I've seen this graphic before, and it loses me every time.

Doesn't help that I don't know who 75% of those players are.

I see Osi Vaananen though. That alone tips the scales to the Nords/Avs favor.
- Giroux_Is_God

Some of the names can be easily missed. There are a TON of quality depth forwards and D men there. The kind of guys that win playoff rounds

So... who's everybody rooting for in the east and west in the playoffs?
- benjichronic

West: Chicago
I want Timonen to get a cup and the Flyers to get another 2nd round pick.

East: Ottawa
Mainly cause it will piss off Montreal and Toronto fans!

He's a really poor fascimile of Claude Julien, especially the constant obsession with team fitness.
- Tomahawk

Chief is or Nolan is?
I was thinking that I would gladly take nolan behind the bench

Honestly, Farwell has no one to blame but himself. The Flyers were playing hard and starting to come together down the stretch under Bill Dineen in 92-93. Firing Dineen and replacing him with Terry Simpson was a horrible move and that, as much as anything, cost Farwell his job.
- BiggE

Farwell has Jay Snider to blame. For gutting his team and stripping assets to add Lindros.

Simpson was a dumb move, but at the same time, Jay made the Lindros deal, and that left Farwell less bullets in the gun

Yeah, they probably make the playoffs sooner, I'd agree with that. My point was just that, other than Forsberg, they didn't give up any assets that were remotely irreplaceable to acquire a franchise center.
- BiggE

Thibault for Roy.

Yes, I know that there's no guarantee the Flyers get Thibault or that Montreal trades him to the Flyers. But yeah.

Potential Leafs GM candidates.

http://www.cbc.ca/m/sport...ager-candidates-1.3029944

Look at number two
- Jsaquella

Yep. His work here is done.

Had to check the byline to make sure Milbury didn't contribute that piece.

West: Chicago
I want Timonen to get a cup and the Flyers to get another 2nd round pick.

East: Ottawa
Mainly cause it will piss off Montreal and Toronto fans!
- BiggE

Sens are going to house montreal

Some of the names can be easily missed. There are a TON of quality depth forwards and D men there. The kind of guys that win playoff rounds
- nails

Yeah I mean being 21 years old, these guys aren't exactly players I remember or recognize since most of them are depth guys.

Chief is or Nolan is?
I was thinking that I would gladly take nolan behind the bench
- nails

Zero interest in Nolan. Might as well keep Berube. I want somebody who recognizes that the process is worth as much, if not more, than the result.

I think Matt O'Connor is going to be headed to Europe. Whatever stock he had dropped like it was October 1929.
- MBFlyerfan

Definitely a future Leighton. Or possible a very present Leighton.

West: Chicago
I want Timonen to get a cup and the Flyers to get another 2nd round pick.

East: Ottawa
Mainly cause it will piss off Montreal and Toronto fans!
- BiggE

Oh yes I can get on board with this.

Potential Leafs GM candidates.

http://www.cbc.ca/m/sport...ager-candidates-1.3029944

Look at number two
- Jsaquella

Wtf?

So... who's everybody rooting for in the east and west in the playoffs?
- benjichronic

Want to see Timonen get his name on the Cup. Other than that, not rooting...gonna watch and see what happens without expectation.

So... who's everybody rooting for in the east and west in the playoffs?
- benjichronic

I'm rooting for Chicago to make the Final and for TB to lose in round one. After that, do not care

West: Chicago
I want Timonen to get a cup and the Flyers to get another 2nd round pick.

East: Ottawa
Mainly cause it will piss off Montreal and Toronto fans!
- BiggE

West: winner of Chicago/Nashville.

East: You don't want to know.

Farwell has ED Snider to blame
- Jsaquella

Fixed

I remember when some people were saying that contract was a steal for the Flyers. That Carter and Richards shouldn't have signed those long term deals because they would be severely underpaid after a few years due to the cap increasing.

Flyers were one of the leaders in lifetime contracts under Holmgren including the Ilya Bryzgalov 9 year contract disaster.
- Flyers_01

but everyone loves Homer

Fixed
- nails

Nope. Ed was uninvolved with the team, Jay Snider was the mastermind behind adding Lindros.

As I've said before, Berube is, IMO, a perfectly fine, average NHL coach.

I want better than average!
- BiggE

In order for coaching to be a real positive factor, I think you have to have a guy who's got the spirit of trying new things, breaking new ground, and not afraid to zig when others are busy zagging.

In Chief, all I see is current coventional theory... there's nothing special at all there.

Nope. Ed was uninvolved with the team, Jay Snider was the mastermind behind adding Lindros.
- Jsaquella

I just don't believe that Ed didn't have at least one finger stirring the pot.
I just don't think he can help himself

Farwell has Jay Snider to blame. For gutting his team and stripping assets to add Lindros.

Simpson was a dumb move, but at the same time, Jay made the Lindros deal, and that left Farwell less bullets in the gun
- Jsaquella

the good old days when WIP talked hockey

I just don't believe that Ed didn't have at least one finger stirring the pot.
I just don't think he can help himself
- nails

his attendant agrees with this

I'm rooting for Chicago to make the Final and for TB to lose in round one. After that, do not care
- Jsaquella

Man I was hoping Tampa would get Ottawa. That is going to be a tall tall task for Detroit

I'm rooting for Chicago to make the Final and for TB to lose in round one. After that, do not care
- Jsaquella

I'm pulling for a OTT/WPG Final, just to see the resulting fallout.

I just don't believe that Ed didn't have at least one finger stirring the pot.
I just don't think he can help himself
- nails

He may have, but Jay was the pointman. He's the one that handled the call with Marcel Aubut, he is the one who helped present the team's case before the arbiter, and he's the guy who was doing the interviews.