6) Which coach is in the greatest danger of being the first coach fired? Well, Ill just go ahead and say Randy Carlyle, because to give a different answer requires a full explanation of the reasons its not Randy Carlyle, and theres not enough space. Nick Toon Black Jersey .7) Which team will be the most interesting to watch for the changes it has made? The Vancouver Canucks. Changes in the front office (Trevor Linden, Jim Benning), behind the bench (Willie Desjardins), in goal (Ryan Miller), and up front (Nick Bonino) require a brand new assessment of the Canucks. Theyll be especially interesting to watch when they play Ryan Keslers Anaheim Ducks.8) Will we have a better understanding of what counts as a goal and what doesnt when the puck goes into the net off an attacking players skate? No. I could explain, or try to explain the complicated language that accompanies a slightly different interpretation of the rule, but the answer would still be "no".9) Who is Bill Peters? Hes the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. He came from Mike Babcocks Detroit coaching staff. Thats all I know.10) Who was the hottest pre-season scorer? The answer, I believe, is irrelevant, but if you must know because you think it matters when drafting your fantasy team, the leading point-getter in the games that dont matter was Tyler Toffoli of LA, and the top goal scorer was Tampa Bays Nikita Kucherov. They are good young players. Go ahead and draft them, I dare you.11) How many times will the Arizona Coyotes be called the Phoenix Coyotes? At least once each by any and all sportscasters who broadcast NHL games, show NHL highlights, or read NHL scores. 12) Will the weakest NHL teams try hard for the best Connor McDavid draft odds, thus creating what would be called a "tanking scandal"? Until the NHL fixes the draft system to remove any incentive to finish last, it deserves whatever embarrassment might be caused by a team, or teams, accepting defeat with a "mission accomplished" smile.13) Can the Boston Bruins be better without Jarome Iginla, Shawn Thornton and now Johnny Boychuk? Dont think so. Sometimes, when a team loses players and adds none, it can make the case for "addition by subtraction". But these were three players who made positive contributions while they were in Boston, so its "subtraction by subtraction", and thats negative.14) Do you like salary caps? Hockey fans routinely say they like the NHL salary cap, and then they complain when a popular player like Boychuk has to be traded to comply with the salary cap. They seem to think the salary cap gives their team a better chance to win, especially if its a team in a smaller market. Less chance, then, of teams in big markets such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston winning the Stanley Cup. Oh wait...those teams have won the last five Stanley Cups. 15) Have you missed the NHL All-Star Game? It wasnt held in 2013 because there wasnt time in a 48-game season (remember that?), and it wasnt held in 2014 because there wasnt time in an Olympic year (remember Sochi?), so it hasnt been held since 2012. I wont ask if you remember that, because you dont. Team Chara beat Team Alfredsson in Ottawa. Itll be held in January, 2015 in Columbus, where there might be a Team Bobrovsky.16) Because its too easy and no fun to pick the Kings, Blackhawks or Bruins again, can I ask you for a dark horse pick? I will ask you to consider mine - Tampa Bay, with a healthy Stamkos, Ryan Callahan for the full season, Anton Stralman to play with Victor Hedman, rookies Palat, Johnson and Kucherov a year older, Ben Bishop presumably available for the playoffs, and ok, Drouin...maybe.17) Trivia question: How many teams are without their leading scorers from last season? (its a bit tricky, because youre going to tell me they werent really the top scorers FOR their teams, they simply finished the season as the top scorers ON their teams). Nevertheless, the answer is: two. Montreal (Thomas Vanek) and Detroit (David Legwand).18) Trivia question No. 2: We all know, or were supposed to know, the winners of the Stanley Cup. How many keep track of the Presidents Trophy winners? It is common knowledge that the Detroit Red Wings dominated the regular season standings for some 15 years, beginning in 1995, so heres the question: Who has won the most Presidents Trophies - Detroit, or the seven Canadian teams combined? And the answer is: a tie. Detroit has six, and the Canadian teams boast the same number of first-place finishes in the regular season - Vancouver 2, Calgary 2, Ottawa 1, Edmonton 1. Conspicuous by their absence, you might say, are Montreal and Toronto. (The Presidents" Trophy was first awarded in 1987, 20 years after Torontos last Stanley Cup victory). 19) Do you believe in the Sports Illustrated cover jinx? If you do, and youre a Washington Caps fan, sorry about the smiling face of Alex Ovechkin on the magazines NHL season preview edition. Ovy shares the cover with Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones, and it hasnt hurt Jones. Well, it hasnt hurt the Orioles - their Division Series sweep of the Tigers did not include much of a contribution from Jones. 20) The new season cant start in 30 NHL arenas until the national anthem(s) is sung that many times. I hardly think this is a contest, but in honour of the now-legendary Mark Donnelly in Vancouver and the perennial favourite here, Chicagos Jim Cornelison, lets start the season by asking: Who is your favourite anthem singer?Mark DonnellyJim Cornelison Kyle Wilson Authentic Jersey .com) - Kevin Durant had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Orlando Magic 127-99 on Sunday. Zach Strief Authentic Jersey . Thats when he learned he had tied a team record with his third hat trick of the season, joining Mike Modano and Bill Guerin.With the second half of the season well underway and a two-and-a-half week Olympic break coming up, the NHLs Mar. 5 Trade Deadline isnt that far off and teams will be making decisions on whether to buy, sell and decide which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Check out todays trade rumours and speculation from around the NHL beat. And follow TSN.ca through Deadline Day for all the updates. While the Windows Open After being extended by the Ottawa Senators through 2016, general manager Bryan Murray said he was ready to make moves to add the missing pieces for a Stanley Cup run. Speaking with TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LebBrun of ESPN.com, Murray said "I think we do have a good number of young people I would think other organizations would be interested in." Murray made it clear, however, that Curis Lazar - the teams 2013 first round draft pick - would not be traded by the team. The target for the Senators was narrowed down by Murray, "probably the one area that like a lot of teams we still need is another forward that has some impact, either in the scoring part of it or the physical part. Either/or, and I think that would address a need on our hockey team." Gateway to the Cup? Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal believes that the St. Louis Blues will try to upgrade their goaltending by the trade deadline and could target Buffalo Sabress goaltender Ryan Miller. Anthony Spencer Authentic Jersey. The Blues could offer goalie Jaroslav Halak and a prospect or young forward in exchange for Miller but will not trade winger Dmitrij Jaskin. Wheeling and Dealing Matheson also reports the Pittsburgh Penguins would like to acquire Winnipeg Jets winger Blake Wheeler to play with Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz on the teams first line. The main obstacle, according to Matheson, is that the Jets are not interested in accepting draft picks in exchange for core players. The Penguins are reportedly willing to trade defenceman Simon Despres, their 2009 first round pick. Blue Line, Blue Chip Addition? According to Matheson, the Anaheim Ducks are looking to upgrade their defence and would like to add Dan Girardi of the New York Rangers. The Ducks are willing to move Luca Sbisa, Sheldon Souray and their two first round picks in 2014 (their own and the pick they acquired from Ottawa in the Bobby Ryan trade). Girardi is slated to become anunrestricted free-agent at the end of the season. Not Good Enough Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun reports Flames forwards Mike Cammalleri, Matt Stajan and Lee Stepniak are negatively impacting their trade value with their recent poor play. All three forwards have been linked to trade talk and will be unrestricted free-agents at the end of this season. wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
