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[CreeperBlocks]

Winnipeg is about 100 points too high.

How are we lower than Toronto 🤔

I predict Vegas being higher than Vancouver, Colorado, Arizona and Detroit

 

[DopeyFish]

ooh

i gets to play more sea of thieves this week

 

[bonesmccoy]

Possible to be even higher, too.

If Leafs can ever fix their defensive woes with the incredible amount of firepower they have, they'll likely be dominant. They've got near or potentially the best depth in the NHL. (at forward and D... our G depth blows) and the scoring depth just crushes every other team.

 

[Solo]

The real question is who is going go regress/come back down to earth harder: Toronto or Edmonton?

 

[PillarEN]

I could see Vegas being at the bottom. Even with some of their KHL signings I think their draft heavy team is going to be licking their chops for the draft lottery with the highest chance of winning.

The real question is who is going go regress/come back down to earth harder: Toronto or Edmonton?

Edmonton.

 

[Pikma]

I could see Vegas being at the bottom. Even with some of their KHL signings I think their draft heavy team is going to be licking their chops for the draft lottery with the highest chance of winning.


Edmonton.

that wouldn't be a bad strategy tbh, nobody expects them to make the playoffs or anything so might as well continue to build up

 

[Smiley90]

Boston is not going to trade Pastrnak. He has potential to be one of the greatest players of all time. There are only 5 guys in the league who are true comparables with Pastrnak - Matthews, McDavid, Marner, William Nylander and Liljegren. But, those players are not being traded. Neither is Pastrnak.

Possible to be even higher, too.

If Leafs can ever fix their defensive woes with the incredible amount of firepower they have, they'll likely be dominant. They've got near or potentially the best depth in the NHL. (at forward and D... our G depth blows) and the scoring depth just crushes every other team.

These are the kind of hot offseason takes NHLGAF should pride itself in

10/10

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

This looks correct and very true.

Whoo, another top-5 pick.

 

[mo60]

If that prediction is anywere near accurate the Sens are going to do way worse then last year.I have a feeling the lightning and maple leafs are way to high in this prediction.I think the oilers can sneak into the playoffs this year.

 

[ElephantShell]

If that prediction is anywere near accurate the Sens are going to do way worse then last year.I have a feeling the lightning and maple leafs are way to high in this prediction.I think the oilers can sneak into the playoffs this year.

Really?! The Lightning were a point out of the playoffs with like... less than half a team last year. I really think they'll be one of the better teams in the East this year.

 

[mo60]

Really?! The Lightning were a point out of the playoffs with like... less than half a team last year. I really think they'll be one of the better teams in the East this year.

I think the lightning will make it this time but they probably won't be in the top 10. Also unless the jets pull have an insanely lucky season they won't break 100 points.

 

[Pikma]

Wild winning the Central Division?

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[PillarEN]

Atlantic is probably the weakest conference. If Stamkos plays at least 60 games I wouldn't be surprised if they took the division.

 

[zroid]

are those standings based on projected GAR?

 

[Simon Belmont]

How are we lower than Toronto 🤔

Because you need to score goals to win hockey games 😂

 

[Pikma]

Because you need to score goals to win hockey games 😂

😂😂😂😂😂😂

 

[yyzjohn]

Possible to be even higher, too.

If Leafs can ever fix their defensive woes with the incredible amount of firepower they have, they'll likely be dominant. They've got near or potentially the best depth in the NHL. (at forward and D... our G depth blows) and the scoring depth just crushes every other team.

But if they don't play defense then could be lower. Considering it's been like 14 years since we had a functional defense, probably the safe bet lol

I knew this was coming.

 

[lamaroo]

Our defense is incredible, they just choose not to play defense.

 

[Yawnier]

The real question is who is going go regress/come back down to earth harder: Toronto or Edmonton?

Zroid or Dopey could elaborate more on this but I don't believe either the Leafs or Oilers numbers last season were unsustainable, like the Avs in 13-14 or the Flames in 14-15.

However, if McDavid gets injured again like he did almost 2 years ago then the Oilers are almost undoubtedly fucked.

At least if one of Marlanderthews gets hurt for some time, than I do have some confidence in the other two guys to help keep the team afloat.

 

[zroid]

Zroid or Dopey could elaborate more on this but I don't believe either the Leafs or Oilers numbers last season were unsustainable, like the Avs in 13-14 or the Flames in 14-15.

However, if McDavid gets injured again like he did almost 2 years ago then the Oilers are almost undoubtedly fucked.

At least if one of Marlanderthews gets hurt for some time, than I do have some confidence in the other two guys to help keep the team afloat.

the leafs were definitely unusually healthy last year so that's the most likely reason they will be worse next season

the other likely reason is just that other teams they're competing with perform better. Tampa certainly will, Florida probably will, Carolina and Philly might.

edit: Oh the other reason they might be worse is they probably won't have the #1 PP in the league next season

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

LA a 100 point team? New coach and they added... Cammalleri?

The Pacific should be competitive at the top with Calgary, Edmonton, SJ, Anaheim, and LA all competing for a spot (and feasting on Vancouver/Arizona/Vegas).

 

[MultiJhonny]

the leafs were definitely unusually healthy last year so that's the most likely reason they will be worse next season

the other likely reason is just that other teams they're competing with perform better. Tampa certainly will, Florida probably will, Carolina and Philly might.

We are an enigma this season. We will have so many young guys, especially on the blue line that I have no idea how well we will actually do.

I think we will sneak into the playoffs but don't see us doing much more than that.

Expectations are really gonna ramp up moving past this season though.

 

[KernelPanic]

Make conference final.

Get predicted to be 6th worst team :lol.

Amusing.

 

[Alucard]

Make conference final.

Get predicted to be 6th worst team :lol.

Amusing.

The Leafs finishing fourth is funnier to me for some reason. But you never do know what can happen, I guess. That said, I don't see the Pens taking top spot, but we'll see.

 

[Gunstar Ikari]

This looks correct and very true.

90 pts :lol

Preds will bumble their way into the wildcard like they did the past couple of years

Spoiler

and eliminate the Ducks once again

 

[Abylim]

This looks correct and very true.

Leafs are too high. Vegas won't finish last.

Honestly a weird list. I think we need another season or two before the Leafs can be a threat. We got some growing to do still.

 

[Pikma]

The Dallas Stars will be the 2017-2018 Stanley Cup Champions

 

[Indrid Cold]

Can't wait to finish bottom 5 and slide 3 spots in the draft again >.>

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

I see nothing objectionable

 

[megachao24]

The Dallas Stars will be the 2017-2018 Stanley Cup Champions

Nah, they'll lose in seven games against the Ottawa Senators in Dallas.

It's a fate this franchise deserves.

 

[Ondor]

I love that there are two teams below us

This confuses me. Did you all add anything of substance to come away 2 slots higher after such a bad season?

 

[Chris R]

This confuses me. Did you all add anything of substance to come away 2 slots higher after such a bad season?

Vegas is expected to be a mess of a team.

Vancouver was secretly always worse than the Avs, they just started the tank three months into the season instead of at the start of the season.

 

[mo60]

i'm interested in seeing if the pens win another stanley cup this year.

 

[zroid]

This confuses me. Did you all add anything of substance to come away 2 slots higher after such a bad season?

No, but conversely, did they subtract much of substance from 2 seasons ago when they finished just a few points out of a playoff spot? Take the average and there you go.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

The Dallas Stars will be the 2017-2018 Stanley Cup Champions

Win it for Radulov

 

[Unhandled Exception]

This confuses me. Did you all add anything of substance to come away 2 slots higher after such a bad season?

We removed 45% of the deadweight and are replacing it with prospects.

 

[Ondor]

Vegas is expected to be a mess of a team.

Vancouver was secretly always worse than the Avs, they just started the tank three months into the season instead of at the start of the season.

We watched the same Avs team, right? Mess doesn't begin to describe it.

No, but conversely, did they subtract much of substance from 2 seasons ago when they finished just a few points out of a playoff spot? Take the average and there you go.

Lol this is a fair point.

We removed 45% of the deadweight and are replacing it with prospects.

I wasn't too worried about the deadweight. Deadweight is easier to pull than people pulling behind you.

Or passing behind you on a breakaway...

 

[Socreges]

Vegas is expected to be a mess of a team.

Vancouver was secretly always worse than the Avs, they just started the tank three months into the season instead of at the start of the season.

Canucks never came close to the Avs historical shittiness

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Canucks never came close to the Avs historical shittiness

Nor their historical greatness

I wasn't too worried about the deadweight. Deadweight is easier to pull than people pulling behind you.

Or passing behind you on a breakaway...

The only source of that on this team has to do with the front office.

 

[Socreges]

Nor their historical greatness

The NHL didn't really exist way back then.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

The NHL didn't really exist way back then.

 

[Chris R]

Canucks never came close to the Avs historical shittiness

JAN to the end of the season was pretty damn even

 

[Fate_Shirou]

Nah, they'll lose in seven games against the Ottawa Senators in Dallas.

It's a fate this franchise deserves.

someone say fate???

 

[Socreges]

JAN to the end of the season was pretty damn even

Funny thing that, 82 games and all

 

[Socreges]

Dunkirk was great, beginning to end. Fantastic filmmaking 👌

 

[ElephantShell]

Dunkirk was great, beginning to end. Fantastic filmmaking 👌

Saw it 3 days ago and completely agree. Felt like a 2 hour panic attack.

 

[Pikma]

Dunkirk was great, beginning to end. Fantastic filmmaking 👌

Yup, it was really good

 

[Fate_Shirou]

I was wondering why Socreges posts lately have been good and readable, and then i realized it was just pikma D:

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Dunkirk was great, beginning to end. Fantastic filmmaking 👌

But was it as good as a Bay movie?


I thought Dunkirk was great as well.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Wild winning the Central Division?

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Doubt it, but its possible. They were leading the division for a while up until like 3 weeks left in the season last year if I remember fight.

Bruce is a regular season coach. Wild will win the division and get knocked out game 7 round 1.