According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, these are the chances of the following teams to win the draft lottery:
If these teams win, they will get the first overall pick in this year's entry draft:
Columbus Blue Jackets: 48.2%
Edmonton Oilers 18.2%
Montreal Canadiens 14.2%
New York Islanders 10.7%
Toronto Maple Leafs 8.1%
If these teams win, they can move up a maximum of four spots up the ranking:
Anaheim Ducks 6.2%
Minnesota Wild 4.7%
Carolina Hurricanes 3.6%
Winnipeg Jets 2.7%
Tampa Bay Lighting 2.1%
Colorado Avalanche* 1.5%
Buffalo Sabres 1.1%
Dallas Stars 0.8%
Calgary Flames 0.5%
* The Colorado Avalanche's first round pick will go to the Washington Capitols due to the trade that sent G Semyon Varlamov for this pick and a 2nd round pick in either 2012 or 2013.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Playoff Teams decided
After yesterday's matchup, 16 teams have clinched playoff spots. It's been a long time since all the playoffs spots have been taken before the last day of the regular season. Here are the playoff teams in order of rankings.
Eastern Conference Western Conference
New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks
Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks
Washington Capitols Phoenix Coyotes
The East standings are pretty much secured with only a Ottawa lost and Caps win on Saturday that could change the playoff matchups. The West however is more difficult because of the home-ice advantage situtation.
The Pacific Division is a mess with any of the three teams having the possibilities of taking the third seed. All in all, all 30 teams will see action Saturday. The game to watch will definitley be the Pens-Flyers game as it will be a preview of their playoff matchup and especially after the huge fiasco in their last meeting.
Eastern Conference Western Conference
New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks
Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks
Washington Capitols Phoenix Coyotes
The East standings are pretty much secured with only a Ottawa lost and Caps win on Saturday that could change the playoff matchups. The West however is more difficult because of the home-ice advantage situtation.
The Pacific Division is a mess with any of the three teams having the possibilities of taking the third seed. All in all, all 30 teams will see action Saturday. The game to watch will definitley be the Pens-Flyers game as it will be a preview of their playoff matchup and especially after the huge fiasco in their last meeting.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Just a few quick notes and news from the afternoon
- Carey Price has been diagnosed with a "mild" concussion. This may be something to be worried about as this may lead to a James Reimer like performance, with him coming back and being unable to maintain his production before his injury. Not to scare Habs fans but don't forget, Nathan Horton has been out with a "mild" concussion since Feburary.
- Tyler Myers will be out for at least the rest of the regular season with a foot injury. We don't know about the playoffs.
- Carl Gunnarson has a seperated shoulder and will be out for the year.
- P.A. Parentau's agent hassaid that he has recieved zero offers to keep his client in Long Island.
- The most sought after college player right now D Justin Schultz has not decided and will probably try the UFA market this year.
- Calgary is not interested in a "Edmonton-like" rebuild.
Julien Brisebois and Vincent Damphousse Isn't Interested In Habs GM Position
Talks out of Montreal's RDS are saying that once preferred Habs GM candidate Julien Brisebois is no longer interested in the GM job. The assistant GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning would have passed on the offer if he was offered the job of being the next General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens. With Brisebois out of the picture, the next top candidate is apparently Vincent Damphousse. No word on the coach right now except for maybe Patrick Roy.
However, I feel that this situation will be cleared up before the Draft and latest June 27th. I feel that whoever the new GM is, he would prefer to draft his own players instead of spending a year. The June 27th deadline is the latest I think any GM would want to go because on July 1st free agency starts and before free agent frenzy starts, most GMs would want a few days to settle down. However, with the chance of a lockout looming, this can change in an instant.
Update:
3:33 What I'm hearing right now from around the league is that Geoff Molson has contacted the following:
Claude Loiselle: Toronto Maple Leafs Assistant GM (Apparently the Leafs have granted the Habs permission to talk to him about the job.)
Pat Brisson: NHL Agent. His clients include Sidney Crosby, Daniel Alfredsson, and Claude Giroux. (Considered by many as the best agent available out there by many of the hockey insiders we spoke to.)
Julien Brisebois: Assistant GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning (Apparently not intersted though)
Marc Bergevin: Assistant GM of the Chicago Blackhawks. (Not too sure if the Blackhawks have granted permission to talk to him yet.)
Francois Giguere: Former GM of the Colorado Avalanche. (Is the apparent long shot because he has not been in the front office of any team for a few years now.)
Paul Fenton: Fenton is the Assistant GM of the Nashville Predators. (Not sure if the Predators have granted permission to talk to him yet.
3:43
Notables not on the list:
Patrick Roy: Even though he has been rumored for the job, it seems that the coaching job is his to lose and infact he does not seem to intersted to step in to the front office of the Habs, preffering a job behind the bench.
Vincent Damphousse: He has pulled out of the running for the job because family reasons are preventin him. Not too much known right now. But we will try to get you information as we get it, but we really can't give you a specific date or time when we will get new info.
4:02
@NHLWiki is saying that the reason why Damphousse has pulled out of the running is that he has an assualt trial that will start in Dec. 2012. I haven't gotten the same story from anyone else though, so i'm not too sure at this time.
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However, I feel that this situation will be cleared up before the Draft and latest June 27th. I feel that whoever the new GM is, he would prefer to draft his own players instead of spending a year. The June 27th deadline is the latest I think any GM would want to go because on July 1st free agency starts and before free agent frenzy starts, most GMs would want a few days to settle down. However, with the chance of a lockout looming, this can change in an instant.
Update:
3:33 What I'm hearing right now from around the league is that Geoff Molson has contacted the following:
Claude Loiselle: Toronto Maple Leafs Assistant GM (Apparently the Leafs have granted the Habs permission to talk to him about the job.)
Pat Brisson: NHL Agent. His clients include Sidney Crosby, Daniel Alfredsson, and Claude Giroux. (Considered by many as the best agent available out there by many of the hockey insiders we spoke to.)
Julien Brisebois: Assistant GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning (Apparently not intersted though)
Marc Bergevin: Assistant GM of the Chicago Blackhawks. (Not too sure if the Blackhawks have granted permission to talk to him yet.)
Francois Giguere: Former GM of the Colorado Avalanche. (Is the apparent long shot because he has not been in the front office of any team for a few years now.)
Paul Fenton: Fenton is the Assistant GM of the Nashville Predators. (Not sure if the Predators have granted permission to talk to him yet.
3:43
Notables not on the list:
Patrick Roy: Even though he has been rumored for the job, it seems that the coaching job is his to lose and infact he does not seem to intersted to step in to the front office of the Habs, preffering a job behind the bench.
Vincent Damphousse: He has pulled out of the running for the job because family reasons are preventin him. Not too much known right now. But we will try to get you information as we get it, but we really can't give you a specific date or time when we will get new info.
4:02
@NHLWiki is saying that the reason why Damphousse has pulled out of the running is that he has an assualt trial that will start in Dec. 2012. I haven't gotten the same story from anyone else though, so i'm not too sure at this time.
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Andrei Markov Injury Status.
We've seen a lot of searches recently about whether Habs D-Man Andrei Markov is injured or not.
Habs fans rejoice! He is not injured. He has been playing on the Habs patrolling the back end. He has been slowly being added back into the line up with 17 minutes on the ice on the 24th, to almost 22 minutes on the ice yesterday. So Habs fans don't worry, Markov is back!
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Habs fans rejoice! He is not injured. He has been playing on the Habs patrolling the back end. He has been slowly being added back into the line up with 17 minutes on the ice on the 24th, to almost 22 minutes on the ice yesterday. So Habs fans don't worry, Markov is back!
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
NHL Award Predictions.
From the team here, we just decided to choose the players we think deserve the following awards:
Hart Memorial Trophy:
Alson: My pick will be a surprise to a lot of people, but it goes for Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers gets my pick. After the trade of Richards and Carter, many people predicted that the Flyers would have horrible scoring, but he has done well offensively. To put it in perspective, Bryzgalov has had an "alright" year and with the Pronger out indefinitely, he has stepped up as well and deserves this award more than players like Lundqvist and Malkin.
Ronnie: I think its going to be probably Malkin because he's been carrying the team on his back for like forever.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Got to go with Evgeni Malkin. The past few years, the leading goal scorer or points leader normally gets it. Giroux had a good year but Malkin has been more dazzling, especially after the injury to Crosby. Lundqvist has some chance but he'll really need to tear up the league. He already has an award most likely, the Vezina.
Kyle: Malkin because he stepped up during Crosby's absence and basically led his team to where they are today. Now that Crosby is back, I expect Malkin's pace to slow down but nonetheless congrats to him for what he has done this season.
Norris Memorial Trophy:
Alson: Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators gets my pick. He has the 7th most points in the league. Even though he is gifted offensively, he is also defensively gifted as well. He is a +18 and has only 42 penalty minutes all season.
Ronnie: Shae Weber is amazing.
Hart Memorial Trophy:
Alson: My pick will be a surprise to a lot of people, but it goes for Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers gets my pick. After the trade of Richards and Carter, many people predicted that the Flyers would have horrible scoring, but he has done well offensively. To put it in perspective, Bryzgalov has had an "alright" year and with the Pronger out indefinitely, he has stepped up as well and deserves this award more than players like Lundqvist and Malkin.
Ronnie: I think its going to be probably Malkin because he's been carrying the team on his back for like forever.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Got to go with Evgeni Malkin. The past few years, the leading goal scorer or points leader normally gets it. Giroux had a good year but Malkin has been more dazzling, especially after the injury to Crosby. Lundqvist has some chance but he'll really need to tear up the league. He already has an award most likely, the Vezina.
Kyle: Malkin because he stepped up during Crosby's absence and basically led his team to where they are today. Now that Crosby is back, I expect Malkin's pace to slow down but nonetheless congrats to him for what he has done this season.
Norris Memorial Trophy:
Alson: Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators gets my pick. He has the 7th most points in the league. Even though he is gifted offensively, he is also defensively gifted as well. He is a +18 and has only 42 penalty minutes all season.
Ronnie: Shae Weber is amazing.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators obviously. If you used the number of points he's leading by for defensemen, you get another perfectly good defensemen. He's really one of the reasons why the Sens aren't last in the conference as they were predicted to be at the start of the year.
Kyle: There's really only one winner for this and its Erik Karlsson. He is one of the main reasons for Ottawa's resurgence this season. He improved his defence drastically (went from a very bad minus to positive this season) and is the future cornerstone of the franchise.
Jack Adams Award:
Alson: Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues. No one would have expected the Blues to be this good going into the playoffs. He has done tremendously well and this award, should be a no-brainer for him.
Ronnie: Ken hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues. Its a surprise that there doing so well.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators. He's been coaching the Preds ever since they entered the NHL and they have come a long way. They have by far one of the youngest teams in the league yet they all play like their veterans. His team has been consistenly been getting 100 points for the past few year and this year is no different. The reason why I choose him is because he keeps his team focus even though there are major UFA (Ryan Suter) and RFA (Shea Weber) on their team. His roster has changed so many times yet he makes sure his team always has a chance to win.
Kyle: Ken Hitchcock because he changed the Blues into one of the top teams in the Western Conference. People didn't believe he was good and that the Blues would finish out of the playoffs but look at them now. On the verge of the President's trophy. Congrats to the Blues and good luck in the playoffs!
Calder Memorial Trophy:
Alson: Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorade Avalanches. It would have been Ryan Nugent-Hopkins but his injuries have hampered his chances. Landeskog has had 22 goals and 29 assists in 80 games. He has been Mr. Durable this year him dressing in all 80 games this year.
Ronnie: I don't like the rookies.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanches. Not only has he been putting up numbers, he knows his defensive responsibilities. Most rookies struggle in their own end normally but landeskog has shown none of it. He is the leader in plus/minus for the Avs which shows what a great future for the #2 pick last year.
Kyle: I can't decide this because there are so many good rookies this year! Landeskog, Matt Read, RNH are all great rookies who will be future NHL superstars.
Vezina Trophy:
Alson: Jon Quick will be my choice. I know many of you will disagree and think that King Henrik deserves this award, but don't forget what kind of players King Henrik has in front of him. Quick is a top 10 leader in all the categories and is one of the main reasons why the Kings are in a playoff seed.
Ronnie: Pekka Rine has the most wins. Enough said.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. He has pushed his team to first in the Eastern conference and has been amazing in net. Competing in one of the toughest divisions this year, he has simply outperformed every other goalie out there. The fact that the Lundqvist has yet to let in 5 goals this year is completely crazy.
Kyle: Henrik Lundqvist because He stepped his game up from last season and is the main reason why the Rangers are first in the Eastern Conference. Some could say that the success of the Rangers could be allocated to the acquisition of Brad Richards but the main reason is because of Lundqvist and his amazing goaltending.
Selke Trophy:
Alson: Datsyuk. Every year he has no problem doing well. This year is no different. He's a solid three zone player. One of the best in the world. Plays D well and has a great +/- to back it up.
Ronnie:
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: I think Datsuyk is going to have a run for his money. Patrice Bergeron is my pick this year because he has truly been the all around player for the Bruins this year, especially after the lost of centremens like Horton and Peverley. He's great on the powerplay and the penalty kill and is on one of the hottest lines in the league. He knows his defensive responsibility, evident in his plus-minus which makes him a great two way player. There's a reason why Bergeron was picked for the 2010 Canadian Olympic team over Stamkos.
Kyle:
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Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators obviously. If you used the number of points he's leading by for defensemen, you get another perfectly good defensemen. He's really one of the reasons why the Sens aren't last in the conference as they were predicted to be at the start of the year.
Kyle: There's really only one winner for this and its Erik Karlsson. He is one of the main reasons for Ottawa's resurgence this season. He improved his defence drastically (went from a very bad minus to positive this season) and is the future cornerstone of the franchise.
Jack Adams Award:
Alson: Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues. No one would have expected the Blues to be this good going into the playoffs. He has done tremendously well and this award, should be a no-brainer for him.
Ronnie: Ken hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues. Its a surprise that there doing so well.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators. He's been coaching the Preds ever since they entered the NHL and they have come a long way. They have by far one of the youngest teams in the league yet they all play like their veterans. His team has been consistenly been getting 100 points for the past few year and this year is no different. The reason why I choose him is because he keeps his team focus even though there are major UFA (Ryan Suter) and RFA (Shea Weber) on their team. His roster has changed so many times yet he makes sure his team always has a chance to win.
Kyle: Ken Hitchcock because he changed the Blues into one of the top teams in the Western Conference. People didn't believe he was good and that the Blues would finish out of the playoffs but look at them now. On the verge of the President's trophy. Congrats to the Blues and good luck in the playoffs!
Calder Memorial Trophy:
Alson: Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorade Avalanches. It would have been Ryan Nugent-Hopkins but his injuries have hampered his chances. Landeskog has had 22 goals and 29 assists in 80 games. He has been Mr. Durable this year him dressing in all 80 games this year.
Ronnie: I don't like the rookies.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanches. Not only has he been putting up numbers, he knows his defensive responsibilities. Most rookies struggle in their own end normally but landeskog has shown none of it. He is the leader in plus/minus for the Avs which shows what a great future for the #2 pick last year.
Kyle: I can't decide this because there are so many good rookies this year! Landeskog, Matt Read, RNH are all great rookies who will be future NHL superstars.
Vezina Trophy:
Alson: Jon Quick will be my choice. I know many of you will disagree and think that King Henrik deserves this award, but don't forget what kind of players King Henrik has in front of him. Quick is a top 10 leader in all the categories and is one of the main reasons why the Kings are in a playoff seed.
Ronnie: Pekka Rine has the most wins. Enough said.
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. He has pushed his team to first in the Eastern conference and has been amazing in net. Competing in one of the toughest divisions this year, he has simply outperformed every other goalie out there. The fact that the Lundqvist has yet to let in 5 goals this year is completely crazy.
Kyle: Henrik Lundqvist because He stepped his game up from last season and is the main reason why the Rangers are first in the Eastern Conference. Some could say that the success of the Rangers could be allocated to the acquisition of Brad Richards but the main reason is because of Lundqvist and his amazing goaltending.
Selke Trophy:
Alson: Datsyuk. Every year he has no problem doing well. This year is no different. He's a solid three zone player. One of the best in the world. Plays D well and has a great +/- to back it up.
Ronnie:
Wexler:
Mahbod:
Geoffrey: I think Datsuyk is going to have a run for his money. Patrice Bergeron is my pick this year because he has truly been the all around player for the Bruins this year, especially after the lost of centremens like Horton and Peverley. He's great on the powerplay and the penalty kill and is on one of the hottest lines in the league. He knows his defensive responsibility, evident in his plus-minus which makes him a great two way player. There's a reason why Bergeron was picked for the 2010 Canadian Olympic team over Stamkos.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
HABS GM/COACH UPDATE.
There is rumors and murmurs out of Montreal tonight that Patrick Roy has agreed in principal and with a verbal agreement with Habs president Geoff Molson to become the 28th head coach of the storied franchise. We can't independently confirm this ,but his name has been thrown out a lot and Roy himself has said that he would be interested in this job.
This is even more far fetched but like we said, we try to give you the rumors and murmurs that seem the most right and logical. There's talk out of Toronto and Montreal that there could be an interesting duo of Brisebois and Damphousse as the next GM and Assistant GM combo. For our French readers, we have a clip of Damphousse saying he would be interested in the job. http://www.rds.ca/zone-video/video.html?from=tw&cat=-&videoID=108139 Brisebois has been the favorite so far as the next GM and it could be something to keep an eye on.
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This is even more far fetched but like we said, we try to give you the rumors and murmurs that seem the most right and logical. There's talk out of Toronto and Montreal that there could be an interesting duo of Brisebois and Damphousse as the next GM and Assistant GM combo. For our French readers, we have a clip of Damphousse saying he would be interested in the job. http://www.rds.ca/zone-video/video.html?from=tw&cat=-&videoID=108139 Brisebois has been the favorite so far as the next GM and it could be something to keep an eye on.
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