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Brett Hull should be in charge of the league. I'm really not that optimistic about the WHA, as it seems to have a sort of 'XFL' air about it. Tweaking the rules a little bit is fine, but tweak them too much and the game ceases to be hockey and becomes something totally different. I realize that Bobby Hull isn't going to radically change the game, but you walk a fine line when it comes to changing rules. Well, Giguere became something of a star during last year's playoff run, so if I were the NHL's marketing machine, I'd be pimping the hell out of him. Put lots of Anaheim games on ABC during the regular season (well, as often as ABC shows games, at least), put him in commercials for the league, put his face EVERYWHERE, and just hope that he has a good year this year and can handle the pressure he'll be under. The main problem is, the most successful teams today play the trap (and Lou Lamereillo doesn't care about selling the game at all, all he cares about is winning, which you really can't fault him for, but I think that there should be some effort by management to make the game exciting for the customers. I mean, look at the Devils attendance, and they're one of the most successful teams in the league over the past decade). That means you're going to see boring hockey, more than likely, during the league's most important games. I think all this talk about goalies' equipment being too big is a waste. It's not goals that are exciting, it's scoring chances. Usually, a 10-1 game really isn't going to be that exciting, while a 1-0 or 2-1 game has the potential to be one of the best games of the year. Personally, I'd rather see 2 goalies make big save after big save than to see them act like sieves, letting in shot after shot. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I just can't see there being a lengthy lockout. I know the owners want a salary cap, but I think that no hockey for a year (or maybe even longer) will cause much more damage than continuing under the current CBA (or something similar, at least) would ever do.

Beautiful.

It'll probably go from 999,998 to 1,000,002 before anyone gets a chance to figure out what happened.

If you're on the ice when your team scores, you get a plus. If you're on the ice when the other team scores, you get a minus. The higher you are on the plus side, the better, obviously. I have a bad feeling that you're going to win this.

No, he's Inc. Actually, I think he likes being called 'Inca' more.

At least I got the best one.

Oh well, I guess Halladay's Cy Young will have to be enough for me.

If we're suggesting previously banned posters for mods, I'd like to throw RobStone's name into the ring.

There was an odd number of teams, so he had to create another one to make sure that the league wasn't shut down.

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Dude, this is Rico's tournament to win.

Yeah, change it if you can, please.

Why do I have to wait 2 days if I want to pick someone off of waivers? Not that it matters now, but still.

I wasn't joking.

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Raz, your team's OK, nothing horrible, but it's not great, either. Your 2 goalies COULD be good, but you never know. Giguere could have a letdown after last year's playoffs, and Cechmanek is, well, Cechmanek, you never really know what to expect from him. He can be great at times, but other times not so much.

I'm Leafs. How original.

I think I did OK. Hopefully Lemieux stays healthy and Theodore and Iginla play like they did 2 years ago and not last year, though.

LOL

Delgado's not even the most valuable player on his team, and his second half has pretty much taken him out of the MVP running. He may finish top 10, but no way he's winning it.

The Avs and Habs had an exhibition game at the Colisée last year, and they were toying with the idea of having Colorado wear Nordiques uniforms, but they decided against it.

I'd say that they should probably wear the old North Stars' uniform when they're playing the Wild in Minnesota, but I'm not sure if that's such a good idea. And I hope if the Leafs are one of these teams, then it's just the current 3rd jersey, and not their boring looking one from the 80s.