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Top-10 Stanley Cup Contenders
by Alanah McGinley on 03/10/09 at 02:46 PM ET
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From Sam McCaig at The Hockey News:
San Jose, Detroit and Calgary are the class of the West, while Boston, New Jersey and Washington are the lead pack in a wide-open East. Right here, right now, the smart money is on a Boston-San Jose final.
Here’s why:
1. SAN JOSE SHARKS
They’ve been one of the best teams in the NHL for several years and they’re all too familiar with the pain of losing in the post-season. The blueline has been studded with experience and there’s more grit than ever before among the forwards (and still a lot of talent, too). And this is it for old guys like Claude Lemieux, Rob Blake and Jeremy Roenick. This team is motivated, skilled, experienced and deep. Is it now or never? No. But it’ll sure feel like it if the Sharks fall short once again.
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Let’s see. He took the top 5 teams in each conference and combined them into a list of 10 to come up with this:
1. SAN JOSE SHARKS
2. DETROIT RED WINGS
3. BOSTON BRUINS
4. CALGARY FLAMES
5 NEW JERSEY DEVILS
6. WASHINGTON CAPITALS
7. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
8. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
9. VANCOUVER CANUCKS
10. MONTREAL CANADIENS
Top 5 in each conference using todays standings.
1 Boston
2 New Jersey
3 Washington
4 Philadelphia
5 Montreal
1 San Jose
2 Detroit
3 Calgary
4 Chicago
5 Vancouver
The real deal. The top 10 in the league using todays standings (removing conference.)
1 Boston
2 San Jose
3 Detroit
4 New Jersey
5 Washington
6 Calgary
7 Chicago
8 Philadelphia
9 Montreal
10 Carolina
The “can they keep playing this way for the rest of the season” carolina hurricanes are in the picture!!
Posted by canesice on 03/10/09 at 02:04 PM ET