Wow. Shaky’s post is quite impressive. Although I have not done as much research into season two of the new NHL, I will nevertheless steal his template and give you my predictions.
I know that, technically, the season has already started, but since it’s only a few hours old, I don’t have any information that my fellow bloggers didn’t…well, except for the fact that I know that the Pittsburgh Penguins have been sold to the guy from Kitchener-Waterloo who keeps giving everybody RIM jobs.
Here we go…
Eastern Conference
ATLANTIC
NY RANGERS (2)
NEW JERSEY (5)
PHILADELPHIA (6)
PITTSBURGH (12)
NY ISLANDERS (14)
NORTHEAST
BUFFALO (1)
OTTAWA (3)
BOSTON (8)
MONTREAL (10)
TORONTO (11)
SOUTHEAST
CAROLINA (4)
TAMPA BAY (7)
ATLANTA (9)
FLORIDA (13)
WASHINGTON (15)
Western Conference
CENTRAL
NASHVILLE (1)
DETROIT (5)
COLUMBUS (9)
ST LOUIS (14)
CHICAGO (15)
NORTHWEST
CALGARY (2)
MINNESOTA (6)
EDMONTON (8)
VANCOUVER (11)
COLORADO (13)
PACIFIC
ANAHEIM (3)
SAN JOSE (4)
DALLAS (7)
LOS ANGELES (10)
PHOENIX (12)
Phoff’s Fantasy picks:
Forward: Sidney Crosby PIT, Jaromir Jagr NYR, Alexander Ovechkin WAS
Defense: Scott Niedermayer ANA, Niklas Lidstrom DET
Goal: Miikka Kiprusoff CAL
Rookie: Phil Kessel BOS
Phoff’s individual award winners:
Hart: Miikka Kiprusoff CAL
Ross: Sidney Crosby PIT
Richard: Alexander Ovechkin WAS
Norris: Niklas Lidstrom DET
Vezina: Miikka Kiprusoff CAL
Calder: Evgeni Malkin PIT
Selke: Michael Peca TOR
Byng: Mike Fisher OTT
Adams: Barry Trotz NAS
Pearson: Sidney Crosby PIT
Smythe: Alex Tanguay CAL
President's Trophy: Buffalo Sabres
Western and Stanley Champs: Calgary Flames
Eastern Champs: Buffalo Sabres
First coach fired: John Tortorella TBAY
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