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Official "Thank God It's Almost Here" NHL 06-07 Predictions Thread

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W

Wolf

GO HABS GO
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A whole new game indeed. The new NHL brought with it a resurgence. Teams previously accustomed to failure rose up out of their ashes while others struck by the shock of the new game struggled to obtain previous success. To say the year was unpredictable would be...well, accurate.




So with a new season on the way, it's time for everyone to throw their two cents of whats to come. Final standings, Cup winner, the works. Aceface is the man to beat after his predictions came closer to life than anyone else's last year.





And of course, what would an NHL thread be without a random image of Turco hanging his head in horrible, horrible shame




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E

Eric P

Member
my prediction

tons of $10 games watching the Caps loose but cheering Ovechkin and proudly drinking $5 Yuenglings from the "Beers of the World" carts.
 
K

Karakand

Member
Cross post from the Off Season thread:

This is a total bullshit pick but whatever. The Coyotes will finish 6th in the West and also make it to the WCF. My logic?

2006 6th seed - Anaheim, lost to 8th-seeded Edmonton, previous year 12th
2004 6th seed - Calgary, beat 2nd-seeded San Jose, previous year 12th
2003 6th seed - Minnesota, lost to 7th-seeded Anaheim, previous year 12th

Obviously there's some talent gaps between the 'yotes and those teams of the past, but you can't argue with trends! Look at the Red Wings playoff curse.
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T

TemplaerDude

Member
Das East:

1. Carolina Hurricanes
2. Ottawa Senators
3. New York Rangers
4. Buffalo Sabres
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. New Jersey Devils
7. Montreal Canadians
8. Atlanta Thrashers
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9. Florida Panthers
10. Tampa Bay Lightning
11. Toronto Maple Leafs
12. Boston Bruins
13. New York Islanders
14. Pittsburgh Penguins
15. Washington Capitals

Da East Playoffs:

Hurricanes (4) - (2) Thrashers
Senators (4) - (2) Canadians
Rangers (4) - (3) Devils
Sabres (3) - (4) Flyers

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Hurricanes (3) - (4) Flyers
Senators (4) - (1) Rangers

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Senators (2) - (4) Flyers


Das West:

1. Nashville Predators
2. Dallas Stars
3. Calgary Flames
4. Anaheim Ducks
5. San Jose Sharks
6. Vancouver Canucks
7. Colorado Avalanche
8. Detroit Red Wings
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9. Columbus Blue Jackets
10. Edmonton Oilers
11. Minnesota Wild
12. Pheonix Coyotes
13. Los Angeles Kings
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Chicago Blackhawks

Da East Playoffs:

Predators (4) - (2) Red Wings
Stars (1) - (4) Avalanche
Flames (2) - (4) Canucks
Ducks (2) - (4) Sharks

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Predators (4) - (2) Avalanche
Canucks (3) - (4) Sharks

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Predators (3) - (4) Sharks

DE CUPPEN

Philadelphia Flyers (2) - (4) San Jose Sharks
 
G

Giard

Member
Nashville will be a strong contendor for the cup this year. I think Detroit will go in decline in the rankings from now on with the loss of Yzerman. Same thing with Colorado that keeps losing their best players year by year. Colombus is underrated this season, and I strongly believe that they will make the playoffs, so will Minnesota.

My home team, Montreal, won't be a really different team from last year. Somehow I think Huet will not repeat his good goaltending of last season. Johnson will help the team, but I don't think Samsonov will have that much of an impact.
 
V

VALIS

Member
I'm just gonna do the East since I know it a lot better.

1. Ottawa (still the best... until the playoffs roll around)
2. NY Rangers (big improvements at forward by adding tough North America types like Shanahan, Cullen, Hall to their fancy pants Euro offense)
3. Carolina (just a slight stumble after last season. will still be great)
4. Buffalo (on the cusp of getting to the next level)
5. Philadelphia Flyers (always around but never good enough)
6. Montreal Canadians (a wild card. could do well, could miss the playoffs)
7. Tampa Bay Lightning (just enough left to keep hanging in there)
8. Atlanta Thrashers (one of these days...)
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9. NJ Devils (this team is in seriously deep shit. they have to have a mini-fire sale this week just to get under the cap and be able to open their season)
10. Boston Bruins (they could surprise people and make the playoffs, too. they have good players and a good goalie)
11. Toronto Maple Leafs (they're on hard times right now. a lot of the youth has been traded and their veterans retired)
12. Florida Panthers (Auld is good, but they couldn't win under the superior Luongo. why now?)
13. NY Islanders (they'll be one of the toughest teams in the league with a very physical line up and Nolan behind the bench, but that doesn't mean they'll be good)
14. Pittsburgh Penguins (hahahahahaha!)
15. Washington Capitals (yet another year of Oven-chicken + no one)
 
S

sefskillz

shitting in the alley outside your window
East:

1. Carolina Hurricanes
2. Ottawa Senators
3. New York Rangers
4. New Jersey Devils
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Buffalo Sabres
7. Montreal Canadians
8. Atlanta Thrashers
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9. Florida Panthers
10. Tampa Bay Lightning
11. Toronto Maple Leafs
12. Pittsburgh Penguins
13. Boston Bruins
14. New York Islanders
15. Washington Capitals

West:

1. Nashville Predators
2. Anaheim Ducks
3. San Jose Sharks
4. Calgary Flames
5. Dallas Stars
6. Vancouver Canucks
7. Edmonton Oilers
8. Columbus Blue Jackets
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9. Detroit Red Wings
10. Colorado Avalanche
11. Phoenix Coyotes
12. Minnesota Wild
13. Los Angeles Kings
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Chicago Blackhawks

The west is just insane this year. So many teams seem so good. The race for a playoff spot is going to be incredible.

Carolina vs Nashville in the Cup Finals. Canada implodes.
 
W

Wolf

GO HABS GO
First, the Northeast.

1.Ottawa
2.Montreal
3.Buffalo
4.Boston
5.Toronto

Key notes : The Sens still have what it takes to be tops in the NE. Habs start off slow but get hot toward December and never look back. Sabres are just as good as last year, but key injuries send them into a mini slump that puts them 6 points or less back of Montreal. Boston is a better team then last year, and squeeze past struggling leaf nation. Toronto misses the playoffs and Ferguson gets canned.


Eastern Standings :

1.Carolina
2.Ottawa
3.NYR
4.Montreal
5.Buffalo
6.New Jersey
7.Atlanta
8.Boston

Western Standings :

1.Calgary
2.Nashville
3.San Jose
4.Detriot
5.Edmonton
6.Anaheim
7.Colorado
8.Columbus

-Ovechkin wins art ross
-Lundqvist takes vezina


Stanley Cup : Nashville

Why Nashville? why not. pure maggy the monkey pick right there.

edit - changed things around slightly.
 
S

sefskillz

shitting in the alley outside your window
I need somewhere to yell one week. ONE MORE WEEK!

Opening Night, Oct 4:

Buffalo vs Carolina
Dallas vs Colorado
Ottawa vs Toronto

Prediction I forgot to make...

Calder - Alexander Radulov!
 
Barrage

Barrage

Member
I came THIS CLOSE to boycotting this thread do to the picture in the opening post. Garbage. Shit, I don't post pictures of Koivu holding his eyeball in his hand or anything. Know why? 'Cause I live in the PRESENT, baby!

EAST STANDINGS:
1.Ottawa Senators
2.New Jersey Devils
3.Tampa Bay Lightning
4.Buffalo Sabres
5.Carolina Hurricanes
6.Montreal Habinettes
7.New York Rangers
8.Philadelphia Flyers
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9.Boston Bruins
10.Toronto Maple Leafs
11.Florida Panthers
12.Pittsburgh Penguins
13.Atlanta Thrashers
14.Washington Capitals
15.New York Islanders

WEST STANDINGS:
1.Nashville Predators
2.Calgary Flames
3.San Jose Sharks
4.Detroit Red Wings
5.Dallas Stars
6.Anaheim Ducks
7.Edmonton Oilers
8.Columbus BlueJackets
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9.Minnesota Wild
10.Los Angelos Kings
11.Phoenix Coyotes
12.St.Louis Blues
13.Colorado Divealanche
14.Vancouver Casucks
15.Chicago Blackhawks
 
D

djkimothy

Member
Yay Hockey!

Man October 4th can come soon enough.

My Sens are once again going to dominate the regular season and end up with a slew of injuries come playoff time. :D

I look at these predictions and notice Toronot not making the playoffs. :lol :lol :lol

Is there a reason? I think they've improved their team enough to at least place 8 or 7. But they still suck. ;)
 
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Sandman42

Member
EAST:
1. Carolina
2. New York Rangers
3. Buffalo
4. Ottawa
5. Philadelphia
6. Tampa Bay
7. Toronto
8. Boston
9. New Jersey
10. Montreal
11. Pittsburgh
12. Atlanta
13. Washington
14. Florida
15. New York Islanders

WEST:
1. San Jose
2. Nashville
3. Calgary
4. Anahiem
5. Phoenix
6. Detroit
7. Edmonton
8. Minnesota
9. Columbus
10. Dallas
11. St. Louis
12. Colorado
13. Chicago
14. Vancouver
15. Los Angeles
 
S

sefskillz

shitting in the alley outside your window
scissorfight said:
Detroit missing the playoffs?

C'mon sefskillz...this is predictions, not wet dreams.
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:lol good call... just hope hasek doesnt mix up his vitamins and pain pills.

i really do think columbus makes a run at gettin in this year, it probably won't push detroit out, but im bias.
 
H

hadareud

The Translator
my prediction:
Vanek will score more than 40 goal this season

Anyway:

East
1. Ottawa
2. Carolina
3. Buffalo
4. NY Rangers
5. Boston
6. Tampa Bay
7. New Jersey
8. Philadelphia
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9. Toronto
10. Pittsburgh
11. Montreal
12. Washington
13. Atlanta
14. New York Islanders
15. Florida

West:
1. Calgary
2. Nashville
3. San Jose
4. Phoenix
5. Detroit
6. Anaheim
7. Minnesota
8. St. Louis
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9. Edmonton
10. Colorado
11. Columbus
12. Dallas
13. Los Angeles
14. Vancouver
15. Chicago

edit: I really enjoy watching the NHL, but I'm not expert by any means. So it will be interesting how my guesses match up with the big boys :D
 
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scissorfight

Banned
sefskillz said:
:lol good call... just hope hasek doesnt mix up his vitamins and pain pills.

i really do think columbus makes a run at gettin in this year, it probably won't push detroit out, but im bias.
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Yeah, I could definitely see CBJ taking the 8 seed.
 
S

ShutEye

Member
EAST

1. Buffalo
2. Tampa Bay
3. New Jersey
4. Ottawa
5. Carolina
6. NY Rangers
7. Atlanta
8. Philadelphia
9. Montreal
10. Toronto
11. Florida
12. Pittsburg
13. Boston
14. NY Islanders
15. Washington

WEST
1. San Jose
2. Nashville
3. Calgary
4. Anaheim
5. Dallas
6. Edmonton
7. Columbus
8. Minnesota
9. Detroit
10. Colorado
11. Chicago
12. Vancouver
13. Phoenix
14. Los Angeles
15.St. Louis

And Ottawa wins the cup.
 
M

MrToughPants

Brian Burke punched my mom
TemplaerDude said:
Das East:

1. Carolina Hurricanes
2. Ottawa Senators
3. New York Rangers
4. Buffalo Sabres
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. New Jersey Devils
7. Montreal Canadians
8. Atlanta Thrashers
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9. Florida Panthers
10. Tampa Bay Lightning
11. Toronto Maple Leafs
12. Boston Bruins
13. New York Islanders
14. Pittsburgh Penguins
15. Washington Capitals

Da East Playoffs:

Hurricanes (4) - (2) Thrashers
Senators (4) - (2) Canadians
Rangers (4) - (3) Devils
Sabres (3) - (4) Flyers

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Hurricanes (3) - (4) Flyers
Senators (4) - (1) Rangers

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Senators (2) - (4) Flyers


Das West:

1. Nashville Predators
2. Dallas Stars
3. Calgary Flames
4. Anaheim Ducks
5. San Jose Sharks
6. Vancouver Canucks
7. Colorado Avalanche
8. Detroit Red Wings
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9. Columbus Blue Jackets
10. Edmonton Oilers
11. Minnesota Wild
12. Pheonix Coyotes
13. Los Angeles Kings
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Chicago Blackhawks

Da East Playoffs:

Predators (4) - (2) Red Wings
Stars (1) - (4) Avalanche
Flames (2) - (4) Canucks
Ducks (2) - (4) Sharks

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Predators (4) - (2) Avalanche
Canucks (3) - (4) Sharks

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Predators (3) - (4) Sharks

DE CUPPEN

Philadelphia Flyers (2) - (4) San Jose Sharks
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Robert Esche for vezina too while you're at it :lol

Nittymaki is injured and will miss atleast 2 months. You don't know if a goaltender will bounce back from a hip injury because of the hip flexor being much weaker etc.

I just can't see Philly beating Buffalo, Carolina and then Ottawa.

My picks for the ECF are Buffalo or Ottawa. Carolina has a chance to repeat but I think they're soft on D and Ward hasn't played a 60+ game NHL schedule.

WCF my picks are Calgary and Anaheim.
 
L

lethial

Reeeeeeee
RaoulDuke said:
Canucks FTW!


...please at least make the playoffs this year.
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Let's just hope the new roster figures itself out quick or we'll be in for another season of disapointment!
 
P

pops619

Member
East:

1) Buffalo Sabres
2) New York Rangers
3) Carolina Hurricanes
4) Ottawa Senators
5) Philadelphia Flyers
6) New Jersey Devils
7) Boston Bruins
8) Pittsburgh Penguins
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9) Montreal Canadiens
10) Tampa Bay Lightning
11) Atlanta Thrashers
12) Toronto Maple Leafs
13) New York Islanders
14) Florida Panthers
15) Washington Capitals

West:

1) Nashville Predators
2) Calgary Flames
3) Dallas Stars
4) Detroit Red Wings
5) San Jose Sharks
6) Anaheim Ducks
7) Minnesota Wild
8) Colorado Avalanche
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9) Edmonton Oilers
10) Vancouver Canucks
11) Columbus Blue Jackets
12) Los Angeles Kings
13) Phoenix Coyotes
14) St. Louis Blues
15) Chicago Blackhawks

Stanley Cup Finals: Buffalo vs. Calgary

Art Ross: Sidney Crosby
Hart: Jaromir Jagr
Calder: Evgeni Malkin
Vezina: Miikka Kiprusoff
Richard: Alexander Ovechkin
Norris: Niklas Lidstrom
 
M

Manics

Banned
Wolf said:
First, the Northeast.

1.Ottawa
2.Montreal
3.Buffalo
4.Boston
5.Toronto
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It's quite obvious why you're known as the "Delusional Habs Fan". Habs in 2nd in the Northeast? :lol :lol :lol


My ONLY prediction is, as bad as they may be, the Leafs finish ahead of the Habs. They may be 11th and 12th in the conference, but I'll be damned if we're not better than the Habs.
 
dem

dem

Member
As I posted over on SA...



The Oilers will finish higher than everyone expects

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The Flamers will finish lower than everyone expects

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And ofcourse.. the Canucks will miss the playoffs...

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And thats about all i care about.
 
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SA-X

Member
The west is going to be ****ing stacked again this year. :D

West -
1) Nashville - Had to admit it, but yeah, this is their year. (still not gonna win the cup though)
2) San Jose - Super powered offense and capable everywhere else.
3) Calgary - Best all around team in the northwest.
4) Detroit - At least I hope so.
5) Anaheim
6) Edmonton
7) Minnesota
8) Dallas

East -
1) Ottawa
2-8) Don't Know
 
P

Pochacco

asking dangerous questions
This is a total crapshoot
Rankings in terms of points.

East:
[1] Ottawa Senators - their offense is still tops
[3] New Jersey Devils
[4] Buffalo Sabres
[5] New York Rangers
[6] Philly Flyers
[7] Boston Bruins
[8] Pittsburg Penguins - Crosby will be a MONSTER all season

-Habs am cry
-Leafs am cry
-Panthers will SUCK
-wtf Canes?

West:
[1] Detroit Red Wings - their powerplay will still kick ass
[2] San Jose Sharks
[3] Anaheim Ducks
[4] Edmonton Oilers - Homerism!
[5] Nashville Predators - Central Division still stinks
[6] Los Angeles Kings - are actually a good team when not injured
[7] Calgary Flames
[8] Dallas Starz

-I'll get to experience Vancouver's dissapointment in person!
-Theodore will suck
-Minny Wild will be competitive all year
-Yotes will be mediocre
-Blues goaltending will let them down
-Blackhawks = worse record in the league?


I'm like 3% confident on these predictions.

Also, Crosby will lead the league in points this year :D
 
M

May16

Member
East
1. Buffalo
2. Carolina
3. New Jersey
4. Ottawa
5. NY Rangers
6. Montreal
7. Atlanta
8. Pittsburgh

West
1. Nashville
2. Anaheim
3. Calgary
4. San Jose
5. Detroit
6. Dallas
7. Green Bay
8. 1994 Winnipeg

I'm betting the sneaky Green Bay Packers find a way into the NHL playoffs. That Favre guy is getting washed up, but he's done crazier things.

I'm also predicting that Wayne Gretzky builds a time machine to make this New NHL thinger happen in the early 1990's, and that the Winnipeg Jets have an exciting run to the playoffs, spurred by grateful fans and talented but cocky centerman Keanu Reeves. Maybe that's a prediction, maybe that's a screenplay I should write.
 
W

worldrunover

Member
EAST
Atlantic:
1 NY Rangers (2)
2 New Jersey (5)
3 Philadelphia (6)
4 Pittsburgh
5 NY Islanders

Northeast:
1 Buffalo (1)
2 Ottawa (4)
3 Boston (8)
4 Montreal
5 Toronto

Southeast:
1 Carolina (3)
2 Atlanta (7)
3 Washington
4 Tampa Bay
5 Florida


WEST
Central:
1 Nashville (2)
2 Detroit (5)
3 Columbus
4 St. Louis
5 Chicago

Northwest:
1 Calgary (3)
2 Edmonton (6)
3 Vancouver (7)
4 Minnesota
5 Colorado

Pacific:
1 Anaheim (1)
2 San Jose (4)
3 Dallas (8)
4 Los Angeles
5 Phoenix

STANLEY CUP FINALS:

San Jose vs. Buffalo
WINNER: Buffalo

That pains me to say.
 
K

Karakand

Member
No way Anaheim finishes ahead of San Jose in the regular season. The Sharks are the new Red Wings. Have fun getting bounced in the first round, Sharkies!
 
S

snatches

Member
I love my Canucks but I will be glad when a Canadian team hoists the cup this year:

Calgary Flames.

Heart + Talent =

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