As I type this, the Red Dragon Classic is underway. This game is the prelude to what should prove an amazing hockey season.

What is the Red Dragon Classic you ask?

Lightning vs. Red Wings of course!

Tied 2-2 near the end of the first.

Anyway, we have a lot of new people since last year. Who is your favorite team? Favorite players? Any bets on the cup? Important injuries? Rivalry matches upcoming?

I'll start: Lightning defensive star Danny Boyle's skates fell off the rack and cut his arm, slicing a tendon. He's likely to be out for 4-6 weeks. Unfortunately, he is a major player, leading power plays and carrying the puck up ice in most of our attack formations.

My Favorite players? Andre Roy - the guy who'll fight anyone
Shane O'Brien - best dang skater I've seen in the NHL
Johann Homqvuist - he gets a lot of bad rap, but I still think he's one of the best goalies in the league.

Ok, discuss!

As a Leafs fan I have to say...

This year we will take the cup!!!!!
This will be followed in a few months with the usual battle cry of the Leaf fans.

Next year, we will take the Cup!!!!!

"We almost didn't get shut out!"

Jets all the way. Too bad they live in phoenix now. And they suck there.

New Jerseys? Poop I say.

Looking forward to some good games in the west. But it'll be interesting to see what happens to some of the crap clubs in the south. Bettman (idiot) will likely stick with his force-the-hand motto and move the Leafs south...

Oh wait this is a Hockey thread ahhh sorry american football nerd here ahhh wrong thread ahhh be seeing ya

The 2008 World Junior starts soon. Probably better hockey than anything we will see in the NHL.

Go Canada!

Canada will win all.


And by extension the Lightning will win all as they have Canadian players.


My theory works.

CAN 1 USA 0 2nd period.

Woohoo.

CAN 4 USA 0

Go Canada!

No offense to you USA-ers.


But are you really surprised?



WE WILL WIN AGAIN EH?

CAN 4 USA 1

Woohoo!!!!!!!

Doesn't matter if we get a medal, as long as we beat the Yanks.

Just gotta beat Sweden to get our gold again.


I was hoping it would be Russia again to keep the tradition alive.

As a leaf fan, I can't believe I am reduced to cheering for ....Montreal.

..... cheering for the Red Wings!

I'm definitely a Toronto Maple Leafs Fan, and I too have been reduced to cheering for the montreal Canadiens. They played very nicely last night 5 - 0!!! Beautiful game if you ask me! I hope they win the cup. I'd go insane if the wings won the cup!

As for fave players, well of course I'm choosing Captain Mats Sundin Nik Anthropov, Alexander Ovechkin and Toskala, and Price!