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Midsummer Analysis: Carolina Hurricanes
*Regular Season Finish: 6th in Eastern Conference’*Postseason Finish: Eliminated in Eastern Conference Finals’ Carolina shocked many in the hockey world when they upset both the New Jersey Devils and the top-seeded Bruins before falling to the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2009 postseason.
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Midsummer Analysis: Florida Panthers
Regular Season Finish: 9th in Eastern Conference After falling just short of the postseason in 2008-09, Florida is probably regretting the fact that they did not move superstar defenseman Jay Bouwmeester at the trade deadline, when he would have garnered at the very least, a high first round draft pick.
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Midsummer Analysis: Tampa Bay Lightning
Regular Season Finish: 14th in Eastern Conference After a season in which the Lightning got off to an unexpectedly miserable start, and fired head coach Barry Melrose midway through the year, Tampa Bay will be looking to rebound in 2009-10.
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Midsummer Analysis: Washington Capitals
*Regular Season Finish: 2nd in Eastern Conference’*Postseason Finish: Eliminated in Eastern Conference Semifinals’ Washington, like Chicago in the West, has been one of the league’s biggest succss stories of rebuilding teams in the post-lockout era.
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Midsummer Analysis: Chicago Blackhawks
*Regular Season Finish: 4th in Western Conference’*Postseason Finish: Eliminated in Western Conference Finals’ Chicago is one of the top success stories in the new, post-lockout NHL, having rebuilt themselves around the explosive tandem of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.
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Midsummer Analysis: Columbus Blue Jackets
*Regular Season Finish: 7th in Western Conference’*Postseason Finish: Eliminated In Western Conference Quarterfinals’ In 2008-09, Rick Nash and the Blue Jackets made their first playoff appearance in franchise history.
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Midsummer Analysis: Detroit Red Wings
*Regular Season Finish: 2nd in Western Conference’*Postseason Finish: Stanley Cup Finalists, Western Conference Champions’ The Detroit Red Wings have been the epitome of success for the past two decades in the NHL, making the playoffs in each of the past 18 seasons, winning 4 Stanley Cups over that span.
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Midsummer Analysis: Nashville Predators
Regular Season Finish: 10th in Eastern Conference The Predators have been one of the most overlooked teams in the Western Conference for the past few seasons, despite the fact that 2008-09 was the first time they had missed the playoffs since the lockout.
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Midsummer Analysis: St. Louis Blues
*Regular Season Finish: 6th in Western Conference’*Postseason Finish: Eliminated in Western Conference Quarterfinals’ In 2008-09, St.
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Midsummer Analysis: Pittsburgh Penguins
*Regular Season Finish: 4th in Eastern Conference’*Postseason Finish: Stanley Cup Champions’ When you win the Stanley Cup as a franchise, it’s often difficult to improve a team that has already proven itself to be capable of achieving the ultimate goal in hockey.
by Len Robinson |