Derivation
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- Jan 4, 2010
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List off your ranking of teams 1 through 7 and an explanation.
1. Montreal - after knocking them off in 5 in the 2013 playoffs, the Habs have been out for vengeance ever since. The 2 preseason games were very intense as both teams showed they have no love for one another. Subban wants to show the world he is the best defensemen and knocking Karlsson off his throne Is what he seeks to accomplish.
2. Toronto - Yeah maybe the majority of the players from the playoff series back in the 00's no longer play for either team, the fans on both sides still remember the intense, physical cutthroat hockey that was played. Those 2 goals by Joe Nieuwendyk still haunt me to this day, and recently the hit by Kadri on Ceci on the end boards could be a trigger to the young generation of players having the same passion to reignite the battle of Ontario.
3. Detroit. - The Wings have only been in our division for 2 seasons but the fact remains they stole our longest serving captain in franchise history brings a small pain to our hearts. Also with McLean being an ex assistant coach with Babcock I'm sure he has a chip on his shoulder to show up his old team.
4. Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay is a young dangerous team who has a bright future. Unlike the other team in Florida, they have a good fan base and also our ex goalie Ben Bishop who we arguably gave up for nothing. To be a top team in the Atlantic, Tampa is a team we're going to have to beat each encounter we have with them.
5. Buffalo - The Sabres were the first team we played against in the playoffs and the first rivalry we had. Yashin vs. Hasek made for some good games as well as all the grinding checkers they would bring at us. The rivalry reignited in 2007 when Emery took on Martin Biron and Andrew Peters in the 2nd half of the year before meeting them in the ECF and knocking them off in 5 to go to the cup finals. With our ex assistant GM Tim Murray jumping ship for Buffalo there is now a sibling battle at the top when these two play to prove who has the better team.
6. Boston - I wanted to put the Bruins higher up but after the Bruins won the cup in 2011 with Character and Kelly I think we can safely say we were more upset with our management letting Big Z go as oppose to Boston scooping him up. Although the Bruins are an original six I just don't see much of a story line between these two teams. With the new standings format maybe if we meet the Bruins in the playoffs a rivalry will be born.
7. Florida - Crickets. IF the Panthers move to Quebec City that would be cool.
1. Montreal - after knocking them off in 5 in the 2013 playoffs, the Habs have been out for vengeance ever since. The 2 preseason games were very intense as both teams showed they have no love for one another. Subban wants to show the world he is the best defensemen and knocking Karlsson off his throne Is what he seeks to accomplish.
2. Toronto - Yeah maybe the majority of the players from the playoff series back in the 00's no longer play for either team, the fans on both sides still remember the intense, physical cutthroat hockey that was played. Those 2 goals by Joe Nieuwendyk still haunt me to this day, and recently the hit by Kadri on Ceci on the end boards could be a trigger to the young generation of players having the same passion to reignite the battle of Ontario.
3. Detroit. - The Wings have only been in our division for 2 seasons but the fact remains they stole our longest serving captain in franchise history brings a small pain to our hearts. Also with McLean being an ex assistant coach with Babcock I'm sure he has a chip on his shoulder to show up his old team.
4. Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay is a young dangerous team who has a bright future. Unlike the other team in Florida, they have a good fan base and also our ex goalie Ben Bishop who we arguably gave up for nothing. To be a top team in the Atlantic, Tampa is a team we're going to have to beat each encounter we have with them.
5. Buffalo - The Sabres were the first team we played against in the playoffs and the first rivalry we had. Yashin vs. Hasek made for some good games as well as all the grinding checkers they would bring at us. The rivalry reignited in 2007 when Emery took on Martin Biron and Andrew Peters in the 2nd half of the year before meeting them in the ECF and knocking them off in 5 to go to the cup finals. With our ex assistant GM Tim Murray jumping ship for Buffalo there is now a sibling battle at the top when these two play to prove who has the better team.
6. Boston - I wanted to put the Bruins higher up but after the Bruins won the cup in 2011 with Character and Kelly I think we can safely say we were more upset with our management letting Big Z go as oppose to Boston scooping him up. Although the Bruins are an original six I just don't see much of a story line between these two teams. With the new standings format maybe if we meet the Bruins in the playoffs a rivalry will be born.
7. Florida - Crickets. IF the Panthers move to Quebec City that would be cool.
honest mistake
