BigTed3 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Who will win each division? Who will be a lottery team? What will the standings look like? Where will the Habs finish? Who's going to win the Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted October 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 My take: Atlantic 1. Lightning 2. Canadiens 3. Bruins 4. Panthers 5. Sabres 6. Red Wings 7. Senators 8. Leafs Metropolitan 1. Capitals 2. Penguins 3. Flyers 4. Rangers 5. Hurricanes 6. Islanders 7. Devils 8. Blue Jackets Central 1. Stars 2. Blackhawks 3. Predators 4. Wild 5. Blues 6. Jets 7. Avalanche Pacific 1. Sharks 2. Kings 3. Flames 4. Ducks 5. Coyotes 6. Oilers 7. Canucks Playoffs Lightning over Panthers Habs over Bruins Caps over Rangers Pens over Flyers Stars over Blues Hawks over Preds Wild over Sharks Kings over Flames ... Habs over Lightning Caps over Pens Stars over Hawks Kings over Wild ... Caps over Habs Kings over Stars ... Caps over Kings for the Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habberwacky Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 I think the East has quite a separation between the top two or three teams and the rest. Atlantic 1. Montreal 2. Tampa 3. Florida 4. Boston 5. Ottawa 6. Detroit 7. Buffalo 8. Leafs Metropolitan 1. Washington 2. New York I 3.Pittsburgh 4.Philadelphia 5. New York R 6. Columbus 7. New jersey 8. Carolina Central 1. Chicago 2. St. Louis 3.Dallas 4. Minnesota 5. Nashville 6. Colorado 7. Winnipeg Pacific 1. Anaheim 2. San Jose 3. Los Angeles 4. Calgary 5. Edmonton 6. Phoenix 7. Vancouver Playoffs Montreal over Philadelphia Tampa over Florida Washington over New York R. .Pittsburgh over New York I Anaheim over Nashville Chicago over Minnesota Dallas over St. Louis San Jose over L.A. Kings ... Montreal over Tampa Washington over Pittsburgh Dallas over Anaheim San Jose over Chicago ... Montreal over Washington Dallas over San Jose ... Montreal over Dallas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 57 minutes ago, Habberwacky said: ... Montreal over Dallas for the Cup ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Atlantic 1. Lightning 2. Bruins 3. Red Wings 4. Sabres 5. Panthers 6. Canadiens 7. Senators 8. Leafs Metropolitan 1. Penguins Conference 2. Capitals 3. Rangers 4. Hurricanes WC 5. Islanders WC 6. Flyers 7. Blue Jackets 8. Devils Central 1. Predators 2. Blackhawks 3. Wild 4. Stars WC 5. Blues WC 6. Jets 7. Avalanche Pacific 1. Sharks League 2. Kings 3. Ducks 4. Oilers 5. Flames 6. Coyotes 7. Canucks Playoffs Penguins over Islanders Lightning over Hurricanes Bruins over Red Wings Capitals over Rangers Sharks over Blues Predators over Stars Kings over Ducks Blackhawks over Wild ... Penguins over Bruins Capitals over Lightning Sharks over Blackhawks Predators over Kings ... Capitals over Penguins Predators over Sharks ... Predators over Capitals for the Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 ^^ 93, Have a hard time not seeing the Habs in the playoffs unless they run into a Carey long-term injury again. As much as Therrien is a weak coach, there's no doubt Carey can carry a team by himself. Can he lead a Therrien-led team to a Cup? Hard to believe that. But this should IMO be a playoff team. Where I think you're spot on is the Canes. I have them 5th in the Metro but not making the playoffs, but I agree with you that this is a dark horse team this year to make a playoff run. A lot of people have them at the bottom of the conference, but they had excellent advanced stats last year and could in theory be a team that plays above what the roster says they should. Conversely, you look at Randy Carlyle taking over the Ducks (and Bruce Boudreau not being there any more) and that could be one team that coaching hurts just as much as us and where the finish might not be as good as the roster would predict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwlk Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 i think montreal will make the playoffs, but im not sure there a cup winning team yet, but with the new pieces added you never know what this season will bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 10 hours ago, BigTed3 said: ^^ 93, Have a hard time not seeing the Habs in the playoffs unless they run into a Carey long-term injury again. As much as Therrien is a weak coach, there's no doubt Carey can carry a team by himself. Can he lead a Therrien-led team to a Cup? Hard to believe that. But this should IMO be a playoff team. Carey can do a lot, and I could also see us finishing third (although I doubt it highly), or in one of the Wild Card slots. It's all a matter of luck and bounces, and that's the problem. A team which is totally reliant on goaltending—which this team is—will see large point percentage swings year over year. At the individual event level (shots, both on goal and not), there's an extreme amount of noise. Teams with solid fundamentals can survive this; a fluke goal here or there is no big deal. If you have to win games 2-1 or 3-2, however, it doesn't take much to derail a season. So, there's that. It doesn't get better, though. A cursory examination of the last few seasons shows how bad the team was at generating offence 5-on-5 when Subban wasn't on the ice. In the modern NHL, it's extremely hard for teams to go anywhere without possession from defence. Petry, if given the opportunity, could start trying to fill the gap. But does anyone expect that to happen? I certainly don't. Instead, we're going to see Markov and Weber far too much. Lots of hits, lots of icing, lots of shots against. If Carey is otherworldly, maybe we win. If he's "merely" the best in the conference, we probably don't. Will Radulov help? Most likely. Will the power play be better? It'd be hard for it to get worse. But we're back to where we started: whether it all matters is a function of chance, not merit. Quote Where I think you're spot on is the Canes. I have them 5th in the Metro but not making the playoffs, but I agree with you that this is a dark horse team this year to make a playoff run. A lot of people have them at the bottom of the conference, but they had excellent advanced stats last year and could in theory be a team that plays above what the roster says they should. Conversely, you look at Randy Carlyle taking over the Ducks (and Bruce Boudreau not being there any more) and that could be one team that coaching hurts just as much as us and where the finish might not be as good as the roster would predict. I think they're better than anyone gives them credit for. I think 3-4-5-6 in the Metro will be extremely competitive, but I don't see the same from the Atlantic. Maybe Buffalo (or Montreal, Ottawa, or Florida, depending on luck) dukes it out and steals a Wild Card. I don't think Detroit is particularly good, but they don't really need to be in this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 ^^ As it was last year, the Atlantic division is a collection of pretty awful teams. Toronto will be better but they're a ways away from being competitive on a regular basis. They have younger skill players, a collection of journeymen pluggers, and question marks in goal. Buffalo will also continue to get better and might actually make a jump to challenge for a playoff spot, but they're also questionable on the back end and I can't see them coming anywhere close to a division crown. Detroit doesn't really seem to have much direction right now. Are they re-building or still going for it? Kind of caught in no-man's land. Ottawa also seems like they're in a bit of a dead-end spot right now. Not good enough to be elite, but a few good pieces that are carrying them to the middle of the pack. Florida had success last year and certainly has a very good young nucleus, but how long will Jagr and Luongo hold up? They had some decent puck luck last year, so unless they take another step forward, they might come crashing back down a bit this year. To me, the division will come down to Tampa, Montreal, and Boston, with the Bruins being the least likely of the three to successfully climb to the top. In the Habs' case, we have probably the worst coach in the division, but this year, we have some hope that Muller might help to overcome that. We have an aging top-end to our defence, but again, this might be overcome if Beaulieu is given a bigger role and Markov is spared some of the excessive pummeling he's taken under Therrien. Up front, we have Galchenyuk playing 1C finally, which hopefully saves Plekanec some wear and tear; Radulov is better than Semin; Lehkonen, Carr, Shaw, and maybe McCarron can also potentially be upgrades on the likes of Fleischmann, Weise, and Flynn being in the top 12. The big loss is Eller, but I think the forward group as a whole, mainly because of Radulov stabilizing the top 6, is a better group than it was last year. And frankly, with Price in net, the team is correct that it should cover up a lot of the other flaws. Take out last year, and look what Price was able to do in the regular season despite Therrien's coaching in the few years before that. I don't think he's enough to win a Cup under Therrien, but I do think he's enough (in combination with Pacman, Galchenyuk, Gallagher, Plekanec, Radulov, Weber, and so on) to get into the playoffs in such a weak division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyderRocks73 Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Atlantic 1. Lightning 2. Canadiens 3. Senators 4. Panthers WC 5. Red Wings 6. Bruins 7. Leafs 8. Sabres Metropolitan 1. Penguins 2. Capitals 3. Islanders 4. Flyers WC 5. Rangers 6. Devils 7. Blue Jackets 8. Hurricanes Central 1. Predators 2. Blackhawks 3. Blues 4. Wild WC 5. Stars WC 6. Jets 7. Avalanche Pacific 1. Sharks 2. Ducks 3. Oilers 4. Flames 5. Kings 6. Coyotes 7. Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 Atlantic TB Habs Wings Ruins Sens Laffs Buffs Cats Met Pens Isles Caps Rags Puffs NJ Canes Columbus Central Hawks Preds Blues Stars Wild Jets Pacific Ducks Sharks Calgary Kings Nucks Oil Yotes Avs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasrick Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 10/9/2016 at 2:59 PM, kinot-1 said: Atlantic TB Habs Wings Ruins Sens Laffs Buffs Cats Met Pens Isles Caps Rags Puffs NJ Canes Columbus Central Hawks Preds Blues Stars Wild Jets Pacific Ducks Sharks Calgary Kings Nucks Oil Yotes Avs LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 57 minutes ago, vegasrick said: LOL At least I made my predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasrick Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Just now, kinot-2 said: At least I made my predictions. Okay, okay, I'll make a prediction: kinot will be blamed at least once during the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 38 minutes ago, vegasrick said: Okay, okay, I'll make a prediction: kinot will be blamed at least once a game during the playoffs. Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasrick Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Just now, HabsRuleForever said: Fixed Wow.....it's as if you've known me your whole life! Or at least a couple of months. Anyway, this is a better prediction. Let's all do our part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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