Any Dallas Stars fans here?
 

Im a long time Stars fan from the days they played in Minnesota. Have to say im little worried about the teams performance in defensive aspects of the game. . :-? But proud of how the teams Finns are playing in individual level ;) Anyone seen them play? Your impressions? Looking from here, Lehtinen seems solid as a rock and Jokinen and Miettinen are living up to the potential. Must remember however that the season is long but i think this team has potential :rock:

Nope- Im not a Dallas fan at all. There is another Finn I am watching closly however. Can you guess who? :lol:

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http://nhl.speedera.net/image-upload...60304_save.jpg This fellow? ;)

:yep: The Kipper.

Not that hes playing bad this year- but I think we Flames fans were expecting too much from him though. :hmm:

He sure shines though when playing Edmonton. We are guaranteed another 12 points this season from them. :smug:

The team that Sports Illustrated picked for #1 is just doing so-so, at best, and we need the big guns to kick in. Think Iggy.

Still lots of hockey yet....

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Talk of the day in Finnish hockey is why the Team Finland kept secret the list of players that are considered for the olympics :doh: Im hoping we can have nother go at it after the WC ;) Heres my pick for Team Finland,feel free to comment(remembering we dont have your material so were going with different system)

• Goalies
  Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary
  Kari Lehtonen Atlanta
  Antero Niittymäki Philadelphia
  
  Defence:
  Teppo Numminen Buffalo
  Kimmo Timonen Nashville
  Toni Lydman Buffalo
  Aki Berg Toronto
  Janne Niinimaa New York I
  Joni Pitkänen Philadelphia
  Sami Salo Vancouver
  
  Centers:
  Saku Koivu Montreal
  Olli Jokinen Florida
  Niko Kapanen Dallas
  Tuomo Ruutu Chigaco
  Mikko Koivu Minnesota
  
  Wingers:
  Jere Lehtinen Dallas
  Teemu Selänne Anaheim
  Jussi Jokinen Dallas
  Antti Miettinen Dallas
  Ville Nieminen New York R
  Jarkko Ruutu Vancouver
  Sami Kapanen Philadelphia
  Antti Laaksonen Colorado
  
  D pairs:
  Numminen-Pitkänen
  Timonen-Lydman
  Salo-Berg
  7.D:Niinimaa
  
  A lines:
  Lehtinen-S.Koivu-Selänne
  S.Kapanen-O.Jokinen-J.Jokinen
  Miettinen-T.Ruutu-Laaksonen
  Nieminen-Niko Kapanen-J.Ruutu (LMAO with this one!)
  13.A:Mikko Koivu

Yeah defence and our specialty teams :( Iggy always has had a slow start for some reason. He was on fire last night though. Scored a goal and was on the winning end of a fight, but not enough. 4-1 loss for the Flames.

What do you think about the new rules? Not to keen on them myself. I find the "shootout" a bit silly. Ive never liked the "shootout" to determine the winner.

Calgary was always a physical team and the new rules are making old habits hard to change.

Edit: Nice pic. The girl top row middle would be my pick. If I could.

To bad though Dallas couldnt even come up with one real blonde. ;) :-j

Im for the new rules except the shootout.Its just takes a little time for everybody to adjust.We should see more skill in the ice.I also dont see the point in deciding a game that way.I didnt like it when they went to this in our main league also.

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And their playing better, 7 games without a loss :smug:

I used to be a Stars fan, But I switched over to Toronto a few years ago. However I still have a soft spot for Dallas.

Wish I had cable TV, I never get to see any matches on my Stupid Australian Free to air :nope:

Kipprusoff is a good player (in my franchise on NHL 2k6 for XBOX I traded to get him)