As we approach start off of the 2008 NHL Playoffs, may be time take a look at a serious look at the contenders for Lord Stanley. Once again, there seems to be be a traffic jam around the eighth spot in both divisions. With only about ten games to go, we have a dozen teams tend to be vying for getting a chance to buy to the big dance. Here's our listing of the top rated teams for both divisions.
New Jersey Devils - These guys are perennial contenders. Fooball Panthers Fans They don't have the talent in the Ottawa Senators or the Detroit Red Wings however have Martin Brodeur so a system that the entire team buys at.
Green Bay Packers: DE/OLB Sam Montgomery, LSU- Will be able to never have too many pass rushers. The Packers selected Nick Perry in the primary round last year, but he missed time due to injury absolutely no one knows how good he end up being. Montgomery represents too much value for Ted Thompson to pass-up.
"A involving teasers were blown with Indy," Daugherty declared, touching on Pittsburgh's stunning 21-18 victory over they that eliminated them from Super Bowl XL dispute.
Bowling Green outgained the Bulls 570-243 yet needed a late fourth quarter touchdown to tie and three overtimes to pull out the be successful in. The Falcons had this quick field goal blocked furthermore turned it over on downs at the Buffalo seven-yard line that took away two scoring chances. The Bulls took the lead in Robby Anderson as well as overtime but had its PAT blocked and then blocked the Falcons conversion attempt to push the third overtime.
However, the two unimpressive wins continued two very impressive winning streaks for the Trojans. The win on September 30 at Pullman gave USC its 18th straight road win (just 10-8 ATS) and last Saturday's win gave them a 29-game home winning streak (20-9 ATS). Both streaks would be longest active among Division I-A teams. As mentioned earlier, USC hosts Arizona State on Saturday and is defined as favored by 19 points. FYI.ASU (under Dirk Koetter) is 0-11 against Pac-10 teams in games took part in California.
What is extremely exciting in Carolina may be the potential of your new involving receivers. Steve Smith continues to anchor the unit, but new draft picks Armanti Edwards and Brandon LaFell will give the Panthers innovative targets. Who'll end up being the primary target most likely in question, but the other positions are wide look at. The Panthers also have incorporate a improved tight ends in the NFL with Dante Rosario in tow.