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Interesting, because the Rafalski signing proves otherwise.

You're right. It got worse when he left then got better when he was replaced by Rafalski. How is the defense average?

Doug Wilson says things like this a lot and then wonders why his teams fall apart. I'll believe the Sharks are true contenders when I've seen they have it mentally and when they've established a good defense. Until then, they're a good team; not a great one.

12 team one year league. Start three wingers, three centers, five D, and two goalies. Stats for forwards: +/- - Plus Minus 1 point A - Assists 3 points G - Goals 5 points PIM - Penalty Minutes -.5 points SHOG - Shootout Goals 2.5 points SOG - Shots on Goal .5 points Stats for defense: +/- - Plus Minus 1.5 points A - Assists 5 points G - Goals 7 points PIM - Penalty Minutes -.5 points SHOG - Shootout Goals 3.5 points SOG - Shots on Goal 1 point Stats for goalies: A - Assists 4 points G - Goals 6 points GA - Goals Against -1.5 points PIM - Penalty Minutes -.5 points S - Saves .20 points SO - Shut Outs 5 points SOG - Shots on Goal 2 points W - Wins 10 points ACTIVE: Forwards: Datsyuk, Pavel Gomez, Scott Sedin, Henrik Spezza, Jason Brunette, Andrew Hemsky, Ales Sykora, Petr Tanguay, Alex Williams, Justin Defense: Ballard, Keith Johnson, Erik Pitkanen, Joni Rafalski, Brian Zubov, Sergei Goalies: Brodeur, Martin Turco, Marty RESERVE: Hudler, Jiri Sullivan, Steve Toews, Jonathan Murphy, Cory

Full Schedule: http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&am...season=20072008 Khan: Looking forward to the season starting even more now!

I'm betting it's Simpson. Weren't there rumors the Wings were interested in him after the lockout because of the Babcock connection?

Weird.

Sharks Official Website Guess that ends the trade rumors.

His NTC will carry over too. I know that doesn't mean he can't be traded, but it's pretty unlikely, IMO.

Under what circumstances?

The dark definitely looks better than the white:

Don't like them at all. They tried to combine the orca with the classic blue/green and it just doesn't look right. The lettering looks out of place and there should be some green in the logo to match the rest of the jersey. It's too bad too, because it could have been really cool if they had gone white and blue only.

I think I'm going to go with an away Zetterberg. The thing is I know that Zetterberg is going to be a really popular jersey. I might go with Filppula.

So you're saying it can't be argued that Lidstrom is the best player in the league?

...and the sky is blue. Crosby is 17 years younger than Lidstrom.

Oh, really? I guess you'll have to wait until Lidstrom retires to see the impact he has. He covers up so many flaws and makes everyone around him better. I'll take a star defenseman over a star center.

I suppose Malkin, Staal, Fleury, Gonchar, Whitney, etc. had nothing to do with the Pens' turnaround. Lidstrom is the reason the Wings are still an elite team. The HOF talent is gone and the Wings are still contenders year in and year out.

I like them for the most part. They really should dump the "Tampa Bay" text on the logo though. Just the bolt with the circle would be really cool.

Aaron Ward?

That goal still gives me the chills.

Notice the thread's subtitle. Do you have to whine about every minor change like it's the end of the world? I don't watch the game for the sexiness of the jerseys' tapering. Do you?

If by "******* stupid" you mean "different", then sure.

Here are some pictures:

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