Hockey is back!

Well, something to take the pain away from back to back Penn State losses is the fact that hockey is back. While I'm not going to predict a Stanley Cup in Vancouver, I am definitely excited about the upcoming season. I just hope that Nonis can pull a trade for a scoring winger sometime earlier in the season.

The Canucks currently have the best goalie, and the best depth on the blue line of any team in the NHL, IMHO.

On a related note, I just entered a salary cap style hockey pool. You got to spend up to $50.3M. Here is my squad, which I really like, and got off to a great start last night, incidentally:


Luongo Roberto Goal Vancouver Canucks $6,500,000.00
Fleury Marc-Andre Goal Pittsburgh Penguins $1,600,000.00

Whitney Ryan Defence Pittsburgh Penguins $2,500,000.00
Bieksa Kevin Defence Vancouver Canucks $550,000.00
Phaneuf Dion Defence Calgary Flames $942,400.00
Liles John-Michael Defence Colorado Avalanche $1,400,000.00
Visnovsky Lubomir Defence LA Kings $2,052,000.00
Boucher Philippe Defence Dallas Stars $2,500,000.00

Rolston Brian Right Wing Minnesota Wild $2,432,000.00
Zetterberg Henrik Left Wing Detroit Red Wings $2,700,000.00
Sedin Daniel Left Wing Vancouver Canucks $3,575,000.00
Sedin Henrik Centre Vancouver Canucks $3,575,000.00
Brunette Andrew Left Wing Colorado Avalanche $1,600,000.00
Heatley Dany Right Wing Ottawa Senators $5,500,000.00
Staal Jordan Centre Pittsburgh Penguins $850,000.00
Parise Zach Centre New Jersey Devils $2,000,000.00
Cheechoo Jonathan Right Wing San Jose Sharks $2,500,000.00
Thornton Joe Centre San Jose Sharks $6,670,000.00
Getzlaf Ryan Centre Anaheim Ducks $623,200.00

TOTAL $50,069,600.00