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2010-11 NHL Season part I: Blackhawks Down in Atlanta

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jmh said:
So, what I wonder about the All-Star Game draft is: Is Eric Staal going to pick Marc Staal? And, more interestingly, will he reach to pick him earlier than someone else might?
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I read (NY Post? can't remember exactly where) that supposedly Marc doesn't want to play with his brother.
 
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MattS said:
I read (NY Post? can't remember exactly where) that supposedly Marc doesn't want to play with his brother.
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Heh, that's kinda funny, I could see that being the case because they certainly do both seem to up their game playing against each other. I guess if Marc wants to be on the other team then Eric won't pick him. *shrug*
 
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I think Eric came back and said he was going to need to pick Marc so he didn't get picked last, so we'll see what happens.
 
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If my memory serves there was some line in the article I read that Marc said that he doesn't like playing with Eric because he runs mouth too much on the ice. :)
 
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Congrats to CC alumn Lee Sweatt as he scored his first career NHL goal in his first NHL game for Vancouver last night and it was the game winner!
 
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dave29 said:
Congrats to CC alumn Lee Sweatt as he scored his first career NHL goal in his first NHL game for Vancouver last night and it was the game winner!
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Nice celebration too...........come to me, boys! I get the feeling he's planning on scoring a few more.
 
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MoFan said:
Nice celebration too...........come to me, boys! I get the feeling he's planning on scoring a few more.
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Looks like he'll get the chance:

The Vancouver Canucks will return from this week's NHL all-star break atop the Western Conference standings and minus what many consider their best all-round defenceman.

Alex Edler will undergo micro discectomy surgery on his back and be out of the lineup indefinitely, the team announced Thursday.
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Looking at the All-Star rosters it makes me wonder what happened to all the superstars in this sport?

It seems like everyone is a pretty good player, but not a ton of star power anymore. Example, randomly selected 1990 and looked at the rosters.

Wales Superstars: Bourque, Chelios, Coffey, Francis, Housley, Lafontaine, Leetch, Lemieux, Neely, Roy, Sakic. Nearly the entire team is a name everyone knows.
Campbell Superstars: Gretzky, Hull, Iafrate, MacInnis, Messier, Robitaille, Yzerman. Fewer, but no less recognizable.

Now this years teams combined: Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin, Toews, Kane, Nash, Lidstrom. You could toss in a couple other guys (St. Louis, Stamkos, Staal maybe?). But its pretty thin.
 
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Who will be the last pick of the game? Backes, Burns, Yandle, Stastny, Kessel? I'll go with Kessel. Whoever it is, I bet he overcompensates and plays well in the actual game.
 
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MoFan said:
Who will be the last pick of the game? Backes, Burns, Yandle, Stastny, Kessel? I'll go with Kessel. Whoever it is, I bet he overcompensates and plays well in the actual game.
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Backes threatened to check whichever captain doesn't pick him if he goes last.
 
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So now that we are at the break, who would be your surprise and disappointment so far? For surprise, I would go with Dallas. I think they are playing very well in a good division. I thought they would be competitive this year but not at the top of that division. Tampa Bay holding a slim lead over Washington is a bit of a surprise. I thought that they might be good enough to be a 7 or 8 seed for the playoffs so I think they are exceeding my expectations a bit. As for disappointment, New Jersey by far the most disappointing team at this point.
 
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Devils are the most disappointing team in a landslide. Chicago, San Jose and Calgary are distant 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishers in that contest.

Most impressive? Dallas #1, Colorado #2 (young + injuries), Vancouver #3 (didn't think they'd be as good as they are)

Right where you thought they'd be? Detroit, Philly, NY Islanders, Edmonton
 
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MoFan said:
Devils are the most disappointing team in a landslide. Chicago, San Jose and Calgary are distant 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishers in that contest.

Most impressive? Dallas #1, Colorado #2 (young + injuries), Vancouver #3 (didn't think they'd be as good as they are)

Right where you thought they'd be? Detroit, Philly, NY Islanders, Edmonton
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Why didn't you think Vancouver would be as good as they are?
 
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As much as I complain about the Wild, they have actually exceeded my expectations so far this season. Havlat is re-emerging, Clutterbuck is bringing more than just relentless hitting, and Theodore has been great in the backup role. Didn't think any of those three would happen.
 
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dave29 said:
Why didn't you think Vancouver would be as good as they are?
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I like Vancouver, I follow them. Just didn't think they'd be 31-10-9 and on top of the west. I probably would have picked them to be 3rd or 4th at the break, behind Detroit, San Jose and potentially L.A. I thought that they were spending too much on their goalie and Bieksa was a defensive liability. I thought that Ryan Kessler was great and already overachieving, didn't think he'd continue to improve so much. I was wrong, but it's a happy wrong.
 
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