2022-23 Standing Predictions

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

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

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

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

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

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[dalewood12]

Not bad. I think the Isles and Ducks could surprise and eke out a playoff spot.

I can't put my finger on the Knights. I can see them winning the division but also finishing sixth of seventh in their division.

 

[JasonRoseEh]

You think the Caps are going to finish 6th in their own division? They finished with the record they did last year after missing basically their entire top 6 for the most of the first half of the season. They finally signed the best goaltender they've had in 4 years and made some great signings. They'll be without Backstrom but they were without Backstrom basically the entire year.

Barring catastrophic injuries there's no chance they finish that low in the Metro.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

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

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

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

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

Haven't had time to really look into it myself yet, but at first glance Florida, Washington, Islanders, and St. Louis seem really low.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

I will personally venmo you (or donate to a charity of your choice) $100 if the Wings finish game 82 of the 2022-2023 season in 8th place of their division

 

[Goulet17]

Dallas winning the Central? St. Louis missing the playoffs?

What has Dallas done in the offseason to justify picking them to win the Central? I am just curious as to the logic, as perhaps I am missing something.

 

[AvroArrow]

Metro

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

Atlantic

Toronto
Tampa Bay
Florida
Ottawa
Boston
Detroit
Buffalo
Montreal

Central

Colorado
Minnesota
Nashville
St. Louis
Dallas
Winnipeg
Arizona
Chicago

Pacific

Edmonton
Anaheim
LA
Vancouver
Calgary
Vegas
San Jose
Seattle

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Pacific

Edmonton
Vegas
Calgary
LA
Vancouver
Seattle
Anaheim
SanJose

Central

Avs
St. Louis
Nashville
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Dallas
Chicago
Arizona

Atlantic

Tampa
Toronto
Florida
Detroit
Boston
Sens
Montreal
Buffalo

Metro

Carolina
Rangers
Capitals
Devils
Penguins
Columbus
Islanders
Philadelphia

 

[Viqsi]

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

The vote of confidence is appreciated but I don't think we're jumping that far ahead that quickly. Not without pretty much everybody re-learning how to play defense or something equally impressive.

 

[TK 421]

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

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

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

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

I would LOVE to hear your reasoning on the Blues finishing 6th in the Central. I tried to envision that type of finish and I couldn't find any plausible scenario that would put them there. Are you predicting some type of implosion from Binnington and Greiss?

 

[tucker3434]

Each conference is tough for opposite reasons. Not sure where the turnover will come in the East and 5 of the 8 playoff teams out West next year could be new.

Atlantic:
Toronto
Tampa
Florida
Boston
-
Ottawa
Detroit
Buffalo
Montreal

Metro:
Carolina
Pittsburgh
NYR
Columbus
-
Washington
NYI
NJD
Philly

Pacific:
Edmonton
Vegas
Vancouver
Calgary
-
Seattle
Anaheim
LA
San Jose

Central:
Colorado
Nashville
St. Louis
Winnipeg
-
Minnesota
Dallas
Chicago
Arizona

 

[JP Mick]

Florida goes from 1st to 6th huh?

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Florida goes from 1st to 6th huh?

I'm sure you're well aware of the offseason they just endured...

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division:
1. Toronto
2. Tampa Bay
3. Florida
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4. Ottawa
5. Detroit
6. Buffalo
7. Boston
8. Montreal

Metropolitan Division:
1. Carolina < Presidents Trophy
2. Columbus
3. Pittsburgh
4. NY Rangers < WC1
5. NY Islanders < WC2
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6. New Jersey
7. Washington
8. Philadelphia

Western Conference:
Central Division:
1. Colorado
2. St. Louis
3. Dallas
4. Nashville < WC2
———————————-
5. Minnesota
6. Winnipeg
7. Chicago
8. Arizona

Pacific Division:
1. Edmonton
2. Los Angeles
3. Calgary
4. Vancouver < WC1
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5. Vegas
6. San Jose
7. Seattle
8. Anaheim

 

[JP Mick]

I'm sure you're well aware of the offseason they just endured...

They were leading their division last season before bringing in Giroux and Chiarot. Losing Marchment sucks but he was out half the season anyway. Forsling steps up into Weegars spot and one of the younger guys steps into the bottom six with Marc Stahl. We lose Huberdeau but gain Tkatchuk. Add White and Balcers, one of them may surprise. The Panthers aren’t suddenly missing the playoffs.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Each conference is tough for opposite reasons. Not sure where the turnover will come in the East and 5 of the 8 playoff teams out West next year could be new.

Atlantic:
Toronto
Tampa
Florida
Boston
-
Ottawa
Detroit
Buffalo
Montreal

Metro:
Carolina
Pittsburgh
NYR
Columbus
-
Washington
NYI
NJD
Philly

Pacific:
Edmonton
Vegas
Vancouver
Calgary
-
Seattle
Anaheim
LA
San Jose

Central:
Colorado
Nashville
St. Louis
Winnipeg
-
Minnesota
Dallas
Chicago
Arizona

Los Angeles and Dallas are lower in the standings then they should be and Vegas and Winnipeg are higher in the standings.

LA added Fiala and the defense should be healthy again with tons of depth on their roster, Dallas brought in Mason Marchment after a career year and could be adding prospects Johnston and Stankoven up the middle, with solid goaltending from Oettinger and Wedgewood the Stars could be in the playoffs.

Vegas has no bottom 6 to speak of which says little about their depth at forward and the questions in net are still in place, is Lehner or Brossoit healthy? If not could Logan Thompson or another goalie in there organization carry them to the playoffs, I would say no Vegas is on the outside looking in.

Winnipeg hasn’t really made any meaningful moves but could have an influx of younger prospects come into the lineup. There are questions on if the Jets defense can hold up for a full season, I still don’t see them as a playoff team in 22-23.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

They were leading their division last season before bringing in Giroux and Chiarot. Losing Marchment sucks but he was out half the season anyway. Forsling steps up into Weegars spot and one of the younger guys steps into the bottom six with Marc Stahl. We lose Huberdeau but gain Tkatchuk. Add White and Balcers, one of them may surprise. The Panthers aren’t suddenly missing the playoffs.

I don't see them missing either, tbh. But they took a step in the wrong direction this offseason...with no picks to dangle at the deadline, I wouldn't be surprised if they are fighting for a WC spot.

 

[tucker3434]

Los Angeles and Dallas are lower in the standings then they should be and Vegas and Winnipeg are higher in the standings.

LA added Fiala and the defense should be healthy again with tons of depth on their roster, Dallas brought in Mason Marchment after a career year and could be adding prospects Johnston and Stankoven up the middle, with solid goaltending from Oettinger and Wedgewood the Stars could be in the playoffs.

Vegas has no bottom 6 to speak of which says little about their depth at forward and the questions in net are still in place, is Lehner or Brossoit healthy? If not could Logan Thompson or another goalie in there organization carry them to the playoffs, I would say no Vegas is on the outside looking in.

Winnipeg hasn’t really made any meaningful moves but could have an influx of younger prospects come into the lineup. There are questions on if the Jets defense can hold up for a full season, I still don’t see them as a playoff team in 22-23.

The West is nonsense. I think Colorado will win again. I think Arizona and Chicago will be bad. Beyond that, I don't have strong feelings. All I really expect is chaos.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

The vote of confidence is appreciated but I don't think we're jumping that far ahead that quickly. Not without pretty much everybody re-learning how to play defense or something equally impressive.

The defense remains the same with the exception of adding Gudbranson and maybe adding a full season of Blankenburg, Columbus has addressed their depth just depends on how the drafted defenders develop.

Even if the defense isn’t so good, having Gaudreau a healthy Texier and a full season of Kent Johnson should keep the excitement levels high enough to get the Jackets into the playoffs.

Most importantly the goaltending is going to have to become better this season, it’s also not out of the question that the goalies flop and Tarasov takes over the starting job in Columbus if he is healthy enough after injury troubles last season.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

The West is nonsense. I think Colorado will win again. I think Arizona and Chicago will be bad. Beyond that, I don't have strong feelings. All I really expect is chaos.

The Joker is an agent of chaos

Upset the established order.

 

[McJedi]

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg ahead of the Blues? Dallas ahead of the Avs? You’ve got some hilarious central division predictions here.

 

[Mr Kot]

Metro

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

Atlantic

Toronto
Tampa Bay
Florida
Ottawa
Boston
Detroit
Buffalo
Montreal

Central

Colorado
Minnesota
Nashville
St. Louis
Dallas
Winnipeg
Arizona
Chicago

Pacific

Edmonton
Anaheim
LA
Vancouver
Calgary
Vegas
San Jose
Seattle

Anaheim?

 

[Maurice of Orange]

I don't see them missing either, tbh. But they took a step in the wrong direction this offseason...with no picks to dangle at the deadline, I wouldn't be surprised if they are fighting for a WC spot.

The Panthers could be in either side of the playoff line, they are also going to be missing Anthony Duclair to offseason injury, so he’ll be lost for most of the season and could be placed on LTIR but Florida is still going to be walking a salary cap tightrope with a minimum roster if no other moves are made by Zito.

Florida’s top 6 forwards look strong but the bottom 6 forwards look a little different with all the moves that were made.

Losing Weegar on defense is probably what hurts the Panthers as he was eating some good minutes with Florida.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Metro

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

Atlantic

Toronto
Tampa Bay
Florida
Ottawa
Boston
Detroit
Buffalo
Montreal

Central

Colorado
Minnesota
Nashville
St. Louis
Dallas
Winnipeg
Arizona
Chicago

Pacific

Edmonton
Anaheim
LA
Vancouver
Calgary
Vegas
San Jose
Seattle

You got Minnesota and Anaheim way too high IMO.

The Wild lost Fiala to LA trade and downgraded at backup goaltender with the trade of Talbot to Ottawa with no other moves made.

A full season of goaltending from 37 year old going to be 38 in November MA Fleury and young Gustavsson doesn’t seem like it would be the type to holdup for a playoff spot.

I not sure if you know how the Ducks roster looks but that defense is going to get caved in it’s current state if no other moves are made.

I could see Verbeek pulling the plug in late January or early February and going full fire sale at the trade deadline starting with trading John Gibson and UFA rental John Klingberg.

 

[NewtJorden]

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

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

CENTRAL
1. Avalanche
2. Blues
3. Predators
4. Stars
5. Wild
6. Jets
7. Coyotes
8. Blackhawks

PACIFIC
1. Oilers
2. Kings
3. Canucks
4. Flames
5. Golden Knights
6. Kraken
7. Ducks
8. Sharks