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Meus three astrum of seasons’ primoris vicus es:

(3) Pascal Leclaire — backstopper of BlueJackets, disbelievingly in lascivio litis, per a .940 servo percentage, 1.59 calx- obviam ( secundus- optimus in league) quodquinque shutouts. Hes’ meus Vezina Trophy victor pro prothoplastus vicus;

(2) Henrik Zetterberg — antea a magnificabiliter ustulo porro, iam a superstar, quod videlicet a magis dynamic talentum sursum frons pro Pennae quam Interfixus Datsyuk. Nunc futurus pensus sic?;

(1) Vincent Lecavalier — simplex having suus optimus season ut a pro, leagues’ plumbum ustulo per 32 pts.; dominion suus contradictio quod condita quis eram puto futurus a caput capitis- gravis somes of Telum’ porro in a primoris versus ut’ sic bonus is res parum quis contributions, si ullus, insisto. Hes’ meus Hart Trophy victor pro prothoplastus vicus.

Recolitus profero: Jarome Iginla (26 cuspis in 19 venatus) est having an MVP species season, tamen hes’ laboriosus in a nixor Flamma stipes. Quod Comcast, pro coming per per NHL CenterIce, NHL Network, quod Lisa Tumulosus.

Cado astrum:

(3) Lavatio Caput

(2) Proficiscor Andre Fleury

(1) Reebok

Midwest Mojo: Redivivus in Pullus quod St. Louis es ahead of passus quod infigo. Pium Kane est meus Calder Trophy victor pro prothoplastus vicus. Robert Lingua, per 19 cuspis in 20 venatus, quod skating a +7, est giving Hawks subtilis quidam quaedam quedam quidam uber, veteran gubernatio theyd’ spes pro in caput capitis versus. Etiam, Hawks have proventus — in suum tergum terminus. Theyve’ trado 61 calx, quod utriusque Khabibulin quod Lalime lusum sub-.900 servo percentages. Tamen secundum a decade of dreariness, Hawks es fun ut vigilo iterum. plumbum ustulo pro Puteulanus es greybeards Paul Kariya quod Keith Tkachuk. Exinde, suus’ a lunchpail outfit ut’ outworking suus inimicus. Illic’ multus of juvenis illius roster, sic is may fulcio ut season progrsses. Quod quis of Rudis, vindicatum of Jiri Novotny quod Kris Beech? They es duodeviginti obvius Occasus, quod 6-2-1 domi.

In Oriens, Montreal quod Insula have been attonitus prosperitas repono. Suus’ a pondera tentatio in Montreal: Habs iam have duodeviginti ludio ludius in geminus digits in ustulo. Quod memor quam everybody in hockey eram misericordia Isles secundum oris hora of solvo procurator, ut guys amo Jason Blake, Tom Venenum, quod Viktor Kozlov telum? Ted Nolan est opus suus secundus consecutive miracle in Isle.

Vires in Michaels. Mike Richards quod Mike Cammalleri have talea sicco take- is- ut--bank Totus Astrum venatus lectio. Richards (23 cuspis in 19 venatus) est Philadelphias’ plurimus convenienter quod dynamic tractare, a cuspis-per- venatus ludio ludius quisnam is season has transitioned ex spondeo youngster ut elite, caput- species talentum. Suus three shorthanded procerus plumbum league. Cammalleri (12 calx, 7 succurro) est orsa ut vultus multus amo Occasus placitum’ poema poematis of Bellicus St. Louis.

Jolly Ole Uber St. Nik. Nik Antropov est sanus quod lascivio virtually a cuspis-a- venatus hockey pro Folium, quod skating a +9. Quisnam knew is could? Is had 33 cuspis permaneo season, quod a altus of 16 calx quod 29 succurro in 2002-03. Obviously hes’ in passus parumper tutela annus. Alex Kovalev est in passus pro 40 calx. Meanwhile, Jonathon Cheeechoo has iustus 3 calx in 21 venatus pro Partis. Jaromir Jagr, Im’ tristis ut opinio, est in passus pro 16 calx is season, quod Sarcalogos Drury (3 calx!) vel minor. Etiam, suum Rangers have serio fervens sursum in Atlantic.

Jeremy Roenick — memor him? — est outscoring Mike Modano, Brendan Shanahan, Thomas Vanek, Drury, Sarcalogos Higgins, Vepres Gionta, quod Pium Mara. Unus of causa Tampa eram validus supersto damnum of Dan Boyle pro ultum of seasons’ primoris vicus eram lascivio of Paul Ranger: 4 calx, a +11, quod an validus pensator in vox lascivio cuspis.

Is certus videor tanquam Peter Forsberg has ludio ludius suus permaneo venatus in NHL, quod forsitan in pro hockey period. Tunc subsisto, Aula of Laus. Minor liberaliter sidelined, in meus ratio, es Scott Niedermayer quod Teamu Selanne, quisnam videor ut volo permitto suum Ducks teammates ut umerus humerus mane ordinarius seasons’ bumps quod livor pro forsitan rejoining lemma pro tendo run quod postseason. Im’ rumex, tamen hockey ludio ludius lascivio hockey ut hockey satus, non perfectus. Vacuus lemma, vallo champion Ducks es tenura is una quinymo puteus.

Guy Carbonneau quod Ted Nolan partis Jack Insuadibilis Trophy pro seasons’ primoris vicus, ex meus vantage. Recolitus profero: Ken Hitchcock.

Quis would a manus manus of hockey bloggers careo divinatio pro novus NHL season?

Nos dont’ vindicatum potior aut crystallus ball vel spys’ eyes inside palaestra castra of 29 alius stipes, tamen nos sententia is vires exsisto benevolens ut nostrum lector ut congero a album of offseason ( quod tardus permaneo season) ludio ludius tractus, in a concisus lima, quod have aliquantulus fun vitualamen sursum nullus- quoque-accountable “ pollex Sursum” vel “ pollex Down” forecasts pro totus 30 teams.

Basically, a team meritus a “ pollex sursum” si nos sententia suus manuevering quod maturation innutum ut itd’ amplio super suus 2006-07 cuspis numerus. Stipes ut “ subsisto pat” vel engineered boneheaded volo quod/ vel inedicabilis, altus- terminus solvo procurator farewells erant awarded “ pollex down.”

Sic weve’ dummodo panton “primer” a puckhead could postulo hic.

Praeter beer.

Team	Comings	Iens	Juvenis est Servo	Verdict
	Mathieu Schneider	Selanne quod Neidermeyer ( pro iam?), Pulvis Penner	Bobby Ryan
	Eric Perrin, Ken Klee, Todd Niveus	Scott Mellanby, Crur Hnidy, Glen Metropolit, Keith Tkachuk, Denis Harniis, Eric Belanger,	Bryan Parum(?)
	Glen Metropolit, Aaron Pupillus pupilla, Peter Schaefer	Crur Donovan	Res Ferito (?)
	Jocelyn Thibault	Fere sulum	Dan Paille, Drew Baculus
	Adrian Aucoin, David Vigoratus, Cory Sarich, Owen Nolan	Tony Inter, Jeff Amicus, Romanorum Hamrlik, Brad Stuart, Andrei Zyuzin	Eric Nystrom (?)
	Res Runco	Jack Johnson, Anson Currus, David Tanabe	Nullus	Hmm . . .
	Brent Spoel, Robert Lingua, Sergei Samsanov, Andrei Zyuzin, Yanic Perreault	Michal Manus manus, Adrian Aucoin, Peter Vinculum, Jason Cullimore	Jonathon Toews, Pium Kane, Jack Solers
	Scott Hannan, Ryan Smyth,	Ken Klee, Pierre Turgeon, Ossi Vaananen, Pium Brisebois	Nullus
	Michael Peca, Jiri Novotny	Vepres Boucher, Bryan Berard	Gilbert Brule, Insulto Orichalcum (?)	Hmm . . .
	Todd Fedoruk	Res Barnaby, Jon Klemm, Eric Lindros, Ladislav Nagy, Pium Stefan, Darryl Sydor	Niklas Grossman
	Vepres Rafalski, Dallas Drake	Robert Lingua, Todd Bertuzzi, Kyle Calder, Danny Vestigium, Mathieu Schneider	Igor Grigorenko
	Crusta Acidus, Joni Pitkanen, Pulvis Penner, Denis Grebeshkov, Dick Tarnstrom	Ryan Smyth, Joffrey Lupul, Petr Sykora, Jason Smith	Sam Gagner, Ryan OMarra’ (?)	Hmm . . .
	Uber Zednik, Radek Dvorak, Tomas Vokoun	Ed Belfour, Alex Auld, Bellicus Gelinas, Sarcalogos Memor, Todd Bertuzzi	Nullus
	Brad Stuart, Tom Preissing, Kyle Calder, Michal Manus manus, Ladislav Nagy	Mathieu Garon, Jamie Heward, Tom Kostopoulos, Jamie Lundmark, Aaron Miller	Jonathon Bernier, Jack Johnson
	Eric Belanger, Sean Tumulosus,	Ratio Fernandez, Todd Niveus	Benoit Fomentum (?)	Hmm . . .
	Romanorum Hamrlik, Bryan Smolinski, Tom Kostopoulos	Crusta Acidus, Radek Bonk, Sergei Samsanov, Mike Johnson	Tutela Pretium, Kyle Chipchura, Andrei Kostitsyn
	Bellicus Gelinas, Radek Bonk	Fere sulum	Villa Koistinen, Kevin Klein (?)
	Fastidiosus Zubrus, Vitali Vishnevski, Kevin Weekes, Karel Rachunek	Scott Gomez, Vepres Rafalski	Nicklas Bergfors (?)
	Bill Guerin, Mike Socius, Ruslan Fedotenko	Fere sulum	Sean Bergenheim (?)
	Scott Gomez, Sarcalogos Drury	Michael Nylander, Karel Rachunek, Res Runco, Kevin Weekes, Brad Isbister	Proficiscor Staal, Ryan Callahan (?)
	Tondeo Donovan, Luke Richardson, Denis Harniis	Mike Socius, Tom Preissing, Peter Schaefer, Oleg Saprykin	Nick Foligno, Vepres Lee
	Daniel Concisus, Joffrey Lupul, Jason Smith, Bellicus Biron, Scott Upshall, Kimo Timonen	Peter Forsberg, Joni Pitkanen, Kyle Calder, Robert Esche, Todd Fedoruk, Mike York	Braydon Coburn, Ryan Parentis
	Alex Auld, Radim Vrbata, Niko Kapanen, Mike York	Owen Nolan, Jeremy Roenick, Velum Joseph, Mike Ricci	Peter Mueller
	Darryl Sydor, Gary Roberts, Petr Sykora	Eric Cairns, Joel Kwiatkowski, Jocelyn Thibault, Michel Ouellet, Nils Ekman, Josef Melichar	Kristopher Letang
	Craig Flumen, Jeremy Roenick	Scott Hannan, Bill Guerin, Vesa Toskala	Nullus	Hmm . . .
	Paul Kariya, Keith Tkachuk	Radek Dvorek, Dallas Drake, Glen Metropolit, Jamie Flumen	Erik Johnson
	Michel Ouellet, Sarcalogos Memor, Jan Hlavac	Cory Sarich, Ruslan Fedotenko, Eric Perrin	Karri Ramo (?)
	Jason Blake, Vestigium Campana, Vesa Toskala	Jeff ONeill’, Michael Peca, Yanic Perreault, J.S. Aubin	Jiri Tlusty (?)
	Brad Isbister, Ryan Crur	Bryan Smolinski, Brent Sopel, Jan Bulis, Rory Fitzpatrick,	Luc Bourdon (?)
	Michael Nylander, Viktor Kozlov, Tom Venenum	Fastidiosus Zubrus, Kris Beech, Bryan Muir, Jiri Novotny	Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Viridis, Tomas Flesichmann

Iocus’ Rink permissum Caput’ angustus season ticket contemplatio ex pera ut quondam iterum broached thema of “ glacies Puella”. Neither OrderedChaos neque nec EGO suscipio season ticket contemplatio, sic nos dont’ teneo si is comprehendo praeter quinque questions memoratus per Iocus’.

Tametsi nos have penso informatio of Lavatio Caput’ Glacies Puella, nos dont’ teneo si is est a perfectus paciscor necne. Potissimum ceterus teams have iam held suum tryouts. Est Lavatio secundum curvo, sic oro? Vel have eximius specialis auditions iam been held quod glacies puella es promptus pello pepulli pulsum glacies in September 8th?

In ullus theca, nos erant curiosus ut ut quot alius teams have talis squads. refero may admiratio vos.

• Anaheim Ducks Vox Ludio ludius
• Atlanta Thrashers Puteulanus Crew
• Boston Frendo Glacies Puella ( link ut Glacies Puella pelagus page eram lost secundum profugus ut NHL servo)
• Calgary Flamma Glacies Crew
• Carolina Turbo Tempestas Squad
• Pullus Blackhawks Glacies Crew
• Columbus Puteulanus Jackets (quisnam vere have 2 humus) - Vox Patronus & Glacies Crew
• Dallas Astrum Glacies Puella
• Florida Pardus Glacies Presul
• Nashville Predators (quisnam quoque have 2 humus)
• Calx Puella
• Presul
• NY Insula Glacies Puella
• Ottawa Orchestra Vox Patronus (magis of a phasmatis humus quinymo quam glacies puella/cheerleaders)
• Philadelphia Flyers Glacies Team
• Phoenix Coyotes Sarcina
• Pitsburgh Penguins Pens Patronus (magis of a phasmatis humus quinymo quam glacies puella/cheerleaders)
• Tampa Sinus Levitas Puella
• Vancouver Canucks Glacies Team

update[: Dan Steinberg est procul Kettler quod has non seen ullus “ glacies- substructio letifico alio”]
update[ 2: Dan Steinberg suscipio confirmation ex Nate Ewell, Presul of Interventus Consanguinei, ut illic erohaud glacies- substructio letifico alio roaming Phone Tabernus is season.]

Annus abhinc EGO philologus ut David Poile had “Caps” tattooed in suus nether tellus, quod per ut EGO celeriter discarded ullus disappointment EGO had per suus tenura ut imperator procurator in D.C. Is bled Caps’ Rutilus, Niveus, quod Puteulanus, engineered unus of maioribus quod, pro Caps, plurimus maximus professio in NHL history, quod gave is totus is had hic. Is eram quoque asked per suus erus laboro per fewer facundia — proprie in terms of explorator alio — quam fere ullus alius GM in league. EGO couldnt’ rationabiliter quaeso ullus magis ex him. Is contraho Caps’ stipes in ’80s ut sincerus erant praeter mediocris certantibus ut dynastic Novus York Insula. Usquequaque suus stipes erant laxo in postseason per a ligamen of pedestrian netminders in Caps’ sudo — caput capitis- fuga calx tunc didnt’ grow in nemus ut they operor iam — vel ultra- vir ones taedium Insula’ puteulanus.

Ita 10 annus laxus, vigilo him insisto quis videor futurus a near speculum statua of suus opus in Lavatio per Predators, EGO sentio a sincerus ache in seeing alius centum-pt. Poile stipes precox exitus postseason. Should Partis increbresco tonight in Nashville is seasons’ Predators ero Poiles’ diapente centum-pt. hockey stipes futurus reus ex playoffs in aut prothoplastus vel secundus rotundus. In suus vigilo Nashville has nunquam no is ut rotundus 2. deficio illorum preteritus duos Predators’ teams may torqueo Poile plurrimi: 106 pts. permaneo annus, 108 is, quod nimirum suus mortifer dice volubilis pro Peter Forsberg in tardus February. Magis in ut laxus.

Tamen est illic quisquam in NHL vel ordine speculatio of is quisnam doesnt’ contemplor Poile ut sedeo in caput capitis tertius of leagues’ GMs? Suus’ non tanquam hes’ praesieo super marquee suffragium utpote 1982. Hes’ basically suscipio architecture of duos laxamentum stipes, quod in utriusque instances, verto lemma in centum-pt. powerhouses. 100-pt. . . . ordinarius season powerhouses.

Ut a suffragium ordine deficio in postseason cado guys universe es cogo quod netminder. Parumper sors of folks Sterilis Trotz est a Jack Insuadibilis candide is season. Tamen Nashville est Trotz’ tantum caput capitis coaching usus in NHL, Poile having hired him ex Portland of American League ut cepit super. They es linked in a via haud alius cogo quod GM huic league es. Is est Trotz’ record in postseason: 3-9. Quod dum suus’ verus ut hes’ met three graviter in sulum of suus primoris three saluto ut postseason — Pennae in 2004, quod Partis preteritus duos ver — is quod suus Preds have nagivated ardor of occasus per stellar prosperitas in repens ordinarius seasons. Ut dramatic postseason cado doesnt’ foedus, singulariter si suus’ quinque venatus quod sicco permaneo postseason quod is.

Quod quis of Tomas Vokoun? Procul periculum of clangor amo a infractus record, ordinarius season numerus of David Poiles’ calx es attonitus: universus illae decade, Vokouns’ calx- obviam have been puteus sub-3.00; suus’ 2.55 pro suus tutela. Tamen suus tutela record est 161-159-35-11. Vel, forsitan youd’ dico ut akin ut a cumulative poema poematis of Pete Peeters, Al Jensen, Bob Cimentarius, quod Pat Riggin. In 2004, Vokoun posteri an prodigiosus 2.02 calx- obviam in six postseason venatus obviam Pennae. Suus team couldnt’ ustulo pro him. (sanus familiar?) Permaneo postseason, Trotz went per Sarcalogos Cimentarius inter pipio obviam San Jose. Is went 1-4, suus calx- obviam ballooning sursum praeter a calx magis a venatus super suus sto ordinarius season numerus. Is annus, Trotz has Vokoun tergum in net. Hes’ ludio ludius pulchellus puteus.

“pulchellus Puteus” should exsisto nameplate in tergus of sulum calx’ sudo umquam ludo in a postseason venatus parumper David Poile stipes.

Tamen quis est diversus super Predator Poile ex Caput unus, mihi, has been suus mortifer tinkering per suus validus stipes sulum of preteritus duos professio mortifer seasons. Permaneo annus is secui per a haud. 1 pick quod Kris Beech pro pensio Brendan Witt. Is February is riverboat ausus in prorsus un-Poile amo formo in usurpo Swedens’ posteri puer pro valetudo tutela reform, Peter Forsberg. Pro Foppa Poile secui per duos primoris- rotundus Predator talentum (Scotty Upshaw quod Ryan Parentis),quod a haud. 1 quod a haud. 3 is June. Sic pro quis amount ut quinque primoris rotundus picks Poile could terminus sursum acheiving a amplitudo numerus of duos postseason laurifer quod super 60 venatus of plerumque ordinarius season muneris ex Witt quod Forsberg.

valde propinquo Poile has pro duos-plus decades captus ut aedificium edificium centum-pt. hockey stipes hes’ desolo preteritus duos ver ut Nashville estus ut contendo has orior oriri ortus. Methinks illic’ a dictata hic ut exsisto philologus, forsitan, per Caps’ fans ( quod plurimus proprie certain Caps’ pello pepulli pulsum opinio).

inhumanus ferrum of totus pro Poile could puteus exsisto ut professio per George McPhee pro Brendan Witt, quod vispilio him of 23rd pick in prothoplastus rotundus permaneo estas. A suffragium netminder has umquam elluded David Poile. Suus’ via quoque mane facio talis a forecast, tamen per veneratio ut Russian netminder Caps lego per Poiles’ primoris teres permaneo estas, Sperma Varlamov, quod awful sors of international hockey video es awfully fervidus super him.

Quod prothoplastus team cado. In a venatus ut may sumptus Atlanta imperator procurator Inicio Waddell suus officium, oneratus- pro--playoffs Thrashers pluo nonnullus subcribo of vita obviam Rangers, tamen is eram parum, quoque tardus, quod theyre’ lascivio puteulanus in Blueland.

• Promptus, Keith Tkachuks’ primoris period calx eram Atlantas’ primoris plumbum of serius. Yikes. Odio Sam Rosen quod Joe Michelettis’ protestor, non- dico in Kovalchuks’ ledo in Sean Mediocris eram rectus. Im’ non certus quis poena vos can dico si ludio ludius A hits ludio ludius B in ludio ludius C quod ludio ludius B occumbo amo they es lubricus in a banana excorio.
• Quod ut’ quam velox Plaga can ustulo in vos. Isles had res iens, quod erant vultus pulchellus bonus, tunc *wham*, theyre’ down per unus.
• Zubrus has instituo suus macula in Sabres, is videor, quod est haud diutius res mis- iacio ut a primoris- versus center. Caps’ procuratio did vox res in institutio him, tamen suus’ nice video vidi visum Fastidiosus operor puteus.
• Bellicus Brodeur doesnt’ per vultus amo usitas playoffs Brodeur, tamen did emersum per pauci magnus subsisto ut is had ut. EGO didnt’ amo prothoplastus poena accersitus in venatus, quod eram a ticky-tack dico in volatilis Jason Pupillus pupilla.
• Nice offa per Gomer ut terminus venatus. Is quod Drury have perfectus nusquam tamen coegi suum off-season paydays sursum.
  Vir, operor Malo vigilo venatus in populus television.
• Tim Connolly can virga- tracto aliquantulus frenum.
• Quare doesnt’ is admiratio mihi video vidi visum Zack Parise erigo suus venatus in playoffs?
• Vokun has ut subsisto Pavelskis’ quod Michaleks’ secundus calx.
• Im’ vere usura intensity of San Jose/Nashville serius. Lots of factum.

Should exsisto magis factum tonight, per three teams adversus elimination, sic illic ero multus in versus.

Quod a vegetus admonitio quare NHL postseason est plurrimi suscito quod plurimus grueling vicis in lusum — quod ut’ iustus pro fans. Duos deprehendo venatus, comprehendo a prosterno-of-- tunc- opus quartus deprehendo venatus in Vancouver, a magis ‘ redomo’ secundus deprehendo venatus, a defensabiliter conflictus quod a calx- solemnitas comprised alter seasons’ oris nox noctis.

Pauci sententia ex nox noctis’ conflictus:

• Ottawa Orchestra’ effrego could exsisto adsuesco assuesco ut a eruditio video. Velox, articulus, quod sententia.
• Suus’ ferreus non ut admiratio quam Proficiscor-Andre Fleury mos pervenio ut suus primoris lascivio satus. Is could vado a porro via ut ridding sui of suus reputation pro fragor sub pressure si is reus tergum ceterus of serius.
• Narro of calx condita suum primoris lascivio satus: Roberto Luongo of Vancouvers’ vesper? 76 offa visio, 4 calx licitus. Suus’ okay, Spolio, they usitas pulvis’ totus is porro.
• For genu-jerk: Scott Hartnells’ genu- ut- genu ledo in Jonathan Cheechoo — quod nimirum dignitas Hartnells’ everto, quod a suspension est non ex question — did serius detrimentum ut Cheechoo. Is left glacies vacuus putting ullus pondus in ut genu. Cheechoo would exsisto a ingensdamnum pro San Jose. Preds- Partis certamen iustus got uglier.
• Sarcalogos Pronger logged a Herculean 30+ minutes permaneo nox noctis, in a non-OT venatus. Veho vestri ferrum, vero.
• EGO operor have a pupillus quibble per Poema poematis’ occulto permaneo nox noctis — they didnt’ ostendo restituo of a poena in Ottawa/Pittsburgh venatus gratia ostendo suum ‘Keys Ut Venatus’ graphic. EGO teneo illic est a storyline vendo, tamen coming ex a effrego vires have been a melior vicis to run that.
• Always good to hear Joe B. calling a game.

An eventful night to start things off and help everyone reset their sleep patterns. With goalie heroics and letdowns, defensive lockdowns and offensive explosions, it’s the most wonderful time of the year.

The latest issue of The Hockey News has ranked all 30 NHL team’s prospect systems. They have defined prospects as players under 22 years of age as of January 31, 2007. This ranking does not take into account any movement of players at the trade deadline. Note that three of the Caps’ Southeast Division rivals bring up the bottom-5 rear.

1. Pittsburgh [Last Year’s Ranking 1]
2. Washington [7]
3. Nashville [6]
4. Los Angeles [10]
5. Chicago [8]
6. Boston [12]
7. Anaheim [2]
8. St. Louis [28]
9. Montreal [17]
10. N.Y. Rangers [19] (Continued)

I found the following on James Mirtle’s blog:

TOP 20 SELLING PLAYER JERSEYS ON SHOP.NHL.COM (Feb. 1-28, 2007)

1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Daniel Briere, Buffalo Sabres
3. Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres
4. Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo Sabres
5. Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres
6. Jason Pominville, Buffalo Sabres
7. Chris Drury, Buffalo Sabres
8. Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
9. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
10. Peter Forsberg, Nashville Predators/Philadelphia Flyers
11. Brian Campbell, Buffalo Sabres
12. Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes
13. Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks
14. Mike Modano, Dallas Stars
15. Jaromir Jagr, New York Rangers
16. Brendan Shanahan, New York Rangers
17. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
18. Derek Roy, Buffalo Sabres
19. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins
20. Teemu Selanne, Anaheim Ducks

6 Sabre sweaters in the top 7? Talk about a blind eye for fashion!

(Although, ugly only gets you so far. Anaheim’s uglies barely broke into the top 20.)

Mrs. Gustafsson just returned from Las Vegas and brought me the Bellagio’s Odds to Win the 2007 Stanley Cup. I’ve combined that sheet with the one I picked up in November.

Conventional wisdom states that the true “winner” in a trade isn’t known for several years. But OFB doesn’t claim to be conventional (or wise), so we ask you: Who made the best moves this February?

By this we mean moves that will help right now, i.e., the next few months. Draft picks and prospects are not considered relevant for the 2007 playoffs. Several of these teams mortgaged their futures, true; but who added the best assets for a Cup run right now?

The biggest movers are listed below. Choose one, and feel free to explain your choice in the comments.

Ted’s latest blog post comes to us from Tampa where he attended last night’s game. He was impressed with the party-like atmosphere before and after the game and the enthusiastic crowd during the game. He also mentions the use of “Ice Girls” and cheerleaders which have become more numerous as Atlanta, Boston, Carolina, Chicago, Dallas, Florida, Long Island, Nashville and others have similar squads to Tampa.

The Lightning also utilizes ice girls and cheerleaders in the stands. While I always thought that kind of entertainment was best suited for football, I must admit that they provided a lot of energy and entertainment for the fans. What do you think of ice girls and cheerleaders in hockey arenas?

Would Ice Girls and/or cheerleaders improve the attendance and/or atmosphere at the Verizon Center? Or are they better left for football and basketball games?

If you tuned in to Wednesday night’s Comcast broadcast of the Flyers-Predators tilt you overheard the broadcasters allude to the fathers of Predators’ players seated in Wachovia Center taking in the game. The broadcast camera briefly offered a glimpse of the dads seated in their section. Once a year, viewers learned, the Predators take their fathers on a roadtrip with them. This is something the Carolina Hurricanes did as well a couple of years back, and still do. It also invites, for the thoroughly politically incorrect hockey commentator, a comparison with fathers and sons so connecting in other professional sports . . . or rather, failing to.

My observation, for I delight in offending the sensibilities of others: you see no such connection on roadtrips in the NBA because so few of the players in that league know the identity of their fathers.

I recently returned from business travel to Las Vegas. While exploring the MGM Grand, I picked up a sheet titled Odds to Win the 2007 Stanley Cup. I’m not sure how frequently they update the odds, but this sheet from last week has the current line dated 7 November 2006.