The Red Wings actually did an impersonation

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In all the years in recent memory Craig Smith Youth Jersey it seems that a team that did not copycat the approach the previous champion made, won the Stanley Cup. Every year, teams make minor and major adjustments to their season plan. Free Agents, Draft Picks, new blossoming players, and Trades put everyone in line to go after Lord Stanley. Who will be the 2009 Stanley Cup Champion? In 2008, the Detroit Red Wings showed that talent and stamina to deliver what could have been during several recent years past. They had a well-rounded team They could dish it out - take it - and fire pucks at you.

The Red Wings actually did an impersonation of the old Montreal Canadiens who were "all-star like" every year but the Canadiens delivered the Cup as well. Will some team gear up to http://www.officialpredatorsteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Filip_Forsber... stop the Red Wing special teams? I think you would have had to consider the Red Wings on top or next to it for the past several seasons. Look for the re-institution of the tougher rule calling. Which teams can make the transition best from the season into the playoffs - not always the President's Trophy winner is it? That combination of skill, toughness, pride, and team commitment is what it will take.

Those Ole' Canadiens were Braden Holtby Authentic Jersey skating back into our memories last year. Huet and Price were both excellent goaltenders and their team success goes beyond goaltending. The Canadiens could adjust their play to attack their oppositions strengths and beat them many times. Look for the Montreal Canadiens to beat the Washington Capitals in the East and then lose in the Stanley Cup Final against their Western Division Original Six rival - the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Black Hawks, who will defeat the upstart Calgary Flames for the Western title.

OK OK I can hear it! The Black Hawks are at least a year and some size away. Not so. That talent and youth will be the cause of some big celebration in the Windy City. The best uniform wins for a change.

Pittsburgh - Sidney is still just short of Mario. Will pay for loss of key role players. Will win President's Trophy and lose in 6 games to Washington or Montreal. Just not enough heart overall.

Detroit - After another fine http://www.officialcapitalsteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Brooks_Laich_J... season the perennial contenders age begins to show and get destroyed in the biggest upset of the year - The Young Chicago Black Hawks upset Detroit.