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10 Reasons to Look Forward to the 2008-09 Season
by Alanah McGinley on 07/14/08 at 02:09 PM ET
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From Mike Brophy at The Hockey News,
• Can Sidney Crosby wrestle away the scoring title and MVP award from Alex Ovechkin? Sid the Kid was making his move up the scoring charts this season when he suffered a high ankle sprain that ultimately shelved him 29 games. Still, he came back and led his team to the Stanley Cup final.
• Will Chris Chelios play again? Truth is, I hope he does. Although he was a healthy scratch during the final, the 46-year-old Chelios can still be a fine No. 5 defender on the defending champs. I’d love to see him hit his goal of playing until he’s 50.
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What I want to see this upcoming season (other than the Wings lifting the Cup again) are the Wings/Sharks games. Coach Babcock versus Coach McLellan.
Should be a good one.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 07/14/08 at 02:10 PM ET
PuckStopsHere,
Brophy didn’t say they’d win those games, he said:
I see a lot of 8-7 and 9-6 games in their future.
Posted by NHLJeff from Boston, MA on 07/14/08 at 07:58 PM ET
That’s true, but I don’t see how they can score 6 or 7 goals per game either.
Posted by PuckStopsHere on 07/15/08 at 01:05 AM ET
That’s true, but I don’t see how they can score 6 or 7 goals per game either.
Perhaps you underestimate the effects of icing a team made up entirely of forwards. 
Granted, it would help if they had more forwards known for scoring goals, but you work with what you got.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/15/08 at 04:48 AM ET
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On his list. Watching Tampa win 8-7 and 9-6 games. That sounds like pure fantasy to me. They scored 2.7 goals per game last year, added nobody who came close to a point per game and now he thinks they can score 8 or 9 goals in a game?
Posted by PuckStopsHere on 07/14/08 at 02:04 PM ET