kessel > pac
bozak < pleks ( i gave you that one but you're too angry to notice)
kadri > eller
lupul >galchenyuk (we're talking TODAY)
jvr > gallagher
clarkson > briere ( i know habs fans don't like players who hit and fight but try to wrap your head around physical hockey.

so to answer, like i originally said, for NEXT year only pleks cracks our top 9.
- clark_griswold

Yikes

vancouver and philly, biggest suckers, their fans too.
- Jurco_28

Maybe Detroit could sell the Wings to get out of bankruptcy?

Maybe Detroit could sell the Wings to get out of bankruptcy?
- leon neon

ya cuz detroit owns the red wings.
didnt make it out of 6th grade did ya.

Yikes
- DoubleDown

another great counterpoint. I concede.

Maybe Detroit could sell the Wings to get out of bankruptcy?
- leon neon

money says we win a cup before your team, bankrupt or not.

Funny, but in all seriousness, they should be ahead of the canucks.
- clark_griswold

You are a prime example of a delusional Leafs fan. Your team won't even be in the playoffs. Forget about the cup. I wouldn't bet on the Leafs at 100-1.

I like the Kings at 12-1. Tempting as it may be, the Leafs are way over-valued at 25-1

money says we win a cup before your team, bankrupt or not.
- digitalbath

flyers are looking for goaltending like ponce de leon was looking for the fountain of youth.

ya cuz detroit owns the red wings.
didnt make it out of 6th grade did ya.
- Jurco_28

No, I just grew up in the Detroit city schools....

All Canadien teams are awful. Debate over.

You are a prime example of a delusional Leafs fan. Your team won't even be in the playoffs. Forget about the cup. I wouldn't be on the Leafs at 100-1.
- kaptaan

i don't think the leafs have a great shot, just a better one than van. Look at our points last year compared to yours; i believe you had 2 more? Your 'stars' are older and softer than kleenex. All of our good players are in their prime or getting there. You have lost players, we have added. Yes, we choked, something you canucks fans know well.

See how i gave reasons to back up my post, instead of 'delusional, blah blah, leasf suck, blah blah'...but i digress

No, I just grew up in the Detroit city schools....
- leon neon

u grew up in them? cool

i don't think the leafs have a great shot, just a better one than van. Look at our points last year compared to yours; i believe you had 2 more? Your 'stars' are older and softer than kleenex. All of our good players are in their prime or getting there. You have lost players, we have added. Yes, we choked, something you canucks fans know well.

See how i gave reasons to back up my post, instead of 'delusional, blah blah, leasf suck, blah blah'...but i digress
- clark_griswold

well at least they rip on your team,

for the last few weeks, every single time i have a comment, all we hear is "detroit is bankrupt hahaha"

well at least they rip on your team,

for the last few weeks, every single time i have a comment, all we hear is "detroit is bankrupt hahaha"
- digitalbath

again, people like that are just angry. I'd be angry too if my life sucked.

Maybe Detroit could sell the Wings to get out of bankruptcy?
- leon neon

Or not build them a new arena for $240 million.

[url]fffiiiiisssssstttttttt!

money says we win a cup before your team, bankrupt or not.
- digitalbath

Most likely Detroit will win it or come a lot closer.

Or not build them a new arena for $240 million.
- Leafsandbolts

its actually 650 million, half of which will be from public funds, but it will generate money into the bankrupt city, its strange to spend money to make money right?

again, people like that are just angry. I'd be angry too if my life sucked.
- clark_griswold[/quot
did u hear det is broke

money says we win a cup before your team, bankrupt or not.
- digitalbath

Wings / Flyers, I'm a fan of both (more so on the Flyers side - It was easier in the past, having one in east and one in the west)... Rather the wings than other teams. The bankruptcy comment was aimed at Jurco... "philly, biggest suckers, their fans too." This just not called for...

Really? A pissing match between some Habs and Leafs fans?

Both team suck, deal with it.
- Symba007

..... Touché!

wow, where are all my pens fans? i guess we are too busy not worring about how next year is going to go so we are checking hockey buzz everyday, i happen to be at work with nothing to do.

look here, we know dang well that we will be one of the best teams in the league as we are every year. the reason we got imbarassed by boston is because we picked up all those players. look at the stats, we won 16 i think in a row with out iginla, morrow and them. we picked them up and were barely over .500. if it aint broke dont fix it, but how do u say no to someone like iginla.

so point is, we are in the position to win a cup every year, that doesnt mean we are going to win every year. thats what being a fan is all about. it would get boring if you won every year.

i thank you

Wings / Flyers, I'm a fan of both (more so on the Flyers side - It was easier in the past, having one in east and one in the west)... Rather the wings than other teams. The bankruptcy comment was aimed at Jurco... "philly, biggest suckers, their fans too." This just not called for...
- leon neon

i agree, sometimes jerco says some stuff out of line too, just a little tired of the bankruptcy arguement everytime i say anything, granted its almost ALWAYS scooby the troll

I can honestly say I have never placed an actual vegas bet on sports. I have plenty of friends who do and they tell me hockey is a sucker bet.

It's the best bet of the four major sports. Sportsbooks have the lowest readily-available information to set lines, sportsbooks have more volatility reacting to lines based on the lesser # of (a) bet quantity; and (b) size of bets, sportsbooks generally exhaust more energy getting razor-sharp lines for hoops/football because of how much sharp/square action is laid there.

If you're looking to beat the sportsbook, you have to be one of two things: (1) an absolute savant in the field of the sport you're betting; or (2) betting some combination of NHL/WNBA, where picking value spots is far less difficult and far more profitable.

Alternatively: there's a reason why sportsbooks will take twenty-five dime action on NFL, ten-dime action on NBA/NCAAFB, but only five-dime max on NHL/WNBA.

They are risk averse and are more concerned about bleeding out in sports where they don't have a specific, quantifiable advantage, at least relative to the big two/three.

kessel > pac
bozak < pleks ( i gave you that one but you're too angry to notice)
kadri > eller
lupul >galchenyuk (we're talking TODAY)
jvr > gallagher
clarkson > briere ( i know habs fans don't like players who hit and fight but try to wrap your head around physical hockey.

so to answer, like i originally said, for NEXT year only pleks cracks our top 9.
- clark_griswold

I guess we will agree to disagree! Lol.
So, this is a betting thread. Would you be willing to bet a months pay that the leafs will finish 1st among Canadian teams?