Stanley Cup Champs for 2005 - 2006 season?

[PittPoliSci]

Poll question: Stanley Cup Champs for 2005 - 2006 season?

[borlis]

1. Chicago Blackhawks

I can dream can't I? :hi:

[PittPoliSci]

3. perhaps we'll see a rerun of the 93 cup finals then?

:hi:

[borlis]

19. Can my side win though?

I think the last time the Blackhawks won the Cup was in 1961. ;)

[PittPoliSci]

20. eh...

not unless you can beat us...

hope you last more than four games this time though}(

[borlis]

22. Is Mario Liemieux still playing or is he the coach now?n/t

[PittPoliSci]

23. oh he's captain of the penguins!

and the owner too! he pretty much devoted his fortune to them this year, i'm very glad to still have him around.

[borlis]

25. He must be getting old though.

He was playing back when I had season tickets for the Hawks in the 80's. He was drafted the same year is Ed Olczyk (I think 1984?) Eddie O used to live not too far from me and took a coaching job somewhere (I am thinking Pitt. for some reason - tell me if I am wrong.) The one thing I do remember very well is that when Mario was drafted by the Penguins he was so mad he wouldn't go to their tables or put on their jersey. I remember this because we were watching who would take Olczyk. Mario went first and I think Eddie O went 3rd. Boy, it's all coming back. Do you remember Ken Yaremchuk? He played for the Hawks for a few years aroung that time. I really thought he had great potential. He went nowhere.

[PittPoliSci]

26. Olczyk is the coach of the penguins now

I'm fairly certain Mario turned 40 this year.

[RPM]

2. see my avatar.

[PittPoliSci]

4. you're damn right n/t

:-)

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Smoking a lot of crack...

It's the Avs this year... and next year.. and the year after that.. Dynasty baby!

[PittPoliSci]

7. you guys are lookin' sweet...

what without forsberg and all :evilgrin:

[Hawkeye-X]

10. Well, we got Sakic and Hejduk

That's enough for me. :D

[PittPoliSci]

12. yes, but can it compare to..

Lemeiux, Recchi, Palfy, Gonchar, Fleury, and Crosby? :P

[Hawkeye-X]

15. Hmm.

Old, Old, Old, Old, Stoned and Old.

That good enough?

[PittPoliSci]

17. Crosby's 17!

So just call him young :-)

Yeah they are aged though...

[enigmatic]

21. He's going to be a monster

I think he'll surpass Rick Nash as the best young player in the NHL by the beginning of next year..

[PittPoliSci]

24. Ovetchkin and Malkin are looking very promising as well...

Hopefully the Pens can bring Malkin over from Russia, we drafted him #2 overall last season, I'd love to see what he can do.

[enigmatic]

6. The Oil is looking good this year

Chris Pronger is going to be a difference maker..

[PittPoliSci]

11. i've always been an oilers fan

as far as west conference teams go, they're one of my favorites.

[enigmatic]

13. I'm trying to be

Living in Edmonton and all; when I lived in Phoenix I was a casual Coyotes fan but they were so bad it was a struggle. I love Junior Hockey mostly, and we've got some great teams in Alberta..

[JohnnyBoots]

34. MacTavish, the coach is one of my favorite players of all time.

[Kat45]

35. Are you talking about Craig MacTavish?

I liked him too, back when he was with the Bruins. And when he had that drunk driving accident--manslaughter, I believe--his career seemed just about gone. Is he back as a coach now? That's great if he is.

[friesianrider]

8. Philadelphia Flyers.

:hi:

[PittPoliSci]

9. what's your feelings on leclair?

do you think he's comin' back? do you even want him back?

personally, he's one of my favorite players. I really like the teams that the flyers have assembled over the years, most notably the more recent teams with Recchi, Roenick, Primeau, and LeClair.

by the way, I think most people in pittsburgh would have me strung up for saying that :-)

[friesianrider]

14. He's getting old...

Plus, they've all obviously been off for a year now, so who knows what will happen. Personally, I've always enjoyed watching him play, but as I said he is getting older now and *could* be a liability.

I'm just so relieved to have hockey back...I actually went to a Philly Phantoms gave earlier this summer (last game of the finals actually, which they won of course) and it was really pretty exciting. Reminded me how much I miss it!

[PittPoliSci]

16. i wanted to check out a Johnstown Chiefs game...

But I guess I never got around to it. I've been playing hockey a whole lot myself, but I really miss just being able to turn on TV and watch a game. I was always in heaven during the Winter Olympics. I just love being able to root for LeClair and not feel guilty about it.

[JohnnyBoots]

30. My girlfriend is from St. Albans, it won't be the same with out #10

[GalleryGod]

28. Black & Orange !

Somebody warm up Lauren Hart for....

"God Bless:patriot: :patriot: America"

[JohnnyBoots]

31. Kate Smith for the Playoffs, cheers to Gene where ever he is!

[NeoTraitors]

18. 2nd the Blackhawks!

Looks like they are finally spending some dough.

The Blackhawks are a model of success compared to the city's baseball teams. A championship as recently as the 1960's. Woo-Hoo!

[Strawman]

27. Wings

Yzerman's last year. They'll win one more.

Of course I won't be able to go to a game because I don't have eighty hundred million dollars or whatever it is they charge for a pair of tickets to the Joe.

[jandrok]

29. What's the Stanley Cup?

Is that like a foosball championship or something?

:shrug:

[usedtobesick]

32. Colorado AV'S!

[JohnnyBoots]

33. Too bad PNAC Scaife owns the Melon Arena

[UrbScotty]

36. ABA: Anyone But the Avalanche.

:evilgrin:

[shugah]

37. redwings

:-)