Hockey is Back!!

Well I'm back!!! And so is the new hockey season! =) Tomorrow night we get a game broadcast-ed from Terrace, British Columbia, a game featuring the New York Islanders going head to head with the Vancouver Canucks! Should be a good one to watch, due to the fact that it IS the first game of the entire NHL season!!

Now, I'm just gonna start off with the drafts, and how some people think that some of these guys won't even be a factor...Well, let me tell you this much.. Do you think that by adding John Tavares to the Islanders won't do much...? Just think of it for a little...Umm, yes!?? John Tavares is JUST what they need to get the team going. He provides so much energy, he can handle the puck, he adds pressure, he can be defensive when needed, he's an all-around gifted athlete! I'm not saying the Islanders are gonna win the cup, but he sure as hell gets them going!

Victor Hedman was also a big name going into the draft this year, his big body presence and amazing sense of play will be a huge boost on the defensive line for the Lightning!

And finishing off with the drafts, one name that caught my eye, even though we all saw it coming, the Colorado Avalanche have snatched forward Matt Duchene! This kid does everything! Score goals. beautiful plays, he sees everything and if you put him anywhere on the ice, he will blend in in no time. He's been the one hockey player I was looking forward to seeing in the draft....

, and we'll be seeing ALL of these phenomenal athletes this season to! =) 

Key rookies to look out for in the 2009/10 season :

EVANDER KANE for the Atlanta Thrashers.

BRAYDEN SCHENN for the Los Angeles Kings. (Brother LUKE plays for Toronto...And Los Angeles will definetly be a certain team to look out for...They've got their players rolling!)

RYAN ELLIS for the Nashville Predators.

ZACK KASSIAN for the Buffalo sabres.

DMITRY KULIKOV for the Florida Panthers.

EKMAN LARSSON for the Phoenix Coyotes...

And of course the triple threat, the 1st three drafted named above, John Tavares for the New York Islanders, Victor Hedman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and lastly, Matt Duchene for the Colorado Avalance!

Dany Heatley has been finally traded.....

Heatley finally got his wish Saturday when the Ottawa Senators ended months of speculation and controversy by granting his trade request, sending him and a fifth-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft to the San Jose Sharks in a blockbuster deal that netted Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round 2010 pick.

Woohoo...At first the whole idea was exciting, now it's just like. About time? Well, we'll just wait and see what happens!

Some other big trades, JAY BOUWMEESTER has landed a role on the blue line for the Calgary Flames. MATTIAS OHLUND has signed with the Lightning. MARIAN HOSSA is on the move again, this time in the Windy City. Why is it that every time he moves he brings like a curse? Poor Chicago, I don't mind the Hawks.. DWAYNE ROLOSON is out of Edmonton, he might just be the starter for the New York Islanders! But Edmonton didn't lose, because NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN will be throwing an Oilers jersey on for now. HAL GILL decided to leave the Pens, he has signed with the Canadiens.. Pittsburgh has signed enforcer MIKE RUPP. MIKE CAMMALLERI has signed with Montreal as well, while MIKE KOMISAREK has signed with the Leafs. MARIAN GABORIK has signed with the Rangers. MARTIN HAVLAT was moved forcefully, he wanted to stay in Chicago, but they had no room for him! Poor guy. He now has to play for the Minnesota Wild. NIK ANTROPOV has signed with the Rangers. ADRIAN AUCOIN has signed with Phoenix. ROB SCUDERI is no longer with the Penguins. :( He has signed with Los Angeles. MIKAEL SAMUELSSON has left Detroit, signs with the Vancouver Canucks. SHANE HNIDY signed with Minnesota. CHRIS HIGGINS signs with the New York Rangers. ANDREW RAYCROFT has signed with Vancouver, ALEXEI KOVALEV has left the Habs for a rival, the Ottawa Senators. SAKU KOIVU has signed with Anaheim. PATRICK EAVES signed with Detroit. VACLAV PROSPAL is no longer a Bolt, he has signed with the Rangers. TODD BERTUZZI is back with the Red Wings. MATHIEU SCHNEIDER signed with the Canucks. ALEX TANGUAY now with the Lightning. Sabres sign DREW STAFFORD and finally, THEO FLEURY is thinking of making a return! The Calgary Flames have offered him a try-out.

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Other news that happened during the summer break.....Patrick Kane got arrested....Didn't get charged. The NHL stars have taken over the 2010 Vancouver Olympic hockey camps....The Penguins had a slamming good time with the Cup this summer...I saw Doug Gilmour in Kingston on my way back from the States...And apparently there's an NHL hockey player that lives like half an hour away from me because he just signed with Ottawa....We shall see about that!

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Okay. Penguin time. I'm pretty sure I covered everything else ? If not...Than it's not important. The Penguins have re-signed Ruslan Fedotenko, which I was VERY excited and happy to hear. He was fantastic last season when he woke up. Hopefully this year he'll STAY awake and not take that much time to get it going!

Well, we lost Gill....And Scuderi...Very, very very sad...Well, look on the bright side! We've got Mike Rupp to try and take their places! :O Haha. Rupp.....

29, played 72 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, collecting nine points (three goals, six assists) along with 136 penalty minutes. Rupp appeared in seven games with the Devils tallying 14 penalty minutes during the post season.

The 6-5, 230-pound winger has played parts of six seasons with the New Jersey Devils, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Phoenix Coyotes from 2002-2009, including two stints with the Devils. Rupp won the Stanley Cup in 2003 with New Jersey, contributing three points (one goal, two assists) in a 3-0 win over Anaheim in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Okay..Let's see what he can do!

Pens have re-signed G John Curry, RW Craig Adams and RW Bill Guerin! (YES! lol...I don't know about you guys, but I was bouncing off walls when I heard about Guerin!) Have signed D Nate Guenin from Philadelphia, D Chris Lee from the Islanders, RW Chris Conner from the Stars, D Jay Mckee from St.Louis...Have re-signed D Ben Lovejoy...Have signed G Brent Johnson....Have LOST.. D Hal Gill to the Montreal Canadiens...G Mathieu Garon to the Colombus Blue Jackets....D Rob Scuderi to the Los Angeles Kings... :( .....LW Jeff Taffe to the Florida Panthers...F Chris Menard to the Edmonton Oilers, and D Andy Wozniewski to the Boston Bruins.

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Good notes: CROSBY has not been injured! Woooot! Good start.. All of our boys are up and ready to go! Hopefully we can start off with a big bang and not get the stupid curse of the "cup hangover"...Yeahh...If you don't know what I mean, it's when a team wins the Stanley Cup, than play like crap the next season..Well, it's not gonna happen with the Pens! So watch out for those deadly rookies, new and upgraded NHL teams and let's have a hell of a good time this year! :D

Go Penguins!!