EastAtlantic: Detroit, Montreal, Boston
Metropolitan: Pens, Rangers, Washington
Wildcards: NYI, Ottawa
9-16: Columbus, Toronto, Jersey, Philadelphia, Florida, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Buffalo
WestCentral: Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas
Pacific: Los Angeles, San Jose, Vancouver,
Wildcards: Anaheim, Phoenix
9-14: Minnesota, Edmonton, Nashville, Colorado, Winnipeg, Calgary
Presidents Trophy: Detroit
Stanley Cup: Los Angeles
Draft Lotto Favs: Calgary
Hart: Tavares
Norris: Doughty
Vezina: Lundqvist
Art Ross: Stamkos
Richard: Tavares
Calder: Nelson (Isles) (Not too much homerism here, huh?
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First Coach Fired: Rolston
Other random predictions (severe East Coast bias- but at least I admit it):
Crosby gets hurt & misses a month.
DiPietro signs with an ECHL team to try & revive his career. It doesn't go well.
Brad Richards has resurgence (darn it).
Lundqvist plays incredibly well for a long frigging time.
John Tavares shows the league why he was the #1 pick & nets 45 G.
Nabokov doesn't play well & the Isles pull something off to get a legit #1.
I still don't pay attention to the Western Conference.
Hybrid icing is nixed mid-season. But the league suggests 3 more rule changes.
Kessel and John Scott become good friends, but don't go golfing together, despite both having time in April.
Isles re-match with Pens in first round & win their first round in 21 years. I injure myself celebrating.
Patrick Roy flips on a ref mid-game & starts screaming "Do you know who I am??? Do YOUUUU know who IIIIIIIIIIII am?"
Gretzky's daughter revives Twitter account, to the initial delight of male fans. But she posts pics of food she's cooked, her little dog and other annoying things.
John Tortorella pisses off media in Vancouver. Local pot bar runs ads inviting him to come chill out in their mellowing space.
Jagr still plays well. Starts becoming more weird though, trying for the Bryzgolov Title of Oddity. DeBoer calls him an asshole on video.
Philly's goalies forget how to play. Emery has rage issues & gets suspended for throwing stick at glass.
Bryzgolov signs for pretty cheap. Maybe with the Isles.
We are all glad hockey is back, on time this year.