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| Pasty7 |
Posted - 09/15/2010 : 19:08:51
Ok folks here is thread for any and all Bold predictions you have for the upcoming 2010-2011 season, anything you think will happen and you don't even have to have any logical reason why!
(key word is bold here folks don't say I predict the habs will finish 8th there is nothing bold about a prediction like that!)
Pasty |
| 40 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| n/a |
Posted - 03/22/2011 : 05:40:38
quote:
Originally posted by slozo
Bold Prediction #1
I have already made one bold prediction on here, that the Leafs will in fact contend for a playoff spot, and IMHO will finish top 8 in the conference.
Bold Prediction #2
Kessel will top 40 goals and 80 points playing with Tyler Bozak this year.
Bold Prediction #3
We're off the Leafs wagon with this one . . . Buffalo tumbles down, down, down, way out of the playoffs this year and bottom of their division. Injuries, average play from Miller, etc.
Bold Prediction #4
Neither Seguin nor Hall win rookie of the year.
I liked the bold prediction about the Sedins getting 100 points, nice one.
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug
Well, I was right on #4 - I think we can all agree already that neither Seguin nor Hall will win the award, so that's one out of 4 correct. Tough luck for Hall, as without his injury, he would have been in the voting, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Bold prediction #1 is half right - the Leafs HAVE, in fact, contended for a playoff spot . . . and I suppose we still have a very outside chance of making the top 8, although very unlikely at this point. I'll take a half credit for this one right now!
#2, for Kessel to get 40g, 80 points . . . well, I will fall short here. He is likely to get his usual 30 goals, 60 points. Bozak was a bit of a bust, and just not skilled enough for this to happen. Kessel was Kessel . . . inconsistent, great when he was hot, and cold as the ice he skated on when not.
#3 was the only one I was totally wrong on - Miller played great, and for me, Buffalo is one of the surprise teams holding a playoff spot right now. Even if they fall out of the top 8, they were still a lot better than I thought they were, so credit to Ruff and the coaching staff, and the team. But mostly it's Miller.
So, one totally wrong, one totally right, and two half right . . . that's not bad, I think - I'll put that up against anyone else's bold predictions! 
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
| Guest5289 |
Posted - 03/21/2011 : 19:44:12
quote:
Originally posted by Alex116
quote:
Originally posted by Guest5806
West
1.Vancouver
2L.A.
3.St. Louis
4.Chicago
5.San Jose
6.Colorado
7.Edmonton
8.Detroit
East
1.Buffalo
2.Washington
3.Philadelphia
4.Pittsburgh
5.New Jersey
6.Ottawa
7.Boston
8.Tampa Bay
Kings over Lightning in the final.
Stop predicting the leafs to be pro. It's not bold it's stupid.
Honestly Beans, this wasn't me! 
It was me |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 03/21/2011 : 17:52:00
It's always interesting to look back and see how smart we all are.
The only bold prediction I had that might come close to true is Cary Price as a Vezina Finalist.
And that was intended to be a joke!! |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 10/06/2010 : 23:23:51
quote:
Originally posted by Guest5806
West
1.Vancouver
2L.A.
3.St. Louis
4.Chicago
5.San Jose
6.Colorado
7.Edmonton
8.Detroit
East
1.Buffalo
2.Washington
3.Philadelphia
4.Pittsburgh
5.New Jersey
6.Ottawa
7.Boston
8.Tampa Bay
Kings over Lightning in the final.
Stop predicting the leafs to be pro. It's not bold it's stupid.
Honestly Beans, this wasn't me! |
| Guest5806 |
Posted - 10/06/2010 : 19:37:07
Iginla will get less than horcoff |
| Guest5806 |
Posted - 10/06/2010 : 19:35:58
West
1.Vancouver
2L.A.
3.St. Louis
4.Chicago
5.San Jose
6.Colorado
7.Edmonton
8.Detroit
East
1.Buffalo
2.Washington
3.Philadelphia
4.Pittsburgh
5.New Jersey
6.Ottawa
7.Boston
8.Tampa Bay
Kings over Lightning in the final.
Stop predicting the leafs to be pro. It's not bold it's stupid.
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| fanoleaf |
Posted - 10/05/2010 : 17:01:01
Montreal fans run Carey Price out of Montreal
Ottawa misses playoffs in game 82
Toronto falls to 30th
Ovi gets suspended for cheap shot and after he returns gets put out for the season from a cheap shot
Tyler Myers runs cold
Tampa wins East
San Jose finally wins in the West
Crosby and Malkin but heads and Pittsburgh is forced to move Malkin |
| MrBoogedy |
Posted - 10/05/2010 : 03:22:45
St. Louis and tampa Bay face off for the cup, with the winner being St. Louis.
Halak gets playoff MVP.
Savard retires due to post-concussion syndrome.
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| Guest4043 |
Posted - 10/05/2010 : 00:31:56
The Blackhawks will change their current goal song, 'Chelsea Dagger' by The Fratellis to 'Kids With Guns' by the Gorillaz.
Luongo will be the first goalie since 1974 to not wear a helmet.
Pavel Datsyuk will not win the Selke.
Toronto will make the playoffs (HA!)
Niedermayer will not come out of retirement. |
| Guest4043 |
Posted - 10/05/2010 : 00:17:03
Bertuzzi will [ moderator edit ] .
Comment edited due to being extremely distasteful. |
| Pasty7 |
Posted - 10/04/2010 : 14:00:41
quote:
Originally posted by Guest5806
Bogosian will be 4th in defensive scoring behind green, doughty and keith
i like this one!!
Pasty |
| Guest5806 |
Posted - 10/04/2010 : 13:36:12
Bogosian will be 4th in defensive scoring behind green, doughty and keith |
| semin-rules |
Posted - 10/04/2010 : 08:57:39
Jamie benn is a Calder contender :) |
| Guest6685 |
Posted - 10/04/2010 : 03:42:49
quote:
Originally posted by Pasty7
I'll start us off with my bold prediction
Mike Cammalleri will top his carrer best 39 goals and 81 points with a wopping 44 goals and 48 helpers for a total of 92 points this upcoming season!
Pasty
Too bad he is a [ moderator edit ]
That kind of foul and abusive language will not be tolerated. Keep it in the locker room folks . . . the boards are for discussion, not childish insults at players. |
| FLYING -V |
Posted - 09/30/2010 : 18:23:06
Real bold, everybody. Here Are some man predictions.
You haven't seen the last of scott niedermayer, he'll be back by trade deadline and the ducks'll storm into the playoffs, making it to the conference finals before being dismantled by a Joe Thornton led sharks club. (seriously, he'll get 30 points in playoffs this year).
Mike del zotto will be top five in d scoring.
Erik Johnson will win Norris
Alex ovechkin gets suspended by the league for life after a disgusting cheap shot on a Montreal flag kid during the playoffs this year.
Leafs will suck ! ( I guess that isn't very bold, but still).
Hopefully this puts some sack into future predictions on this thread
Its not worth winning if you cant win big! |
| Pasty7 |
Posted - 09/29/2010 : 15:17:57
quote:
Originally posted by The Duke
Beans i`m not an expert on Edmonton oilers history but the players who left ( traded ) the oilers were mostly in their prime at the time of departure. How old was gretzky when he left ?...was he even 30 years old yet. Messier was still great, won another cup. Coffee, Fuhr, Anderson played for quite a while it seems after leaving. What about R.Smyth, he has been gone for awhile now, still playing.
Was just so sad to see all those great players leave so early in their careers with so much left to offer.
Fat Elvis, the difference in those leaf players you named and the oiler departures is that the Edmonton players were all - stars, some of the best ever to lace them up, AND i`m sure Edmonton would rather keep them if they had a choice.
Toronto`s departures on the other hand were given the boot because they were no f`in good and career loser`s.
the sad part is the players fat elevis named are some of the best players the leafs have had over the last few years.. Sundin left Gilmor left...
Pasty |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 09/29/2010 : 15:06:44
Hey Duke, you are talking about a number of player who have left and most of them were at least 15 years ago. With the exception of Ryan Smyth, who was traded. That was more a team decision, not a player decision.
Besides, there are TONS of teams that had players leave in their primes. The issue with the Oilers losing players has been gone for well over a decade. Now, if you would like to point out the players the Oilers have targeted in free agency that did not come (Nylander, Vanek, Heatley to name a few) than you have a lot more solid argument.
Players leave every team in the prime for a plethora of reasons. Edmonton is not subjected to this any more or less than any other team. |
| The Duke |
Posted - 09/29/2010 : 14:40:17
Beans i`m not an expert on Edmonton oilers history but the players who left ( traded ) the oilers were mostly in their prime at the time of departure. How old was gretzky when he left ?...was he even 30 years old yet. Messier was still great, won another cup. Coffee, Fuhr, Anderson played for quite a while it seems after leaving. What about R.Smyth, he has been gone for awhile now, still playing.
Was just so sad to see all those great players leave so early in their careers with so much left to offer.
Fat Elvis, the difference in those leaf players you named and the oiler departures is that the Edmonton players were all - stars, some of the best ever to lace them up, AND i`m sure Edmonton would rather keep them if they had a choice.
Toronto`s departures on the other hand were given the boot because they were no f`in good and career loser`s. |
| fat_elvis_rocked |
Posted - 09/29/2010 : 13:15:11
quote:
Originally posted by The Duke
Seems to me that every time Edmonton develops a star player or aquires this type of player, they don`t stay. First opportunity they are gone, this goes back to the late 80`s. How many of the 15 - 20, ( approx. i guess ) star players that the oilers have had since the early 80`s have finished their careers there ?
I don`t really know the answer to this question but it seems like no matter who they are, they move on. Hard to build a core team with this scenario re-occurring.
Hmmmm....Stajan, Ponikarovsky, Coliacoivo, Antropov, Hagman, Kubina, McCabe, White....this is all in the last 5 years.
Of course you did say star type player, not sure if this list qualifies, but really? Toronto may be the biggest market in hockey and they have trouble keeping 2nd liners around, albeit most were lost through trades, much like the Oilers.
Although it may be history now, most of the Oiler stars that got traded away had to take extra luggage for their cup rings, pretty sure the Leaf alumni traveled lighter. 
Sadly, no bold Oiler predictions from me this year, although I think they will be more exciting to watch if not more victorious. The closest I'll go with a prediction, will be that they don't finish last again, bottom 5 most likely, but not last. I think Atlanta, Florida, Toronto and maybe the WIld or Islanders will all be trolling around the bottom as well. |
| Guest8930 |
Posted - 09/29/2010 : 12:02:17
Rory Fitzpatrick will score 57 NHL goals this season. |
| Guest8930 |
Posted - 09/29/2010 : 11:59:20
quote:
Originally posted by nuxfan
both Daniel and Henrik will top 100 points next year, becoming the first teammates to do it in a while, and (AFAIK) the first brother tandem to do it in the same season in the NHL, ever.
Ummmmmm.....
2009/2010 season:
Ovechkin - 109 points
Backstrom - 101 points. |
| Open_Ice |
Posted - 09/27/2010 : 09:40:55
most goals - Stamkos
most points - Stamkos |
| tbar |
Posted - 09/27/2010 : 09:21:33
we will see 5 - 50 goal scorers this year. |
| Open_Ice |
Posted - 09/26/2010 : 21:57:18
Eastern Conference
1. Ottawa Senators
2. Washington Capitals
3. New Jersey Devils
4. Boston Bruins
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Pittsburgh Penguins
7. Tampa Bay Lightning
8. New York Rangers
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9. Buffalo Sabres
10. Atlanta Thrashers
11. Carolina Hurricanes
12. Montreal Canadians
13. New York Islanders
14. Toronto Maple Leafs
15. Florida Panthers |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 09/26/2010 : 14:26:19
quote:
Originally posted by The Duke
Seems to me that every time Edmonton develops a star player or aquires this type of player, they don`t stay. First opportunity they are gone, this goes back to the late 80`s. How many of the 15 - 20, ( approx. i guess ) star players that the oilers have had since the early 80`s have finished their careers there ?
I don`t really know the answer to this question but it seems like no matter who they are, they move on. Hard to build a core team with this scenario re-occurring.
Tell me how many of the Leafs stars have ended their careers there??? Sure, Edmonton has struggled getting Free Agents to come but they have not had issue with keeping their 'stars' since the mid-90's when the Canadian Dollar at $0.75 on the US dollar not only took away players from virtually every Canadian teams except the Leafs but also took away entire teams (Quebec City/Winnipeg).
Furthermore, rarely does a player stay in one place for most than 5-6 years tops. Even the best in the NHL. The player who stays with one team through their career is so rare today.
Put your money where your mouth is. Give me a list of all these Oiler "star" who left??? Not who was traded by the team, who left through free agency in the past 10 years.
Give it to me. |
| The Duke |
Posted - 09/26/2010 : 06:11:13
Seems to me that every time Edmonton develops a star player or aquires this type of player, they don`t stay. First opportunity they are gone, this goes back to the late 80`s. How many of the 15 - 20, ( approx. i guess ) star players that the oilers have had since the early 80`s have finished their careers there ?
I don`t really know the answer to this question but it seems like no matter who they are, they move on. Hard to build a core team with this scenario re-occurring. |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 09/26/2010 : 02:57:02
quote:
Originally posted by Beans15
Finally, Tambellini is proving more and more that he has learned from the mistakes of the past. Just because there is $9 million left under the cap does not mean they have to spend it. Really, I think the Oilers are opening spending to the low end of the cap and using this season to compete and let the kids learn. However, I would strongly suspect the Oilers will be disappointed with an 8th place finsih. Why would they want a middle of the road 1st round pick when they are re-building???
Agree with some of what you said here Beans, but i don't agree with what's above. If the Oil can finish in the playoffs this year, i think they'd be extremely happy! Sure, their draft pick next year might not be a lottery pick, but to get there, Hall/Eberle/Paarjarvi (or however you spell it) must have had a pretty darn good year?
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| Beans15 |
Posted - 09/25/2010 : 13:43:32
quote:
Originally posted by JOSHUACANADA
My BOLD Prediction
Oiler's and Leaf's both fight in their conference's for the 8th positions. 1 will make it, the other will not.
Oilers depend on them picking up a dependable goalie up and moving Souray for a like minded offensive defenseman. Btw, with 9 million to spend and the big ??? on Khabi, why is Edmonton not moving to bring in a veteran goalie? This is classic Edmonton mistake. IMO bring the veteran in now to bring the confidence to camp.
The Leafs will go as far as Giguere can take them provided Kadri, Kessel and offensive company can string a good season together. There is not a lot of depth behind top 3 offenseman, but D is deep and offensively talented
I think that someone is talking about that which they do not know much about.
Martin Gerber?? Is that not a veteran goalie??? Furthermore, with Khabibulin, Dubnyk, Deslauriers, AND Gerber in the system and only one of them eligable to go down to the farm without clearing waivers why on earth would the Oilers ADD a goalie to that list??
And Souray's replacement does not need to be offensive minded. With Gilbert, Whitney, and Foster on the blue line, the Oilers need a pure shutdown d-man far more than an offensive guy.
Finally, Tambellini is proving more and more that he has learned from the mistakes of the past. Just because there is $9 million left under the cap does not mean they have to spend it. Really, I think the Oilers are opening spending to the low end of the cap and using this season to compete and let the kids learn. However, I would strongly suspect the Oilers will be disappointed with an 8th place finsih. Why would they want a middle of the road 1st round pick when they are re-building???
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| JOSHUACANADA |
Posted - 09/25/2010 : 02:43:50
My BOLD Prediction
Oiler's and Leaf's both fight in their conference's for the 8th positions. 1 will make it, the other will not.
Oilers depend on them picking up a dependable goalie up and moving Souray for a like minded offensive defenseman. Btw, with 9 million to spend and the big ??? on Khabi, why is Edmonton not moving to bring in a veteran goalie? This is classic Edmonton mistake. IMO bring the veteran in now to bring the confidence to camp.
The Leafs will go as far as Giguere can take them provided Kadri, Kessel and offensive company can string a good season together. There is not a lot of depth behind top 3 offenseman, but D is deep and offensively talented |
| ToXXiK1 |
Posted - 09/24/2010 : 15:07:15
hmmmmmmmmmmm isn't part of centre ice package out there?
I can watch all their games.
I guess that's the local glich, But in T.O. leaft tv is only 2 bux a month?
"Can't see the forest for the trees? BUY A CHAINSAW !!" |
| Guest4830 |
Posted - 09/24/2010 : 13:16:07
Nope. No charge. There was nothing until 7:00 when the game started. Then I went to the channel and it worked just like anyohter channel. |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 09/24/2010 : 11:59:02
Do you recall what it said when you "clicked" on it? When i chose it, it said the cost was $13.99 or whatever? Didn't click again where it takes you to the "confirmation" page though? Do you remember if there was any charge listed at any point? |
| Guest4830 |
Posted - 09/24/2010 : 11:49:14
Sportsnet one is on free preview with Shaw right now, only if you have digital cable. Channel 320. I watched the game the other day free of charge. |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 09/23/2010 : 22:50:26
I heard them talking on the radio about this today but said eventually, likely by the time the season starts, they'd all have the PPV games available.
I'm on Shaw as well and i did see it listed the other night. When i clicked on it, it offered it to me for $12.99 or $13.99, can't remember which?
ETA...... Just looked forward to Saturday on my PVR and on Shaw, channel 301 says SN1HD. At 7pm Saturday, "Sportsnet One Hockey HD" is the listing? When i click on it, it doesn't give the option to purchase, at least not at this time??? |
| nuxfan |
Posted - 09/23/2010 : 22:45:56
The Canucks are shifting their PPV games from Shaw PPV to Sportsnet One - which appears to be Rogers PPV, although I can't tell.
http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535101
I know that I don't currently get Sportsnet One with my Shaw cable. |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 09/23/2010 : 21:29:32
quote:
Originally posted by Guest4803
quote:
Originally posted by Alex116
Would love to help with an opinion Beans, but call me cheap, i didn't feel like dishing out 13 bucks for an exhibition game on PPV! 
Since the arena was purchased by Rogers, there are no longer PPV games for Vancouver those were all sponsored by Telus, all the PPV games are now found on Sporsnet One.
Sorry, can you explain this a bit better? First you say "....there are no longer PPV game for Vancouver........." then you say "all the PPV games are now found on Sportsnet One"? Is Sportsnet One free or something? All i know is, last night, i looked for the Canucks game and the only channel i could find it on was a PPV channel that wanted $13 to get it? DId i miss something? |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 09/23/2010 : 18:05:25
Sportsnet One is not on regular cable so it might as well be pay-per-view for some of us. I was really pumped about the 68 games that RSN was scheduled to broadcast this season, but if a bunch of them are on Sportsnet One, it's a kick in the crotch.
Here you go for another bold prediction:
Cary Price will be a Vezina Finalist
(Only because for every goofy TO fan(or antifan) making comments about TO's first pre-season game there were the same number saying something about Cary Price.
PEOPLE!!!! IT'S THE EFF'IN PRE-SEASON!!!! |
| Guest4803 |
Posted - 09/23/2010 : 16:14:08
quote:
Originally posted by Alex116
Would love to help with an opinion Beans, but call me cheap, i didn't feel like dishing out 13 bucks for an exhibition game on PPV!
Since the arena was purchased by Rogers, there are no longer PPV games for Vancouver those were all sponsored by Telus, all the PPV games are now found on Sporsnet One. |
| The Duke |
Posted - 09/23/2010 : 15:47:40
Iglina may have hit 100 if Calgary would have hung on to Mike Cammaleri, this guy seems to be getting better and better. Maybe the best player Inglina has played with. |
| n/a |
Posted - 09/23/2010 : 06:07:35
Definitely a bold prediction from Leigh, especially since I KNOW he looked at the chart I posted a while back about all the 50 goal scorers, and the huge trend for all of them after the age of 30 . . .
The problem with the prediction is that Iggy is a natural goal scorer, and a skilled passer . . . but not a natural "assist guy". This is why he never has, and never will, get above 100 points, IMHO. He came very, very close a few years - most notably 98 pts 2 years ago, when he scored 50 at the ripe old age of 31 - but even then only had 48 assists. Basically, what I am saying is, for Iggy to get 100 points, he may have to score at least 45 to even get in that range . . . as 55 assists is his highest assist total ever .
To predict that Iginla, at the age of 33, is going to sest a career mark in assists, is dreaming, IMHO. Jokinen would have to have some kind of out-of-the-blue monster season for that to ever happen, or some such other statistical anamoly would have to happen.
It ain't happenin', but I feel your love for the Flames, Leigh.
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
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