NHL burning questions: Western Conference

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/story/10992082

Detroit Red Wings: Can they repeat? It has been a decade since any team did it, and when it last happened, it was the Wings who managed the trick. You can wonder if they'll be affected by a Stanley Cup hangover, but if nothing else, Detroit is a team of professional professionals.

What is particularly impressive in this salary cap era that usually requires significant offseason changes is the Red Wings' ability to retain everyone they wanted and improve by adding free agents Marian Hossa and Ty Conklin. In other words, Detroit will start its title defense with a lineup that is arguably better than the one it had last spring. And that should be a scary thought for the rest of the league since the Red Wings ran away from the rest of the pack during the regular season and methodically sliced and diced their way through four playoff rounds.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

*sniff* that just gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Wes is my new favourite sports writer.

[puckbags 863]

The other teams in the West better hope we have a so called stanley cup hangover, they will need it just to keep pace .

[CanadaBoy 151]

Can't wait for the season to start

We added Conklin between the posts and Hossa who will probably get over 80 points.

and I can't wait to have Stuart play a whole season with us

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Hossa who will probably get over 80 points.

I think 40+ goals and 80+ points are no doubt locks for the big Hos.