Standings:
Northwest Division
1.Edmonton (Surprising Indeed)
2.Vancouver (They are starting a downhill run)
3.Minnesota (Amazing season for the basement dwellers)
4.Calgary (They better start playing 2004 Calgary Flames soon)
5.Colorado (No comment, just no comment)
Pacific Division
1.San Jose (No surprise)
2.Phoenix (Turns out Smith will help a lot)
3.Los Angeles (With Quick playing super and Richards and Gagne playing at expectations, watch out for these guys in the play-off's)
4.Dallas (Barley a play-off spot, Souray was a hidden gem though)
5.Anaheim (Not a disastrous season, but enough to miss the play-off's)
Central Division
1.Chicago (Once again leaders of the pack
2.Detroit (Lidstrom could be looking at one more cup ring)
3.Nashville (No play-off's for them, sorry Weber and Rinne)
4.St.Louis (Elliot isn't a surprise starter, he is reborn as a star backup)
5.Columbus (Fail)
Northeast Division
1.Boston (Keep up the wins, Thomas!)
2.Toronto (As much as I hate to say it... welcome back to the play-off's)
3.Montreal (In the play-off's with Toronto? AWWWWW YEA!)
4.Buffalo (Will miss play-off's by 1 game)
5.Ottawa (Not a bad run for the Sens, they just gotta keep it up)
Atlantic Division
1.Pittsburgh (Crosby and Malkin healthy, Neal scoring goals AND Fluery dominating the net? Presidents trophy choice)
2.Philadelphia (Jagr did his job, and the Flyers seal a great season)
3.New York (R) (Not a star team, but could make a decent play-off run)
4.New Jersey (All the defensive pressure is on Larson. Uh oh)
5.New York (I) (With Nabokov in net, they might be 12th or 13th)
Southeast Division
1.Washington (Hunter behind the bench, another division win for the caps)
2.Tampa Bay (Garon is there to help Roloson, so another great season for the Bolts)
3.Carolina (Re-run of last season)
4.Flordia (They are playing great, but it won't last)
5.Winnipeg (Sorry Jets, but you aren't looking at a great comeback)
Playoffs (Lets make these quick)
West
1 Chicago VS 8 Detroit (Chicago wins series 4-1)
2 San Jose VS 7 Dallas (Dallas wins series 4-3)
3 Edmonton VS 6 Vancouver (Edmonton wins series 4-3)
4 Phoenix VS 5 Los Angeles (Los Angeles wins series 4-1)
East
1 Pittsburgh VS 8 Montreal (Pittsburgh wins series 4-0)
2 Boston VS 7 New York (R) (Boston wins series 4-2)
3 Washington VS Toronto (Washington wins series 4-1)
4 Tampa Bay VS 5 Philadelphia (Philadelphia wins series 4-3)
ROUND 2
West
1 Chicago VS 7 Dallas (Chicago win series 4-1)
3 Edmonton VS 4 Los Angeles (Los Angeles wins series 4-3)
East
1 Pittsburgh VS 5 Philadelphia (Pittsburgh wins series 4-2)
2 Boston VS Washington (Boston wins series 4-1)
ROUND 3
West
1 Chicago VS 4 Los Angeles (Los Angeles wins series 4-3)
East
1 Pittsburgh VS Boston (Boston wins series 4-3)
CUP FINALS
GAME 1
Los Angeles 3 @ Boston 2 (Kopitar 19:01 3rd period)
GAME 2
Los Angeles 0 @ Boston 5 (Tim Thomas shut-out)
GAME 3
Boston 2 @ Los Angeles 5 (Kopitar Hat trick)
GAME 4
Boston 1 @ Los Angeles 2 (Drew Doughty 14:52 1st OT)
GAME 5
Los Angeles 0 @ Boston 3 (Tim Thomas shut-out)
GAME 6
Boston 7 @ Los Angeles 2 (Lucic 4 goals)
GAME 7
Los Angeles 3 @ Boston 4 (Chara 0:33 1st OT)
Boston wins Stanley Cup again
Headlines over season
Crosby does 50 in 50
Lucic celebrates Conn Smythe win
Martin Brouder retires
Venzia Trophy goes to Jonathan Quick
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins Calder
Crosby gets stunning 100 point season despite missing 20 games
Lidstrom wins one more Norris trophy before hanging the skates
Trades
Cgy: Lindback, Tootoo Nsh: Karlson, Buckland
Van: Lecavlier, Garon, Downie, Tbl: Loungo Hodgson
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