2018-19 Standing Predictions

[NewtJorden]

ATLANTIC
1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Boston Bruins
3. Toronto Maple Leafs
4. Florida Panthers
5. Detroit Red Wings
6. Montreal Canadiens
7. Buffalo Sabres
8. Ottawa Senators

METROPOLITAN
1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Washington Capitals
3. New Jersey Devils
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
5. Carolina Hurricanes
6. Philadelphia Flyers
7. New York Rangers
8. New York Islanders

CENTRAL
1. Nashville Predators
2. Winnipeg Jets
3. St. Louis Blues
4. Dallas Stars
5. Colorado Avalanche
6. Minnesota Wild
7. Chicago Blackhawks

PACIFIC
1. San Jose Sharks
2. Los Angeles Kings
3. Calgary Flames
4. Vegas Golden Knights
5. Edmonton Oilers
6. Arizona Coyotes
7. Anaheim Ducks
8. Vancouver Canucks

ROUND 1
Tampa Bay over Florida
Boston over Toronto
Pittsburgh over Columbus
Washington over New Jersey
Nashville over Dallas
St. Louis over Winnipeg
San Jose over Vegas
Los Angeles over Calgary

ROUND 2
Tampa Bay over Boston
Pittsburgh over Washington
St. Louis over Nashville
San Jose over Los Angeles

ROUND 3
Tampa Bay over Pittsburgh
San Jose over St. Louis

STANLEY CUP FINAL
Tampa Bay over San Jose

 

[PanthersHockey1]

Atlantic
1. Tampa
2. Toronto
3. Florida
4. Boston (WC-1)
5. Buffalo
6. Montreal
7. Detroit
8. Ottawa

Metro
1. Pittsburgh
2. Washington
3. Philadelphia
4. Carolina (WC-2)
5. Columbus
6. New Jersey
7. New York Rangers
8. New York Islanders

Central
1.Winnipeg
2. Nashville
3.Dallas
4.St. Louis (WC-1)
5.Minnesota
6.Colorado
7. Chicago

Pacific
1.Los Angeles
2.San Jose
3.Calgary
4.Arizona (WC-2)
5.Edmonton
6.Las Vegas
7.Anaheim
8.Vancouver

I have a tough time figuring out the Carolina/Philadelphia/Columbus/New Jersey pack in the metro. All teams are on the bubble. Could make it/Could not make it.

 

[Stud Muffin]

Atlantic
1.Tampa Bay
2.Toronto
3.Boston
4.Florida(W)
5.Buffalo
6.Detroit
7.Montreal
8.Ottawa

Metro
1.Washington
2.Pittsburgh
3.Columbus
4.Philadelphia (W)
5.New Jersey
6.Carolina
7.NYR
8.NYI

Central
1.Nashville
2.Winnipeg
3.St.Louis
4.Dallas (W)
5.Colarado
6.Minnesota
7. Chicago

Pacific
1.Los Angeles
2.Edmonton
3.Calgary
4.San Jose (W)
5.Arizona
6.Anaheim
7.Las Vegas
8.Vancouver

 

[Anomie2029]

Pacific
Calgary
Vegas
Anaheim
Sharks
Edmonton
LA
Coyotes
Vancouver

Central
Nashville
Winnipeg
Blues
Wild
Chicago
Avalanche
Stars

Atlantic
Tampa
Toronto
Boston
Florida
Red Wings
Senators
Sabres
Canadiens

Metro
Flyers
Penguins
Hurricanes
Capitals
Blue Jackets
Devils
Rangers
Islanders

 

[Nharris31]

Central
Chicago
Minnesota
Colorado
Dallas
St Louis
Winnipeg
Nashville

 

[WatchfulElm]

Pacific
1- Sharks
2- Golden Knights
3- Flames
4- Oilers
5- Kings
6- Ducks
7- Coyotes
8- Canucks

Central
1- Jets
2- Blues
3- Predators
4- Avalanche
5- Stars
6- Wild
7- Blackhawks

Atlantic
1- Maple Leafs
2- Lightning
3- Panthers
4- Bruins
5- Canadiens
6- Sabres
7- Red Wings
8- Senators

Metropolitan
1- Penguins
2- Flyers
3- Blue Jackets
4- Capitals
5- Hurricanes
6- Islanders
7- Devils
8- Rangers

 

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

Capitals win the Metro
Lightning win the Atlantic
Stars win the Central
Oilers win the Pacific

 

[Shaman464]

Atlantic:

Tampa 114 (President's trophy)
Toronto 111
Florida 103
Boston 102 (wildcard)
Detroit 91
Buffalo 84
Montreal 81
Ottawa 73

Metro:

Washington 108
Pittsburgh 105
New Jersey 100
Columbus 100 (wildcard)
Philadelphia 98
Carolina 92
Rangers 85
Islanders 82

Pacific:

San Jose 109
Vegas 102
Anaheim 99
Calgary 97
Los Angeles 96
Edmonton 92
Arizona 88
Vancouver 84

Central:

Winnipeg 110
Nashville 110
St Louis 104
Colorado 99 (wildcard)
Minnesota 98 (wildcard)
Dallas 95
Chicago 86

I'm bullish on Florida (Barkov-Trocheck-Dadonov-Ekblad-Huberdeau, too much talent) and the Lou (like their moves for Bozak and RoR).

The Pacific was the only difficult one because you've got San Jose and Vegas but after that, Anaheim and LA could surprise and Calgary is good but are they good enough?

The rest of the divisions have pretty clearly demarcated lines between who is good, who is mediocre and who is bad.

How does Detroit improve by 20 points (10 wins) without Green and Zetterberg, and Kronwall on one leg?

 

[Bounces R Way]

Metropolitan:
1. Capitals
2. Penguins
3. Flyers
4. Bluc Jackets WC2
5. Jersey
6. Islanders
7. Hurricanes
8. Rangers

Atlantic:
1. Lightning
2. Bruins
3. Maple Leafs
4. Panthers WC2
5. Sabres
6. Canadiens
7. Red Wings
8. Senators

Pacific:
1. Sharks
2. Flames
3. Vegas
4. Kings WC2
5. Ducks
6. Oilers
7. Arizona
8. Canucks

Central:
1. Predators
2. Blues
3. Stars
4. Winnipeg W1
5. Avalanche
6. Wild
7. Blackhawks

 

[EdJovanovski]

Eastern
1. Tampa Bay
2. Washington
3. Toronto
4. Philadelphia
5. Pittsburgh
6. Columbus
7. Boston
8. NY Rangers

9. Florida
10. New Jersey
11. Buffalo
12. Carolina
13. Ottawa
14. NY Islanders
15. Detroit
16. Montreal

Western
1. Nashville
2. St Louis
3. Winnipeg
4. San Jose
5. Vegas
6. Los Angeles
7. Dallas
8. Calgary

9. Colorado
10. Anaheim
11. Edmonton
12. Chicago
13. Arizona
14. Minnesota
15. Vancouver

Tampa Bay vs NY Rangers: Rangers in 7
Toronto vs Boston: Toronto in 6
Washington vs Columbus: Washington in 5
Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh: Philadelphia in 7
Nashville vs Calgary: Nashville in 6
St Louis vs Winnipeg: St Louis in 7
San Jose vs Dallas: San Jose in 5
Vegas vs Los Angeles: Los Angeles in 7

NY Rangers vs Toronto: Rangers in 6
Washington vs Philadelphia: Philadelphia in 7
Nashville vs St Louis: Nashville in 7
San Jose vs Los Angeles: San Jose in 6

Philadelphia vs NY Rangers: Rangers in 7
Nashville vs San Jose: San Jose in 6

San Jose vs NY Rangers: Rangers in 7

 

[plank]

ATLANTIC

1. Toronto
2. Tampa Bay
3. Boston
4. Florida(WC)
5. Buffalo
6. Detroit
7. Montreal
8. Ottawa

METROPOLITAN

1. Pittsburgh
2. Columbus
3. Washington
4. Carolina(WC)
5. Philadelphia
6. New Jersey
7. NY Islanders
8. NY Rangers

CENTRAL

1. Winnipeg
2. Nashville
3. St. Louis
4. Dallas(WC)
5. Colorado(WC)
6. Minnesota
7. Chicago

PACIFIC

1. San Jose
2. Vegas
3. Calgary
4. Los Angeles
5. Edmonton
6. Arizona
7. Anaheim
8. Vancouver

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

ATLANTIC

1. TB
2. Toronto
3. Boston
4. Florida(WC)
5. Buffalo
6. Montreal
7. Detroit
8. Ottawa

METROPOLITAN

1. Washington
2. Pittsburgh
3. Columbus
4. Philadelphia (WC)
5. Carolina
6. New Jersey
7. NY Islanders
8. NY Rangers

CENTRAL

1. St. Louis
2. Nashville
3. Winnipeg
4. Dallas(WC)
5. Minnesota
6. Chicago
7. Colorado

PACIFIC

1. San Jose
2. LA
3. Calgary
4. Edmonton (WC)
5. Vegas
6. Arizona
7. Anaheim
8. Vancouver

 

[HolyJumpin]

Can only really do the Western Conference:

Pacific:
1.Vegas
2.San Jose
3.Calgary
4.LA (WC)
5.Arizona
6.Anaheim
7. Edmonton
8. Vancouver

Central:
1.Winnipeg
2.St. Louis
3.Nashville
4.Wild (WC)
5.Dallas
6.Colorado
7.Chicago

Pacific is really anyone's game

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Central
Winnipeg*
Blues*
Nashville*
Colorado WC1**
Dallas WC2**
------------
Chicago
Minni

Pacific
San Jose*
Calgary*
LVK*
--------
EDM (within a few points of Calgary and LVK)
LA
Phoenix
Anaheim

EAST

Metro
Pittsburgh*
Philly*
Washington*
Carolina (WC2)
--------------------
NJD (misses by 1 point)
CBJ (believe they trade Panarin before TDL)
NYR
NYI


Atlantic
Tampa* (President's Trophy)
Toronto*
Florida*
Boston (WC1)
----------------
Buffalo
Detroit
Montreal
Ottawa

Playoffs
RD 1 East
Tampa over Carolina in 5
Florida shocks Toronto in 7
Philly over a still hung over Washington in 6
Pittsburgh over Boston in 5

RD1 WEST
San Jose over Dallas in 5
Winnipeg over Colorado 4
Nashville over Blues in 7
Calgary over Vegas in 6

RD2
Tampa over Florida in 7
Philly upsets Pittsburgh in 6
Nashville over Winnipeg in 6
San Jose over Calgary in 5

Conference Finals
San Jose over Nashville in 7
Tampa over Philly in 6

SCF
Tampa over San Jose in 6

 

[Dr Pepper]

Western Conference

Central Division

Nashville
Winnipeg
Dallas
St. Louis
Colorado
Minnesota
Chicago

Pacific Division

San Jose
Calgary
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Arizona
Anaheim
Edmonton
Vancouver

Nashville over Colorado
San Jose over St. Louis
Calgary over LA
Dallas over Winnipeg

San Jose over Calgary
Nashville over Dallas

San Jose over Nashville

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Tampa Bay
Boston
Toronto
Buffalo
Florida
Detroit
Montreal
Ottawa

Metropolitan Division

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Columbus
New York Islanders
New Jersey
New York Rangers
Carolina

Tampa over Buffalo
Boston over Toronto
Philly over Columbus
Pittsburgh over Washington

Tampa over Boston
Philly over Pittsburgh

Tampa over Philly

San Jose over Tampa

 

[SunDevilHockeyFan]

montreal
tampa bay
boston
toronto
ottawa
florida
buffalo
detroit

washington
pittsburgh
columbus
philadelphia
new jersey
carolina
new york rangers
new york islanders

winnipeg
nashville
minnesota
st.louis
chicago
dallas
colorado

edmonton
san jose
anaheim
vegas
los angeles
arizona
calgary
vancouver

Saw you had Montreal and Ottawa bolded and nearly pissed myself laughing, I know this was before EK left but still

 

[super6646]

Updating standings based on offseason and me just changing my mind:

Pacific:
1. Sharks
2. Flames (yes, I'm being bold and probably gonna regret it like I do every ****ing year).
3. Knights
4. Oilers
5. Kings
6. Coyotes
7. Ducks
8. Canucks

Central:
1. Jets
2. Preds
3. Blues (would have you higher, but goaltending is still an issue for me).
4. Stars
5. Blackhawks
6. Aves (and I just realized my spelling... oof)
7. Wild

Metro:

1. Penguins
2. Caps
3. Blue Jackets
4. Hurricanes
5. Devils
6. Flyers
7. Islanders (OOF how wrong was I about Lou being your saviour. Least I didn't explicitly mention Tavares like I was about to).
8. Rangers

Atlantic:
1. Lightning
2. Leafs (I know you ****ers want to be #1, but that defense needs to get better. And no, losing JVR and Bosak isn't not going to mean nothing either).
3. Panthers
4. Bruins
5. Sabres
6. Red Wings
7. Habs (don't know what I was thinking placing you guys at five... you guys are probably gonna suck next year)
8. Sens (yes, you guys are still last btw).

Bolded are the ones I f***ed up the most (so far). Overall, I didn't do bad. Was a bit too conservative in regards to movement in the standings, but I was right about the Devils and Flyers falling off, the King's struggles (though even I underestimated their decline), the Lightning over the Leafs. Also wish I was more bullish on my Flames, but its still early and Smith has been super mediocre.

 

[hangman005]

Bit surprised in hindsight how many were high on the kings.

More surprising though was how many had a pacific team getting a wild card. Still lots of season to go though.

 

[super6646]

Bit surprised in hindsight how many were high on the kings.

More surprising though was how many had a pacific team getting a wild card. Still lots of season to go though.

Really didn't understand it either. Their roster is old af and even with Kovalchuk, I had them out of the playoffs by a good chunk this year (I had Chicago and Edmonton fighting for the 2nd WC spot). Then again, the roaches in Anaheim should be falling apart right now, yet are somehow 2nd in the pacific. Sigh*

 

[super6646]

Updating standings based on offseason and me just changing my mind:

Pacific:
1. Sharks
2. Flames (yes, I'm being bold and probably gonna regret it like I do every ****ing year).
3. Knights
4. Oilers
5. Kings
6. Coyotes
7. Ducks
8. Canucks

Central:
1. Jets
2. Preds
3. Blues (would have you higher, but goaltending is still an issue for me).
4. Stars
5. Blackhawks
6. Aves
7. Wild

Metro:

1. Penguins
2. Caps
3. Blue Jackets
4. Hurricanes
5. Devils
6. Flyers
7. Islanders (OOF how wrong was I about Lou being your saviour. Least I didn't explicitly mention Tavares like I was about to).
8. Rangers

Atlantic:
1. Lightning
2. Leafs (I know you ****ers want to be #1, but that defense needs to get better. And no, losing JVR and Bosak isn't not going to mean nothing either).
3. Panthers
4. Bruins
5. Sabres
6. Red Wings
7. Habs (don't know what I was thinking placing you guys at five... you guys are probably gonna suck next year)
8. Sens (yes, you guys are still last btw).

Nearing the end of March, and overall think I did alright. I got 7/8 western conference current playoff teams right, though there were some misses in the east (islanders and habs looking massive, should’ve stuck to my original prediction on those two), and I took the bait on the panthers as well. Toronto not improving is also a surprise, and I’m really glad I predicted the canes making it. Think my updated predictions look a lot better overall though.

Also, I’m laughing at those who had Calgary in the bottom third of the pacific with la and Anaheim in the top 3. Yikes

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

Hey wait a sec, I could have sworn I had my list here too.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Metropolitan:
1. Capitals
2. Penguins
3. Flyers
4. Bluc Jackets WC2
5. Jersey
6. Islanders
7. Hurricanes
8. Rangers

Atlantic:
1. Lightning
2. Bruins
3. Maple Leafs
4. Panthers WC2
5. Sabres
6. Canadiens
7. Red Wings
8. Senators

Pacific:
1. Sharks
2. Flames
3. Vegas
4. Kings WC2
5. Ducks
6. Oilers
7. Arizona
8. Canucks

Central:
1. Predators
2. Blues
3. Stars
4. Winnipeg W1
5. Avalanche
6. Wild
7. Blackhawks

Eh. 10/12 divisional spots were right. Not too bad. Although I'm not sure what the f*** I was thinking putting Winnipeg in a Wildcard before the Stars.

 

[Thrasymachus]

Large amount of isles being 8th in their division predictions. Not saying that is was a bad guess, but still, interesting.

 

[Incarnadine Sea]

Large amount of isles being 8th in their division predictions. Not saying that is was a bad guess, but still, interesting.

Most predictions that had the islanders last or close to last came after JT left, so it is understandable. Nice to see them prove everyone wrong.

Most people had LA too high and Calgary too low.

LOL at all those who had Toronto finishing ahead of TB

 

[DJJones]

How did people have la so high?

I assumed they'd be old and slow