Commenter Rocket is back in the mix, writing about hockey in ways only he can. Usually this involves either very short bursts (haikus) or very long bursts (2,000-word posts about club hockey in North Carolina). This is an example of the former, as he preview's the NHL's Eastern Conference in haiku form. On Thursday, he'll give the Western Conference the same treatment. Rocket?
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If you are looking for an in-depth, hard hitting preview of the upcoming NHL season feel free to look here and here and here or here or here or countless other places on the interweb. If you only have time for an NHL season preview in haiku form, beginning with the Eastern Conference, then this is your place!
The teams are in the predicted order of their divisional rank
Atlantic Division
Boston
They could win it all
Which would make this guy happy
Which would not be right
Montreal
Will that be enough?
Tampa Bay
I should like them more
They have a ton of talent
Detroit
With relentlessness
The years have turned great to good
Toronto
It's hard to improve
When one of your best players
Ottawa
They gave out a big contract
It will not matter
Florida
Playing hard for a bad team
Buffalo
A team with one goal
To win the Cup? Oh %@#& no
Metropolitan Division
Pittsburgh
With Sid and Gino
The playoffs are not in doubt
NY Rangers
He will save the puck
As he gazes through your soul
Washington
And they still have Ovechkin
Maybe it can work?
Philadelphia
Improvement is possible
New Jersey
The average age
Even without Brodeur is
NY Islanders
On the island for
Columbus
A bleak history
The future seemed to be bright
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