IT'S OCTOBER 5TH TODAY!!!!!! Which means opening night of the NHL!!!

So I live with big Senators fans, which is fine with me, I like the Senators, they are a great team.

But the I'm a HOCKEY fan so I will watch any hockey game at anytime, anywhere. But here are some of the teams I'm going for, and who I think have a chance at the CUP...come January I will give my final picks for the cup....I picked Tampa Bay last time in January and they won...everyone thought I was crazy when I picked them though.

So my number one team this year is the Penguins! Sidney Crosby is amazing, and I've been following him through Junior so I can't wait to see what he does in the NHL, and also penguins have built up a nice team around him. They might have some problems on Defence though.

Calgary is my number 2, Kipper and Iggy. Need I say more? Well I will, how about Amonte, Donovan, Yelle, Simon and arguably one of the strongest defence cores in the NHL. With the addition of Dion Phaneuf back there they are gonna be solid on the blueline. Wish I was back in Calgary to see them live a few times!

Well then you got Tampa, who still have Lecavalier, St. Louis, and Richards among others, not to mention a solid D. Question will be can Grahame and Burke step it up in net?

Ottawa----well this might be the year for Ottawa...Spezza is flying, Heatley was added, Hasek in the Pipes, not to mention Emery played well too. Also the SENS have a very strong defence who will make life easier for any goalie.

Well...can't leave my Leafs out completely, although I don't think this is the year of the CUP. But they might surprise some people. Allison, Lindros, Sundin, Stajan, Belfour (still one of the best when he is healthy) IF those guys live up to even a fraction of their hype they could do some damage for the leafs...we'll wait and see. I'm not gonna give up on them.

Anyways...i Must get going, and paint my face for tonite....enjoy the season!!