Best hockey team in the NHL?
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san jose will be the dark horse of the west in the playoffs.  on paper the wings are the best.  how they hold up in the playoffs is a different story.  you have a good point about thorton.  he is good.  i hope they face the wings in the playoffs.
29698
Yeah, they have an amazing team with all sorts of superstars.  I hope Jiri Fischer comes back to hockey.
354231
the red wings of course
336334
Rangers\nAvs\nDucks\nDevils\nOttawa\nIslanders\nLeafs\nAtlanta\nWings\nTB\nNashville\nVancouver\nDallas
1174654
Best team as in current team. \nIf yes then my vote would go to Detroit Pistons. No matter they lost to Heats in the divisional playoff finals but they have The Best defense (remember a certain Ben Wallace). And the offense is considerably decent. Though the mavericks have impressed a lot this season but still it has to be pistons anyday as of now\n\nPS: wish Lakers get some strength so that they become the best team. Kobe is just too good
126389
Why are people saying the Rangers? They aren't good enough! It's gonna be, 1) Ottawa\n               2)Philadelphia\n               3)Detroit\n               4)Carolina
28999
The team that scores the most points.
546242
Close but no.  Pronger has been great, but as a team the Oilers were consistent and Roloson was HOT.  He is actually third this year so far behind:  Joe Sakic and Scott Neidermayer.  Colorado would not be in the 2nd round but for the leadership of Sakic.  This is his team and he shows up every night and leads the charge.  Neidermayer was the best player in the Ducks-Flames series and stabalizes the whole team.  So my top 3 are all out West.  Which means someone from the East will win the Cup.  My pick as of today: New Jersey
576623
The Chicago Black Hawks have been the nicest for 50 years.\n\nNow, if only the team could play as good as their sweaters look, maybe a dynasty could be born.\n\nSheesh, last Stanley Cup win, 1961.
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Big 'Canes fan so for me it's the 'Canes and Habs, but overall I'd say it's a tie between Rangers/ Devils and Flyers/Sabres, out west the best first round series is Ducks/Flames.\n\nIt will be Detroit and Carolina in the Cup finals, Carolina in 6.
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im not going to say redwings hands down but i believe that they have the best chance and they want it more than anyone else. its not because of yzerman. its because of jiri fischer. i believe that they will want to win it for him. just like they did with konstantinov in 97'. no team deserves it, they earn it. and its who ever WANTS it more.
857419
Love the Sharks, Red Wings\nHATE the Avs.
1087050
In my years of covering the sport, the nicest rink I have been to is the Dallas Stars. The ice surface itself in the summer is hard to keep good but the facility itself is great. Nashville has a nice arena too. But ice quality is a toss up between the Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. The best players are as follows\nCenter - Eric Stall/ Joe Thornton\nRight Wing - Jaromir Jagr/ Daniel Alfredsson\nLeft Wing - Alexander Ovechkin/ Ilya Kovalchuk\nDefensemen - Rob Niedermayer/ Nick Lidstrom/ Sergei Zubov\nGoalie - this is tough Kiprusoff or Brodeur. Its hard to choose. my personal opinion is Kirprusoff. \n\nThose are the players that I believe are the best at their positions.
450702
The Detroit Tigers.\n\nThe only good sports team in the Mitten is... ... ... ... ... ... Maybe the Red Wings, but sometimes it's iffy.
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my woman said they are first in the atlantic division with 98 points.  do i think they are cup-worthy? nope.  i want detroit to win.  ottawa is the best in east.
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I agree with jt.  It's the Rangers all the way!  I don't really care too much if they're not the best team out there, but they're still my team.  If you don't like that, then tough luck. :)
461525
the leafs all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!