Rocket predicted 2nd in East

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Article from the T&T

Eastern Division Predicted Standings

1. Halifax

2. P.E.I.

3. Acadie-Bathurst

4. Moncton

5. Lewiston

6. Saint John

7. St. John's

8. Cape Breton


P.E.I. Rocket

LAST SEASON: 36-26-2-6 for 80 points. Fourth in the Eastern Division and eighth overall in the league. The Rocket lost 4-3 to Acadie-Bathurst in the opening playoff round.

EXHIBITION RECORD: 4-3-0-1.

KEY SUBTRACTIONS: d Marc-Andre Gragnani (22-46-68, 65 games), f David Laliberte (50-48-98, 68 games) and f Guillaume Doucet (35-36-71, 70 games).

KEY RETURNEES: g Antoine Lafleur, d Pierre-Luc Lessard (12-22-34, 70 games), d Benoit Gervais, d Jordon Southorn, f Brett Morrison (35-55-90, 64 games), f Geoff Walker (30-50-80, 65 games), f Martin Latal (18-28-46, 66 games) and f Chris Doyle (18-18-36, 50 games).

KEY ADDITIONS: d Bryan Main and d Jason Swit were acquired in trades. f Jan Kana (first round of 2007 European draft). d Allan Clow (fifth round in 2006 QMJHL draft), d Parker Deighan (fourth round in 2007 QMJHL draft) and f Brandon MacLean (first round in 2007 QMJHL draft).

EXPECTATIONS: ``We want to battle with the contenders,'' said head coach Yanick Jean. ``It's time for this team to step up and be fighting for the top spot. We should have three good scoring lines. We feel our top nine forwards can contribute offensively. It's the most depth we've had throughout the lineup (in my three seasons here). We have six defencemen with experience. I think we're going to be pretty well balanced. We added skill with Kana and a couple of new defencemen. We have our sights set higher this season.''

FIVE-YEAR TREND: Average of 72 points per season. (80 in 2006-07, 57 in 2005-06, 55 in 2004-05, 91 in 2003-04, 77 in 2002-03).



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My personal predictions as of now are as follows:

1. Halifax

2. P.E.I.

3. Acadie-Bathurst

4. Lewiston

5. Saint John

6. Moncton

7. St. John's

8. Cape Breton

[rudolph]

admin said:

My personal predictions as of now are as follows:

1. Halifax

2. P.E.I.

3. Acadie-Bathurst

4. Lewiston

5. Saint John

6. Moncton

7. St. John's

8. Cape Breton

covering our tracks are we ?
you posted these predictions on the main board:

1. Lewy
2. Halifax
3. PEI
4. Bathurst
5. Moncton
6. Saint John
7. St. John's
8. Cape Breton


mine where

1.hal
2.AB
3.lewy
4.PEI
5.SJ
6.Mon
7.SJ's
8.CB

but if I were to review them I'd say

1.Hal
2.PEI
3.Lewy
4.AB
5.SJ
6.Mon
7.SJ's
8.CB

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rudolph said:

admin said:

My personal predictions as of now are as follows:

1. Halifax

2. P.E.I.

3. Acadie-Bathurst

4. Lewiston

5. Saint John

6. Moncton

7. St. John's

8. Cape Breton

covering our tracks are we ?
you posted these predictions on the main board:

1. Lewy
2. Halifax
3. PEI
4. Bathurst
5. Moncton
6. Saint John
7. St. John's
8. Cape Breton


mine where

1.hal
2.AB
3.lewy
4.PEI
5.SJ
6.Mon
7.SJ's
8.CB

but if I were to review them I'd say

1.Hal
2.PEI
3.Lewy
4.AB
5.SJ
6.Mon
7.SJ's
8.CB

That was August 6th.......things can change in a months time...especially this time of year. CAMP.



1. Halifax--I feel they have some potent forwards up front and im not worried about their D that much. Goaltending is their issue, and if they dont upgrade what they have now, I can;t see them being top of the division. If they do upgrade, tops is where they should be.


2. P.E.I.--Lots of scoring up front IMO. Morrison, Walker, Latal, Kana, Doyle all should have big years. IT's our 3rd line that we need production from. Cliche, Locke Etc..
Lafleur is solid..no worries their. Our D is young, and we could use an upgrade on Swit for sure.....Hopefully they acquire a top 20yr old by Christmas.

3. Acadie-Bathurst---Especially with no show Bartos, I just dont see how they can keep up to the top two teams. Should have a solid year, but will need to make some moves by Christmas......

4. Lewiston---With Bernier and Delmas they will win there share. They are however mssing some key players from last season, and I feel that will hurt them.

5. Saint John--Big jump in the standings this season. Should be a fun team to watch. From up front, to D, to Tending....big improvement all around.

6. Moncton---Should drop from last season.

7. St. John's----Will struggle this season, as I don't believe they made any moves to improve....besides the pipes.

8. Cape Breton----Time to start over. Sell the farm, and build.

[nolman29]

My predictions are

1. Halifax
2. Acadie-Bathurst
3. PEI
4. Saint John
5. Moncton
6. Lewiston
7. Cape Breton
8. St. John's