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The NHL's most-improved team?
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09:01 AM ET 08.23 | A panel that included former NHL goaltender and current CBC analyst Kevin Weekes hit a number of topics, including which team has improved the most in the offseason. Weekes: "I would say Atlanta. I just like the fact that they got winners in Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Andrew Ladd. (Thrashers GM) Rick Dudley is reshaping the culture down there. They have young, hungry players who play well, and they've brought in winners."
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Caption: "Damn my finger still smells of Rogaine."
Canuck eh?
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It's like Blackhawks South in Atlanta these days.
Nobody expects…
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Phantomphan phinally phound a photo. Congrats.
Canuck eh?
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Thought is was about time I came up with something. Good alliteration by the way.
Nobody expects…
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The NHL's most improved team is the Tampa Bay Lightning. Adding Gagne and Dan Ellis was huge for them. Also the sharks. Getting Nittyamaki was....... hahaha LMAO!
NYR 2007-2008 round…
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Dudley is a good GM but being in the right place at the right time for the 1st wave of the Blackhawks fire sale and overpaying for Byfuglien doesn't consitute Atlanta as the most improved team.
Resistance is…
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I agree, im excited to see watch them out of the gates
Ranger19
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Not sure how improved the goal scoring will be but they added 3 of the 4 best checkers from the Hawks,
BillWrigley
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I think so too, and a good GM to the mix and away TB goes
shiprock
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The names listed are good but i don't see any of those names selling season tickets.If a tree falls in the forest...........
Harry Crack
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Yeah good point. I like what they did in the draft too. Yzerman looks like he def knows what he's doing.
NYR 2007-2008 round…
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Well it is between these two teams
But the TB team was underachieving they had a playoff calibre team but when you live at the circus ,,,,,,
Swamp Dragon
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Tampa > Atlanta
Argos.
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Thanks. Is that Tom Servo?
Canuck eh?
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Lightning can cook a bird.
Seabird 56
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Nice!
Seabird 56
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That be Tom Servo, himself.
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TY.
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I think for most improved it depends on starting point. Atlanta definitely didn't have much to work with, so improvement there would be quicker and easier. Tampa might have had a better baseline, but certainly bringing in Yzerman was huge for their future.
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Let's wait for 20 games played then decide.
renb3
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