NHL Franchise Boys

Two weeks into the NHL season and it is already over.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and 29 other teams in the league conceded that, due to a 4-0-1 start, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been awarded the Stanley Cup. No need to even print the playoff tickets, a decision that was taken shortly after the season’s opening night win over Montreal.

In case you are curious, the Leafs’ parade will begin at Yonge and Queen Streets, making its way around the Hockey Hall of Fame and concluding at the Tim Horton’s outside of Air Canada Centre. Don Cherry will be following the parade route on his new tricycle offering apologies to Stu Grimson, Chris Nilan and Jim Thomson.   Go Leafs Go!

    Once again this year, we are subscribed to the HockeyDraft website. In addition to the daily Excel file updates on this website, we are also using the services of  HockeyDraft.ca to track our standings and stats. Please select the link and login. Our userid is “franchiseboys” and password is our usual password.  Enjoy!

10. Ryan Strome NYI (NM)
9. Jerome Iginla CAL (SK)
8. Mike Ribeiro DAL (GD)
7. Sean Couturier PHI (JL)
6. Mark Scheifele WPG (LC)
5. Jaromir Jagr PHI (GP)
4. Jonathan Huberdeau FLO (JD)
3. Adam Larsson NJD (PZ)
2. Gabriel Landeskog COL (MT)
1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM (JL)