BREAK UP THE NORTHSTARS!

The surprise team to start 1971 is the Minnesota North Stars. Last years cellar dwellars aint dwellin anymore

OFFENSE:

This team can flat out score. The addition of rookie Rick Martin (21pts and leading the league) has help this team explode. Hold overs Jude Drouin and Billy Goldsworthy are also on a tear. But this team has a good middle 6 as well. Oliver, Roussel, Parise and a surprising Lieter has giving the North Stars deep lines that attack at every turn.

DEFENSE:

Ahhhhhh the fly in the ointment! The North Stars are thin on the blue line. Gibbs and Reid are logging big minutes and the analytic department in Minnesota has some forwards filling in. It will be seen if this can hold out all season but expect alot of 6-4 games!

GOALTENDING:

The Stars are deep here too. Star Maniago (3.27 .911) is a stud goalie but Minny has a couple other quality goalies. Gilles Gilbert waits in the wings while young Jacques Caron has filled in well while facing more rubber then a street walker on saturday night!

SPECIAL TEAMS:

A tale of two units. The PP is deadly they have snipers at all positions and are currently 3rd in the league but the PK is woeful ranking 12th and the team GAA is 3.73

This team is def boom or bust and right now its booming!

Trades start blowing in!

The Kings werent done sending backup goalie Bruce Gamble to the Penguins for a draft pick