Comments for 2010-11 Fearless Forecasts at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 23 out of 20 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Thu, 23 May 2013 01:09:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8585 1. The Calder won't go to an Oiler. 2. Nittymaki will play more games than Niemi 3. Matt Duchene will outscore Paul Stastny 4. David Backes will have more than 65pts 5. Tim Connolly will play at least 75 games and will be a point-per-game stud 6. The Philadelphia Flyers are for real and will win the Division 7. Ilya Bryzgalov and the Coyotes will struggle. No playoffs for the desert dogs 8. Ryan Getzlaf will break the 90 pt barrier 9. Sutter will be fired before Christmas 10. Tampa Bay will make the playoffs and will have 4 players over 75 points - Vincent Melanson Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:29:41 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8563 10. MPS wins the Calder over Seguin and finishes third in Oiler scoring behind Hemsky and Horcoff with 26 G's & 36 A's for 62 pts. 9. The kids lead the Oilers to contend for a playoff spot - but fall short in the final week and finish 9th - 1 point out of the playoffs. 8. Sheldon Souray gets traded before Xmas - sayyyyy to the Pens for a conditional draft pick. He plays only 15 games - then gets hurt and is out for the rest of the season. 7. Tampa Bay makes the playoffs. Montreal doesn't. Carey Price rides the bench, gets hurt, or is traded before the all-star break. 6. Taylor Hall misses 1/3 of the season with injuries - but still gets 17 goals and 40 points. Eberley, Penner and Gagne each hit 20 G's. 5. Oilers are in the top 3 the league in PM's. Steve MacIntyre leads the league in fighting majors. 4. Top 10 scorers: Ovechkin, (55) - Malkin, (51) - Kovelchuk, (51) - Stamkos, (48) - Parise, (45), - Iggy, (42), - Gaborik (42) - Crosby (41) - E. Staahl (40) - and Kopitar (40) 3. Nikoli Happyboozin is not successful with his DUI appeal, but cuts a deal to do his 30 days sentence in the off-season and then is released after 10 days.) He plays 30 games for the Oil and gets hurt again for the year. 2. Chicago struggles in the regular season, but they still make it to the conference finals. 1. Vancouver goes the the SC finals but loses to NJ in 7. All other Canadian teams miss the playoffs. (this is my 1st post here. - don't rip me too bad) ;) - meek Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:08:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8547 Big Ev - I know he's topped them in points, but I'm tipping him to do it again in 10/11! Thanks for the reply tho. Lovin' this article - my draft is tomorrow! - cymro Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:48:36 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8543 1. The Los Angeles Kings challenge for 1st place in the Western Conference. 2. Tomas Kaberle gets traded. 3. Halak has a mediocre season and the Blues miss the playoffs. 4. The Montreal Canadiens have two 40-goal scorers. 5. Kovalchuk does NOT lead the Devils in scoring. 6. The Vezina is a two-man race between Rask and Quick. 7. Tyler Seguin wins the Calder and Brian Burke still insists he'd make the trade again. 8. Half the Canadian teams make the playoffs with Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal seeing post-season action. 9. Richard Peddie is spotted at Tim Horton's standing near the counter mouthing everyone's words as they place their order. 10. Ron Wilson is the first coach fired. - Dale McCarthy Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:15:55 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8542 cymro, #4 has already happened - Big Ev Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:10:48 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8541 Okay, first time posting but here are my 10: 10. Filatov fizzles at 15G 20A 35P. Ken Hitchcock silently nods and grins. 9. Somehow the Sutters secretly know more than we think - Jokinen puts up 65+ points and Iginla hits 50 goals for the first time since 07/08. 8. Tavares plays less than 50 games due to injury, but DiPietro plays more than 40 (and puts up decent numbers). 7. Tampa Bay finish second in the Southeast, with Ellis and Smith splitting the starts right down the middle. Stamkos hits 40+ goals, but so does Gagne and Lecavalier is back to 100 pts. 6. Minnesota make the playoffs. Somehow. Montreal do not. 5. Craig Anderson, Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Quick all lose their starting jobs by December. 4. Malkin has a career year, topping Crosby and Ovechkin in points. Ovechkin takes the Rocket Richard though. 3. Carey Price is run out of Montreal (telling fans who pay upwards of $100 a ticket to 'chill'? Seriously?) but Montreal fans also get a bit of love when.... 2. ...PK Subban wins the Calder, while Tyler Seguin is his closest competitor. Edmonton fans execute a single, collective and synchronized facepalm when their holy trinity of rookies misses out. 1. Tukka Rask wins the Vezina, and even though Savard misses the entire season with post concussion syndrome.....the cup goes to Boston. Admittedly some of those are pretty wild and a few not, but if I hit .500 on them I'll be pretty thrilled. - cymro Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:04:17 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8540 Anybody who willingly & publicly admits their mistakes is a good man. Love your stuff Angus - keep it coming, wrong or right. - Pengwin7 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:33:31 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8539 1. After a season that sees Fisher and Comrie score over 30 goals each-Sean Avery proposes to Lindsay Lohan. 2. Daniel Sedin wins the Art Ross with the exact same stat line as Henrik had last year. He doesnt thank Hank in his acception speech. 3. In a final push to make the playoffs, Darryl Sutter convinces Chelios to come out of retirment. Leaf fans call for Burkes head thinking Chelios as there 14th dman might have saved them from finishing dead last. 4. Gary Bettman gets Ron Mclean from HNIC fired after Ron calls him a douche on air. 5. Tijuana Mexico is rumoured to be the home of the latest NHL expansion team,after being awarded the 2013/14 AllStar game. 6. During an appearance on OTR with Michael Landsberg, Bobby Clarke starts a fight when Landsberg calls Carcillo a sissy. Clarke breaks his dentures on Landsberg hair. 7. Bruce McNall with a letter of support from Gordon Gecko and $100, buys the Coyotes and moves them to Las Vegas. A pissed off Jim Ballsille attempts to buy the state of Nevada. 8. After watching the Bruins pick a future star #1 overall with the Leafs pick, Burkie claims they didnt want the kid anyways due to his failure to correctly spell the word 'truculence'. 9. Jaromir Jagr's early 90's mullet is elected into the HHOF on the first ballot. Ryan Smyth makes the announcement. 10. Vinnie Lecavalier leads Tampa to a Stanley Cup win over the Halak led St.Louis Blues, Montreal media are unsure if they should restart the Vinnie to Montreal rumour, or the fire Gauthier for trading the wrong goalie rumour. - Larry Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:49:34 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8538 AWESOME feedback, gents. And 2 for 10 aint bad considering how out there most of mine were. :) Love these lists. - Jeff Angus Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:04:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8535 [b]THN Comeback Player of the Year; Nikolai Khabibulin[/b], old enough to be grandfather to many of his team-mate's,Nikolai leads the rocketing diaper-boys into first in the northwest by Christmas. The rejuvenated, re-conditioned, re-committed, re-habbing bulin-wall leads the NHL in save %, minutes, saves, wins, and several other stat-geek categories. Few poolies rejoice. Dobber writes, oops. [b]Calder; Oliver Eckman-Larsson[/b], leads the Western Conference Champion Phoenix Coyotes in d-scoring. NHL analysts say OEL reminds them of a young Drew Doughty. [b]Lady Bing; Brandon Sutter[/b]. No sophomore slump slows Sutter. Seventy points from the Cane's second-line center and just a handful of minors. The young star earns the first Lady Bing award ever for the famed Sutter clan. Asked for their thoughts on Brandon's historic accomplishment, Darryl and Brent curtly mutter " no comment ", and turn away. [b]Hart; Zack Parise[/b], becomes the first NHL star to exceed 60 goals and 60 assists in one season since Mario Lemieux, over fifteen years ago. Parise gives credit to his teammates, his coach, John Maclean, his parents, his junior coaches, the training staff, ...music starts, break for commercial. [b]Norris; Mike Green[/b], tops 100 points and leads the NHL in +/-. Still, there are donkeys braying about Green's suspect defensive zone coverage. Asked for his thoughts about "the Green controversy ", Bobby Orr says, " what defensive zone coverage? he always has the puck! " Veteran reporters are reminded of something similar someone said about Wayne Gretzky many years ago. But they can't remember who. [b]Vezina; Ilya Bryzgalov[/b], announces to a suddenly shocked-silent audience his recent KHL signing with Blackgoldenstan, a resort town in southern Belaruskia. Bryz says the imminent re-relocation of the Yotes to Winnipeg is at the heart of his decision. " I'm a golfer, " Ilya tries to explain, " Anyone know the length of Manitoba's summer? Three weeks? Anyone see the size of those mosquitos? " He silently wonders if it is too late to begin chuckling at his own joke...do these crazy yanks really think there is such a place as Blackgoldenstan? [b]Adams; John Maclean[/b], leads the Devils to first place overall in the NHL. His training camp decision to put Ilya Kovalchuk at rw creates the most dominant trio in decades. Dubbed the zip-line ( Zajac, Ilya, Parise ), they lead the Devils easily into the playoffs, only to be shut-down by eighth seed, and eventual Cup Champion, Ottawa, in round one, in only four games. Maclean is fired the next day. [b]Art Ross; Travis Zajac[/b], Zip-line centerman is first since Big Joe Thornton to tally over 90 assists. Travis wins the scoring title by a single point over line-mate Zack Parise on the season's final day when a blue-line bomb from Kovalchuk deflects off Zajac's tailbone and past a bemused Tim Thomas. Zajac suffers a severe gluteus maximus hematoma, and misses round one of the playoffs. [b]Conn Smythe; Robin Lehner[/b], called up to the NHL on April 1, after regular Sens goalie, Pascal Leclaire severs an artery whilst clipping his toe-nails, Lehner embarks on a Dryden-esque run through the playoffs, culminating in the first Stanley Cup triumph for a Canadian-based team in decades. Yeah! [b]Richard Trophy; Daniel Sedin[/b]...or, er, Henrik? Shock and confusion at the podium as both Sedins approach to accept the Richard Trophy. Daniel's name is on the award, but Henrik claims that it was in fact he playing left wing all season for the Canucks, and it was in he who scored the 68 goals that lead the league in 2010-11. " We were just having a little laugh," explains Daniel. " Last year, Coach Vigneault claimed that he could finally tell us apart. In training camp, we switched positions and didn't tell anyone. Guess we fooled Alain! " - gregory churchill Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:11:29 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8531 10. Sergei Gonchar is nominated for the Norris Trophy (following a 60+ point season) 9. Zbynek Michalek leads the Pittsburgh D in scoring 8. Pascal Leclaire doesn't get injured at all this year 7. Olli Jokinen tops the 80 point mark 6. Michael Grabner leads the Panthers in scoring 5. Edmonton makes the playoffs 4. Mike Comrie and Patrick O'Sullivan each score at least 30 goals 3. Alex Kovalev gives one last hurrah with a 70+ point saeason 2. Tampa Bay wins the Southeast Division 1. Washington struggles to make the playoffs - Big Ev Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:00:17 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8530 Angus....good job of telling us how you did last year and putting your finger in the air on the new ones; more in the air on some . I struggle with Bozac's forecast as others believe he falls back to earth this year with more competition. I think Montreal steps up and there are two Canadian teams in the playoffs. I think Turco will surprise.....as long as Chicago remembers to play defense too.... ;D - mike hess Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:17:43 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8529 love the logo/pic Angus! - Dobber Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:02:06 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8526 10. Kovy sticks at RW and alongsie Parise combines for 90g. Devils top line best in NHL. 9. Chicago repeats as Stanley Cup champs after knocking out the Sharks and Niemi in a grueling 7 games conference final. Toivonen will be their starter by then. In the finals they defeat the Devils in 6. 8. Malkin comes back with a bang and takes the Art Ross. 7. Phaneuf leads the Eastern conference D-men in goals scored (over Green by 1). 6. Lidstrom wins yet another Norris. 5. Magnus Paajarvi Svensson sticks with the big team and takes the Calder in the process. Bernier comes in at a close second as he doesn't get enough games under his belt. 4. DiPietro stays healthy for the season leading the Isles to the 8th and final playoff spot. 3. Dallas will finish in the basement with the worst record in the league, a paltry 25 - 57. 2. Selanne has a spectacular last hoorah putting up nearly 40g (38) in the process. 1. Brodeur defies age and takes yet another Vezina trophy. Bonus: Concussion come back players Booth and Bergeron both eclipse 35 goals and 65 pts. - Greg Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:52:09 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8525 10. Hank and Dank finish the season with the exact same amount of points. 9. Anaheim surprises everyone and makes the playoffs on Hiller's back. 8. Edmonton finishes tops in the division. 7. Berglund leads the Blues in scoring. 6. Crosby & Ovechkin miss 40 games between them this year. 5. The last place team in the east misses the playoffs by 9 points. 4. Jason Spezza does not lead the sens in scoring this year. 3. Phoenix make the cup finals. 2. Boston has another top 3 draft pick thanks to the leafs. 1. Subban struggles to top 30 pts this year. - P Swami Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:25:22 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8524 LDM: Unfortunatley #10 isnt going to happen (I would love it though), and Filatov isnt eligible for the Calder. My forcasts are a little tamer, but I would ahve to say that: 1. Comrie leads the league in points scored per dollar earned 2. Vokoun to Philly at the deadline (let Holmgren figure out the cap) 3. Turco leads G in assists 4. Darryl Sutter attempts to coax Valerie Bure out of retirement;) 5. Feaster takes over for Darryl Sutter (who is subsequently "promoted" by the trade deadline. Brother Brent stays on board. 6. Lecavalier is downgraded to the mid #30s on Dobbers top 300 list by February 7. Stamkos wins the Rocket Richard. 8. Mark Streit leads the East D in scoring (with Green injury) 9. Colorado misses playoffs 10. EDM gets another lottery pick>:( - flaupmes Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:09:43 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8521 10. Canucks miss the playoffs. 9. Duchene sophomore slumps to the tune of 35-40 points. 8. Filatov wins the Calder trophy. 7. Kostitsyn brothers combine for 55 goals. 6. The Leafs finish last in the NHL. 5. Flyers miss the playoffs. 4. Malkin wins the Rocket Richard. 3. Kari Lehtonen gets 70+ starts and notches over 30 wins. 2. Two NHL teams other than the Coyotes change ownership or location. 1. Ovechkin gets 60 points or less. - Luffy D Monkey Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:38:59 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8519 Good stuff Angus. I hope some of your forecasts work out. Here's my 10 on a lazy Friday night. 1. Drew Doughty takes a step back offensively to the low 50pt area, but it doesn't matter because Jack Johnson hits 50 as well. 2. Alex Tanguay and Olli Jokinen both end up in the mid-60's and Calgary makes the playoffs. 2a. Mikka Kiprusoff wins the Vezina. (no, I'm not based out of Calgary) 3. St Louis makes the playoffs and a big reason is Erik Johnson, who blows up with a 55t season. 4. The Sedins both go over 100points, despite struggling all season to find a consistent winger to play with. 5. Washington runs away with the East. Wait, they did that last year. Okay, Washington wins the East with 7 players over 60 points (Ovie, Backstrom, Green, Semin, Fleischmann, Laich, Knuble) They just bloody outscore everyone, in other words 6. Ilya Kovalchuk hits 100pts. 7. Minnesota finishes last in West; Florida bottom of East. 8. Colorado misses the playoffs...think StLouis and Columbus from the 2009-10 season. 9. Boston wins the Northeast, and gets the 4th overall pick thanks to another shoddy year for the Leafs. 10. PK Subban wins the Calder...only because Markov misses 40 games with injuries, and Subban is forced to be Montreal's PP quarterback. - Reuben Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:10:36 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8518 How is 2/10 not too bad!!! 2010-11 10) No way Atl makes P/o's. 9) Duncan Keith, Drew Doughty, nough said. 8) Like it 7) Like it 6) Nope, only getting better with age 5) Like it 4) Tuuka Rask. B's will go with the young star 65 games and he will shine in sophmore 3) Detroit - huge bounce back year (even with Howard!) 2) Like it 1) No way - Darren Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:01:20 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3132-2010-11-fearless-forecasts#comment-8517 10. Iginla will score 40 goals 9. No Oiler will win Rookie of the Year 8. Washington has a 3 guys top 100pts 7. Kovachuck scores 50 goals 6. Malkin out scores Crosby 5. Minnesota finishes last in Western Confrence 4. Detroit misses playoffs 3. Toronto finishes higher than Montreal in standings 2. Phaneuf gets nominated for Norris trophy 1. Doughty wins Hart trophy and Norris trophy - Derek Reese Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:57:27 +0100