syc: st. louis born and breed. unfortunately, I've been a die hard blues fan for most of my life, and that has sometimes made for a hard life
Tony: I agree, philly got some great players. Hlavac is on my fantasy team, so of course I love him
johnnson is coming along, defensemen take a while to develope. and brendl, wow, a blue chip prospect.
I'd have to say that the east is FINALLY looking interesting. For the last 2 years, the talk has been about the "big 4" detroit, colorado, dallas and st. louis. When we talk about the east we really just mean new jersey. Now the east has some good teams that might really make things interesting. Philly and Jersey for sure, and I'm a big fan of Ottawa, they REALLY drafted shrewdly. An expansion team success story. And yes, I like washington's moves too. I hate to say I don't think Mario will be able to compete for the cup...he'll probably will the scoring race though!
I love hockey.