sign that they want to make a long term pitch to Kovalchuk?

-Dan

[BrySmalls]

NHL Awards Finalists:

Byng:

Richards (Dallas); Datsyuk (Detroit); and St. Louis (Tampa Bay)

Calder:

Myers (Buffalo); Duchene (Colorado); and Howard (Detroit)

Selke:

Datsyuk (Detroit); Staal (Pittsburgh); and Kesler (Vancouver)

Vezina:

Miller (Buffalo); Brodeur (New Jersey); and Bryzgalov (Phoenix)

Norris:

Keith (Chicago); Doughty (Los Angeles); and Green (Washington)

Masterton:

Ortmeyer (San Jose); Foster (Tampa Bay); and Theodore (Washington)

[goalieboy82]

places the winter classic might take place at:

1: Nationals Park in DC

2: Citi Field in NYC (queens)

3: Heinz Field in Pittsburgh

[BBTV]

I don't know much about this stuff, but there's nothing attractive to having it in Nationals Park. It's a stadium that the average person wouldn't recognize if they drove by it, in a city that's not a bad hockey city, but not a rabid one either, and in a market that is largely uncared about nationally. Citi Field has the whole NY thing going for it, and Heinz Field is at least a well-known venue in a scenic location in a town that is (at least right now) very relevant in the hockey world, and has more national cache than DC.

[BrySmalls]

I don't know much about this stuff, but there's nothing attractive to having it in Nationals Park. It's a stadium that the average person wouldn't recognize if they drove by it, in a city that's not a bad hockey city, but not a rabid one either, and in a market that is largely uncared about nationally. Citi Field has the whole NY thing going for it, and Heinz Field is at least a well-known venue in a scenic location in a town that is (at least right now) very relevant in the hockey world, and has more national cache than DC.

You mean you didn't partake in the Philly Invasion on Opening Day this year?

Anyway, your statement is an accurate assessment of the potential hosts for the 2011 Winter Classic.

[BBTV]

Nah, couldn't get out of something at work. A bunch of people I work with went down though.

[Canadian_Idiot]

Really? Pittsburgh is in the running yet again?

If they get it- they might as well rename the Winter Classic "The Pittsburgh Penguins playing ____ on New Years Day 20__"

[BrySmalls]

Adams Finalists announced.

NHL Awards Finalists:

Byng:

Richards (Dallas); Datsyuk (Detroit); and St. Louis (Tampa Bay)

Calder:

Myers (Buffalo); Duchene (Colorado); and Howard (Detroit)

Selke:

Datsyuk (Detroit); Staal (Pittsburgh); and Kesler (Vancouver)

Vezina:

Miller (Buffalo); Brodeur (New Jersey); and Bryzgalov (Phoenix)

Norris:

Keith (Chicago); Doughty (Los Angeles); and Green (Washington)

Masterton:

Ortmeyer (San Jose); Foster (Tampa Bay); and Theodore (Washington)

Adams:

Sacco (Colorado); Trotz (Nashville); and Tippett (Phoenix)

[NEW.ERA]

Byng:

St Louis

Calder:

Myers

Selke:

Datsyuk

Vezina:

Miller

Norris:

Doughty

Masterton:

Foster

Adams:

Tippett

[charger77]

Ovechkin, Crosby and Henrik Sedin are this year's Hart finalists.

-Dan

[BrySmalls]

Hart Finalists Announced, per -Dan's post.

NHL Awards Finalists:

Byng:

Richards (Dallas); Datsyuk (Detroit); and St. Louis (Tampa Bay)

Calder:

Myers (Buffalo); Duchene (Colorado); and Howard (Detroit)

Selke:

Datsyuk (Detroit); Staal (Pittsburgh); and Kesler (Vancouver)

Vezina:

Miller (Buffalo); Brodeur (New Jersey); and Bryzgalov (Phoenix)

Norris:

Keith (Chicago); Doughty (Los Angeles); and Green (Washington)

Masterton:

Ortmeyer (San Jose); Foster (Tampa Bay); and Theodore (Washington)

Adams:

Sacco (Colorado); Trotz (Nashville); and Tippett (Phoenix)

Hart:

Crosby (Pittsburgh); Sedin (Vancouver); and Ovechkin (Washington)

[NEW.ERA]

Gotta be Hank Sedin.

Followed by Crosby then Ovechkin.

[BrySmalls]

Awards Picks:

Byng: St. Louis

Calder: Howard

Selke: Kesler

Vezina: Miller

Norris: Keith

Masterton: Theodore

Adams: Tippett

Hart: Sedin