The Race For First... Well Last

[CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525]

Updated Standings...

1. Florida Panthers - 32 points

2. Colorado Avalanche - 34 points

3. Calgary Flames - 36 points

4. Carolina Hurricanes -36 points

[kman72 100]

Any other top defenseman? 3 of them are forwards and we NEED defense so bad...

[CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525]

^ Not worth a top five pick.

[Munch4455 70]

^ Not worth a top five pick.

Nurse and Pulock could both be very good, but not for a few years most likely.

[CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525]

Murphy will be ready next year, so they could sign a guy like Streit as a two year stop gap and roll with...

Gleason - Faulk

Streit - Pitkanen

Harrison - Murphy

Corvo

[kman72 100]

Murphy will be ready next year, so they could sign a guy like Streit as a two year stop gap and roll with...

Gleason - Faulk

Streit - Pitkanen

Harrison - Murphy

Corvo

Lol that doesn't really get my hopes up...

I like Murphy and Faulk. Streit would be ok and Harrison plays well. The others I just want some big physical guys that will hit and intimidate the other team...

[CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525]

Lol that doesn't really get my hopes up...

I like Murphy and Faulk. Streit would be ok and Harrison plays well. The others I just want some big physical guys that will hit and intimidate the other team...

I was checking out the crop of free agent defenseman and it's not to good this year. Streit seems like the most reasonable player because it was thought that the Canes had interest in him earlier in the season.

Pitkanen is a top 15 defenseman if healthy (big if), my hope is that he starts to play smarter and not put himself in vulnerable places to get injured.

Gleason is on the decline but is still a solid defenseman, he is better suited as a second pairing but I think he can handle the duties on the first pair for at least another year.

Faulk and Murphy are obviously the future and I expect both to have huge seasons next year, especially Faulk.

Harrison is an ideal bottom six guy and is one of the more reliable bottom six guys in the leauge, him and Murphy had very good chemistry during Murph's brief stint in Ralegih.

As far as Streit goes, once again he is one of the best/most reasonable/and affordable options in the free agent market this year.

[CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525]

Updated Standings

1. Florida Panthers - 32 points

2. Colorado Avalanche - 35 points

3. Carolina Hurricanes - 36 points

4. Nashville Predators - 38 points

5. Calgary Flames - 38 points

6. Tampa Bay Lightning - 38 points

7. Edmonton Oilers - 39 points

[CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525]

Update Standings

1. Florida Panthers - 32 points

2. Colorado Avalanche - 35 points

3. Carolina Hurricanes - 37 points

4. Nashville Predators - 38 points

5. Tampa Bay Lightning - 38 points

6. Calgary Flames - 38 points

7. Edmonton Oilers - 39 points

[CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525]

Update Standings

1. Florida Panthers, 32 points

2. Colorado Avalanche, 37 points

3. Tampa Bay Lightning, 38 points

4. Nashville Predators, 39 points

5. Carolina Hurricanes, 39 points