mouse Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Since the offseason has reached the boring point, and I just want hockey to start again, let's do some predictions. East wsh pit bos (win division, though I could see Devils Flyers or Lightning end up with more points) njd phi tam mon tor buf car nyr nyi win fla ott West sjs van det lak chi nsh dal ana stl pho cal min cbj col edm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Couldn't give two sh!ts about predicting the West to be honest, don't follow it closely enough: (Warning: Personal bias evident in several selections) East ~Top 8 1. Washington -At least, they SHOULD be here with finally having acquired a solid #1 2. Tampa -I like this team next year, could do big things 3. NJ -BAM, homer glasses 4. Buffalo -Surprise #1 5. Boston -Stanley Cup hangover early on, book it 6. Pittsburgh -Struggle with/without injured Crosby 7. Filthadelphia -Also struggle responding to roster shakeup 8. NYI -Yep, NYI ahead of the Rangers & Montreal ~9~12 9. Montreal -Pencil them in at 7th-8th if Price turns on God mode again. Otherwise... 10. NYR -Because signing the best free-agent does not guarantee you a playoff berth. (YES I'M AWARE OF THE IRONY OF THIS STATEMENT 11. Carolina -Meh 12. Toronto -Continue annual suck-age ~Bottom 3 (in no particular order) Winnipeg Florida Ottawa Edited August 17, 2011 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) East wsh pit bos buf nyr phi tam njd mon car tor win nyi fla ott Edited August 18, 2011 by Jas0nMacIsaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn01 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) East: 1. Washington 2. Boston 3. Pittsburgh 4. NJ 5. Tampa 6. Montreal 7. Philly 8. Buffalo Rangers Carolina Toronto Winnipeg Florida Islanders Ottawa Edited August 17, 2011 by Quinn01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 pit boston buff philly njd tampa wash rangers --- montreal carolina winnipeg toronto ottawa florida islanders pit v rangers wash v boston tampa v buff njd v philly pit v wash njd v buff conference final buffalo v washington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Man am I gonna look smart when the Isles sneak in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Eh, why not: East 1. Washington 2. Pittsburgh 3. Boston 4. Tampa Bay 5. New Jersey 6. Montreal 7. Philadelphia 8. Buffalo 9. New York Rangers 10. Carolina 11. New York Islanders 12. Florida 13. Toronto 14. Ottawa 15. Winnipeg and the West 1. Chicago 2. San Jose 3. Vancouver 4. Detroit 5. Los Angeles 6. Columbus 7. St. Louis 8. Calgary 9. Nashville 10. Anaheim 11. Colorado 12. Edmonton 13. Phoenix 14. Minnesota 15. Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharifijanov2099 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Too lazy to do all of them, but I'm going to predict a modest success for the Devils, a return to the playoffs, but in no way will they dominate the division or conference. NJD, 6th place finish. Edited August 17, 2011 by bekim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 1. Tb 2. Pitt 3. Bos 4. Wsh 5. Nj 6. Buf 7. Phi 8. Mon 9. Car 10. Nyr 11. Nyi 12. Tor 13. Fla 14. Ott 15. Wpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ok, I'll play: East: 1. PHL 2. WAS 3. BUFF 4. BOS 5. NYR 6. TAM 7. PITT 8. TOR (sleeper) 9. WIN 10. MON 11. CAR 12. NJD 13. OTT 14. NYI 15. FLA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) 1. WSH- Will still be a strong team, addition of Vokoun makes them a stronger team, Core players(Ovie,Back,Semin,Green) must perform 2. PIT- Ditto, with the uncertainty of NJ lineup with another coach, coupled with Phillys roster shakeup, they take division 3. BUF- They just need a great (not just good) season from Miller, and that's not too far-fetched. Strong defense this year 4. TB- Strong team last year, same core players, Roloson's age makes goaltending a question mark for them I think. 5. BOS- Same team in Boston for the most part, same coach, same style, should be a contender. 6. NJD- NJ is really a team that can end up anywhere in the standings, could be a top team or a bubble team, but I do NOT think we will be at the bottom of the standings this year again. 7. PHI- Will be a bubble team, Pronger is slow and old and will be captain, but shakeup will hurt more than it helps 8. NYR- With Gaborik and Richards, there's no excuse for the rags not to make playoffs. Must deal with young defense On the bubble Winnipeg- Never count this team fully out. Decent roster, just need to put everything together. Montreal- Will struggle to score again. Carolina- Someone on team will have to have season of his career (Staal,Skinner,Ward etc.) Edited August 17, 2011 by RizzMB30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) 1. WSH- Will still be a strong team, addition of Vokoun makes them a stronger team, Core players(Ovie,Back,Semin,Green) must perform 2. PIT- Ditto, with the uncertainty of NJ lineup with another coach, coupled with Phillys roster shakeup, they take division 3. BUF- They just need a great (not just good) season from Miller, and that's not too far-fetched. Strong defense this year 4. TB- Strong team last year, same core players, Roloson's age makes goaltending a question mark for them I think. 5. BOS- Same team in Boston for the most part, same coach, same style, should be a contender. 6. NJD- NJ is really a team that can end up anywhere in the standings, could be a top team or a bubble team, but I do NOT think we will be at the bottom of the standings this year again. 7. PHI- Will be a bubble team, Pronger is slow and old and will be captain, but shakeup will hurt more than it helps 8. NYR- With Gaborik and Richards, there's no excuse for the rags not to make playoffs. Must deal with young defense On the bubble Winnipeg- Never count this team fully out. Decent roster, just need to put everything together. Montreal- Will struggle to score again. Carolina- Someone on team will have to have season of his career (Staal,Skinner,Ward etc.) With PITT you have to be concerned about Crosby who I would imagine will not play more than 40 games this year. Don't overrate Tampa. Philly has too much depth too many quality players to be a "bubble" team with or without Pronger. With a rabid fan base and a young competitive team with Pavlec healthy they will make the playoffs. Edited August 17, 2011 by MantaRay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BelieveinBrodeur Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think we could surpass Pitt this year, but who knows. We could end up any were. I say WSH ND or Tampa for the first 2 spots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersDog Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Prediction the Devils make the playoffs in the 7th spot in the East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 With PITT you have to be concerned about Crosby who I would imagine will not play more than 40 games this year. Don't overrate Tampa. Philly has too much depth too many quality players to be a "bubble" team with or without Pronger. With a rabid fan base and a young competitive team with Pavlec healthy they will make the playoffs. YES SIR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 toronto was horrible last year and burke has done almost nothing to change that so far - reimer will have to be amazing for toronto to finish 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 toronto was horrible last year and burke has done almost nothing to change that so far - reimer will have to be amazing for toronto to finish 8th. Horrible, yet still finished higher than our Devils. Not saying they will be a force, but most times with a young building team, its better to let the dust settle and just tweek it enough. With Reimer full-time, Liles, Connelly, they probably have enough pieces to make 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USC09 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 East: 1. Penguins 2. Capitals 3. Sabres 4. Bruins 4. Flyers 6. Lightning 7. Devils 8. Rangers 9. Canadiens 10. Panthers 11. Hurricanes 12. Maple Leafs 13. Jets 14. Islanders 15. Senators West: 1. Blackhawks 2. Canucks 3. Sharks 4. Red Wings 5. Kings 6. Predators 7. Ducks 8. Blues 9. Flames 10. Coyotes 11. Wild 12. Avalanche 13. Stars 14. Blue Jackets 15. Oilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdo3043 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) East: 1. Devils 2. Capitals 3. Bruins 4. Sabres 5. Penguins 6. Flyers 7. Rangers 8. Lightning 9. Canadiens 10. Maple Leafs 11. Panthers 12. Islanders 13. Hurricanes 14. Jets 15. Senators West: 1. Sharks 2. Blackhawks 3. Canucks 4. Red Wings 5. Kings 6. Ducks 7. Predators 8. Blue Jackets 9. Blues 10. Coyotes 11. Avalanche 12. Oilers 13. Wild 14. Stars 15. Flames Edited August 19, 2011 by justdo3043 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorske17 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think Winnipeg and Florida (AKA "Chicago South") have tremendous upside this season and could be in the 6-8 spots. The Devils... Best case scenario... 7th and worst... 14th. I expect the poor Islanders to still be tanker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouse Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think Winnipeg and Florida (AKA "Chicago South") have tremendous upside this season and could be in the 6-8 spots. The Devils... Best case scenario... 7th and worst... 14th. I expect the poor Islanders to still be tanker. I don't buy that worst case scenario -- last year everything went wrong and we still weren't THAT bad. DeBoer's not gonna be as bad as Maclean, Parise should be healthy, Kovy looks more comfortable in the system than this time last year, the shooting percentages shouldn't be freakishly low 2 years in a row, the kid forwards are better, we don't have a cap disaster and the clubhouse is in better shape without Langs. Marty may or may not stay healthy, but the Moose inspires confidence. While our d is young, it's the most talented it's been in years. I think this team will need time to gel (more difficult now that Zajac's hurt), but I don't see them missing the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) you can honestly look at winnipeg and florida and think that either one is better than NJ? you're nuts. one or both may finish above NJ, but i doubt it. Edited August 19, 2011 by Triumph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Winnipeg is at a terrible disadvantage too, being a "western" team playing in the Eastern Conference. That really sucks for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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