Another season of fun and exciting NHL hockey is upon us and it is time to make the fearless predictions.
Eastern Conference
ATLANTIC
NY RANGERS (3)
NEW JERSEY (5)
PHILADELPHIA (7)
PITTSBURGH (13)
NY ISLANDERS (14)
NORTHEAST
OTTAWA (1)
BUFFALO (4)
MONTREAL (8)
TORONTO (10)
BOSTON (12)
SOUTHEAST
CAROLINA (2)
TAMPA BAY (6)
ATLANTA (9)
FLORIDA (11)
WASHINGTON (15)
Western Conference
CENTRAL
NASHVILLE (3)
DETROIT (5)
COLUMBUS (9)
ST LOUIS (14)
CHICAGO (15)
NORTHWEST
CALGARY (2)
MINNESOTA (6)
EDMONTON (8)
VANCOUVER (10)
COLORADO (12)
PACIFIC
ANAHEIM (1)
SAN JOSE (4)
DALLAS (7)
PHOENIX (11)
LOS ANGELES (13)
Shaky's Fantasy picks
Forward: Jason Spezza OTT, Eric Staal CAR, Alexander Ovechkin WAS
Defense: Scott Niedermayer ANA, Chris Pronger ANA
Goal: Miikka Kiprusoff CAL
Rookie: Evgeni Malkin PIT
Shaky's individual award winners:
Hart: Scott Niedermayer ANA
Ross: Jaromir Jagr NYR
Richard: Alexander Ovechkin WAS
Norris: Scott Niedermayer ANA
Vezina: Miikka Kiprusoff CAL
Calder: Evgeni Malkin PIT
Selke: Brad Richards TBAY
Byng: Jere Lehtinen DAL
Adams: Barry Trotz NAS
Pearson: Sidney Crosby PIT
Smythe: Scott Niedermayer ANA
President's Trophy: Anaheim
Western and Stanley Champs: Anaheim
Eastern Champs: Ottawa
First coach fired: Joel Quenneville COL
Cross posted at the only site that matters in the new NHL: Moldy