Divisions to get 'colourful' again
I have to admit, I could not have chosen a better division to see the Eagles in. It's looking like the old Red Green division pre-RHL10 when the Eagles, Spartans, Selects and Cats (now Crystals) battled it out on a consistent basis. And it goes back even more when the Freeze held down the spot before the Cats moved to Westlock.
Beyond renewing some old rivalries (damn you Dave, I still remember when the Freeze destroyed the Eagles on the last day of RHL1 to claim the final playoff spot!) it's a good mix of teams at different points in their cycles. There may be only one team from the Champions Conference in it, but it will still be competitive... especially in the long term.
YDP - a team reaching its peak before losing a bunch of UFAs... but the fall won't be far because of the team's stockpile of youth.
EAG - a team heading up the path to its peak. I think the best is yet to come for my squad, but I should be reasonably competitive this year.
SEL - coming off a run to the finals, the SEL have a lot of holes to fill due to UFA and might be heading downwards a bit, but the core that took them to the last round is still there.
FRE and SPA - similar points for both teams who hit the wall with salaries and departures, but they have 'righted the ship' and looking to head up the mountain again.
GPS - season 2 for the new team. They have a long way to climb but I'm looking at Ovechkin and Nash together starting in RHL17... yikes.
CRY - brand spanking new, but looks like the squad will have some skill in the lineup with Heatley, Koivu, Recchi and Smith.
Beyond renewing some old rivalries (damn you Dave, I still remember when the Freeze destroyed the Eagles on the last day of RHL1 to claim the final playoff spot!) it's a good mix of teams at different points in their cycles. There may be only one team from the Champions Conference in it, but it will still be competitive... especially in the long term.
YDP - a team reaching its peak before losing a bunch of UFAs... but the fall won't be far because of the team's stockpile of youth.
EAG - a team heading up the path to its peak. I think the best is yet to come for my squad, but I should be reasonably competitive this year.
SEL - coming off a run to the finals, the SEL have a lot of holes to fill due to UFA and might be heading downwards a bit, but the core that took them to the last round is still there.
FRE and SPA - similar points for both teams who hit the wall with salaries and departures, but they have 'righted the ship' and looking to head up the mountain again.
GPS - season 2 for the new team. They have a long way to climb but I'm looking at Ovechkin and Nash together starting in RHL17... yikes.
CRY - brand spanking new, but looks like the squad will have some skill in the lineup with Heatley, Koivu, Recchi and Smith.
posted by Chris - Eagles at
12:32 p.m.
3 Comments:
This is gonna be a fun year, especially if Theordore finds a new home :) I agree with Richard, my but reason is Mr.Arnott. He's gonna be this division's MVP.
Jun - don't count yourself out, I say with a few smart buys you'll be a playoff team no problem.
By
Howard, at 10:11 p.m.
Dave:
Thanks for the very thourough reminder of that fateful day in RHL1... exhibit A on why Mr.Roy is not in the Hall of Fame ;)
Everyone:
I'm looking forward to having Arnott for a full season, but my vote is on YDP as the early favourite in the division... we'll see what happens after the auction and such though.
By
Chris - Eagles, at 3:19 p.m.
I think all the divisions are excellent.. even though I'm a non-Red Greener, I'm completely looking forward to the start of the year!
By
Steve, at 4:37 p.m.
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