28: Atlanta Thrashers, and One Last Hossa Trade Rehash

2008 finish: 34-40-8, 76 pts.  4th Southeastern Division, 14th Eastern Conference.

The Atlanta Thrashers, much like the previously discussed Tampa Bay Lightning, suddenly are linked to the Penguins, after years of mostly merely co-existing.  With that fateful deadline deal of Army, Crusher, Espo (he deserves a played out nickname, too!) and a [...]

29: Los Angeles Kings

2008 finish: 32-43-7, 71 pts.  5th Pacific Division, 15th Western Conference.

Talk about creativity.  Predicting Tampa to finish 30th, again; and LA to finish 29th, again.  Chances of that happening two straight years are pretty slim — and lets be realistic, it probably won’t happen again.  However, to that I say that [...]

Tampa Bay Lightning

I tried.  I really did.  I wanted to just limit myself to one post a day, not shoot my load all at once.  But, alas, I have too many ideas floating around up there; so I can’t help myself.  Day number one gets an apparently not-so-rare double-header of posts.
I’ll try to go team-by-team for how [...]