Playoff Prediction?

One team i think that will make the playoffs this year are the Chicago Blackhawks. They were able to pick up all-star defensemen Brian Campbell. Campbell had 8 goals and 54 points in 83 games combined for the Buffalo Sabres and the San Jose Sharks. Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are now in there second year. After the results of there first season in the NHL, they are looking to be some of Chicago's top players. Another important player in the line-up for the Blackhawks is Martin Havlat. This is 8th season in the NHL. Along with picking up Campbell over the summer, the Blackhawks were able to pick up goaltender Cristobal Huet. Huet will assume the position of starting goalie now making Nikolai Khabibulin the backup. Rumors have been going around that Khabibulin is looking for options to be traded to another club at the starting goalie position. This is his 13th season in the NHL. With Kane, Toews, Havlat, Campbell and Huet, the Blackhawks have a good shot of making the playoffs this year.

Sabres Captain

The sabres have just made some new announcements. Lindy Ruff has decided to make Craig Rivet the captain for the year. The last captain to hold the position was Stu Barnes years ago. Some of the assiant captains are Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Teppo Numminen and Jaroslav Spacek. The teams starts their season October 10th versus the Montreal Canadians at home.