The Pittsburgh Penguins

The Peguins will have a very good team in the off season and will have a extremly good team next year. Before the trade deadline, they picked up some players. They got Marrian Hossa from the Thrashers, a very good goal scorer and overall great player. He can make things happen on the ice and is a great assest for the teams. They also got Hal Gill from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gill is a very big defenceman with a hard slapshot, hard hits and smart play. He will bring alot of experience onto the blue line and will stop anyone who tries to get by him. In the offseason, these 2 players will be in free agency unless they sign them. It will be interesting

08-09 NHL Season

in the upcoming season, it will be interesting to see what happens. There is SOOOOO many good players in the league both vetrans and rookies. Patrick Kane on the Chicago Blackhawks will pose a serious threat to all opposition and may be one of the league point leaders. Ovechkin and Crosby will always be leaders on their teams and will produce in times of need. The Rookies will also be interesting. For teams like the Sabres, they will need more skill on both ends of the ice. They should be one of the better teams in the league next year due to new aquired players and players they got back from injury. There will be alot more talent for there team and therefore be more dangerous. Finnaly, there may be free agents that many teams will be going for. It is going to be one hectic season.

Thomas Vanek

Thomas Vanek is one of the better players on the Sabres. In the 06-07 he had 43 goals and 41 assists for 84 points, Though he hasn't showed it much in the 07-08 season, having 36 goals and 28 assists for a total of 64 points, he still can lead this team. He is still young on the Sabres team, along with most of the players on the team. He eventually will have the leadership abilities to become the captain or assistant captain. Vanek must first get himself together and be a great influence on this young team. He has to step it up and be the power forward he was in the 06-07 season. People like Pominville and Roy have found there place on the team by leaders, and Vanek could be the same but he still must find his inner hockey star and let it go. I won't be surprised if in a few years he wins the most points award or most goals award.