2024-2025 season predictions:

[StingUpdates]

Figured now would be a good time for this thread. Teams are pretty set. Most trades have happened except the rumored Barlow to OSH one.

Same template as last year. 1 pt for each teams seeding (1 thru 10) u get right, 2 points if u get the playoff conference winner right & 3 if u get the league champion right. You can be informative on your picks or just say who it is & leave it at that. Doesn't matter tho it is nice to know everyone's reasoning. I'll add it up at the end & post the top 5 or top 10.

Reigning champ is @lazyboy who got 10 points!

Predictions will close at 7:00 PM next Wednesday (opening night). Good luck!

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[Kingpin794]

West:
London
Flint
Erie
Saginaw
Guelph
Windsor
Sarnia
Soo
Kitchener
Owen Sound


East:
Brampton
Oshawa
Barrie
Brantford
Kingston
Sudbury
Ottawa
Petes
Niagara
North Bay

I'll call the boring/expected final: London vs Brampton. Brampton wins.

For the west, London and Erie are going to be solidly locked into those 1 and 3 spots. Gets messy for 2, 4, and 5. Flint has a ton of ammo left to supplement their roster. They have for a while. If they finally commit to going all in, I'll give them the division pretty easily. If they ride the fence, Saginaw could fight them for it. Guelph is a weird one. The CAN be good but will they? A lot of the same guys are back that under performed last year. Windsor will be better than most people think. They have a nice set of young talent. Just a year away from doing real damage. Sarnia and Soo will battle it out for those 7-8 spots. Owen Sound is going to be gutted. Hello lottery. Kitchener will take their lumps too.

The east will be a warzone. There is a clear line at Kingston. 5 really good teams. Brampton is already loaded with talent and has the ability to get so much more. They have a quality coach to manage it. Hard not to like them. Oshawa getting Barlow I think helps them hold down their division but I do question if they will have enough to push through a tougher conference this time around. Mix and match any of the next 3. Although I like Barrie's depth enough that they seem to be Brampton's true obstacle in the east. Kingston is Kingston. On paper they are good but they might be a victim of a first round exit. Brantford is a year away from being at their peak, but they'll give someone a test in round 2. 6-8, mix and match. Combo of young/mid rosters. Sorry Niagara. I don't think you make it this year either. Just too much of a clown shown still. North Bay last especially if Wakely is off to the pros. Romani will be a nice chip to move though.

As always, I'm ready to be wrong.

 

[Petes1987]

My predictions for the season are:

Eastern Conference:
1. Brampton
2. Oshawa
3. Brantford
4. Barrie
5. Kingston
6. Sudbury
7. Niagara
8. Peterborough
9. Ottawa
10. North Bay

Western Conference:
1. London
2. Saginaw
3. Erie
4. Flint
5. Guelph
6. Windsor
7. Kitchener
8. Sarnia
9. Owen Sound
10. Sault Ste Marie

OHL Final: Brampton vs London - Brampton wins the OHL Championship

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

My predictions for the season are:

Eastern Conference:
1. Oshawa (Organization knows how to win)
2. Brantford (Built for the playoffs)
3. Brampton (Toronto teams always trip up)
4. Barrie (they could upset the east)
5. Peterborough (older team now)
6. Kingston (would be higher but it’s a dog fight)
7. Sudbury (Step back from last year)
8. North Bay(full rebuild)
9. Ottawa (full rebuild)
10. Niagara (just quit now)

Western Conference:
1. London (Will be better than last year)
2. Saginaw (Still lots of firepower and goaltending)
3. Erie (will push London, really #2)
4. Guelph (decent team)
5. Sarnia (Still young)
6. Windsor (Still young)
7. Sault Ste Marie (full rebuild)
8. Flint (Always seem to f*** it up!)
9. Kitchener (full rebuild)
10. Owen Sound (need to trade George)

OHL Final: Barrie vs London - London wins the OHL Championship

 

[OMG67]

My predictions for the season are:

Eastern Conference:
1. Oshawa (Organization knows how to win)
2. Brantford (Built for the playoffs)
3. Brampton (Toronto teams always trip up)
4. Barrie (they could upset the east)
5. Peterborough (older team now)
6. Kingston (would be higher but it’s a dog fight)
7. Sudbury (Step back from last year)
8. North Bay(full rebuild)
9. Ottawa (full rebuild)
10. Niagara (just quit now)

Western Conference:
1. London (Will be better than last year)
2. Saginaw (Still lots of firepower and goaltending)
3. Erie (will push London, really #2)
4. Guelph (decent team)
5. Sarnia (Still young)
6. Windsor (Still young)
7. Sault Ste Marie (full rebuild)
8. Flint (Always seem to f*** it up!)
9. Kitchener (full rebuild)
10. Owen Sound (need to trade George)

OHL Final: Barrie vs London - London wins the OHL Championship

LOL@ "Just quit now"

 

[Voice from the North]

Eastern Conference:
1. Barrie
2. Oshawa
3. Brampton
4. Brantford
5. Kingston
6. Sudbury
7. North Bay
8. Ottawa
9. Peterborough
10. Niagara

Western Conference:
1. London
2. Saginaw
3. Erie
4. Flint
5. Guelph
6. Soo
7. Windsor
8. Sarnia
9. Kitchener
10. Owen Sound

OHL Final: Oshawa vs London - London wins

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[Houndzfan20]

East

Brampton
Brantford
Barrie
Oshawa
Kingston
Sudbury
Niagara
Peterborough
Ottawa
North bay

West

London
Flint
Erie
Saginaw
Guelph
Kitchener
Windsor
Sault
Sarnia
Owen sound

 

[yacky]

East

Brampton
Brantford
Barrie
Oshawa
Kingston
Sudbury
Niagara
Peterborough
Ottawa
North bay

West

London
Flint
Erie
Saginaw
Guelph
Windsor
Sault
Sarnia
Owen sound

give me reasoning for picking North Bay to finish last ?

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

give me reasoning for picking North Bay to finish last ?

Someone has to?

 

[tjziel]

North Bay will be competitive somehow. They still have VanSteensel, Romani and Wakley and McIvor

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

East

Brampton
Brantford
Barrie
Oshawa
Kingston
Sudbury
Niagara
Peterborough
Ottawa
North bay

West

London
Flint
Erie
Saginaw
Guelph
Windsor
Sault
Sarnia
Owen sound

Where is Kitchener?

 

[OMG67]

Eastern Conference:
1. Barrie
2. Oshawa
3. Brampton
4. Brantford
5. Kingston
6. Sudbury
7. North Bay
8. Ottawa
9. Peterborough
10. Niagara

Western Conference:
1. London
2. Saginaw
3. Erie
4. Flint
5. Guelph
6. Soo
7. Windsor
8. Sarnia
9. Kitchener
10. Owen Sound

OHL Final: Oshawa vs London - London wins

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It is going to be really hard for me to deviate from this prediction listing. This is pretty solid!

North Bay will be competitive somehow. They still have VanSteensel, Romani and Wakley and McIvor

For now….

Where is Kitchener?

Just West of Guelph….

 

[Houndzfan20]

give me reasoning for picking North Bay to finish last ?

Cause i said so and that's my opinion.

Where is Kitchener?

My bad. Above windsor

 

[leafs4life94]

EAST
Brampton
Oshawa
Barrie
Kingston
Brantford
Sudbury
North Bay
Ottawa
Niagara
Peterborough

WEST
London
Saginaw
Flint
Erie
Guelph
Sarnia
Sault Ste Marie
Windsor
Kitchener
Owen Sound

Finals - Brampton over London

 

[belair]

North Bay will be competitive somehow. They still have VanSteensel, Romani and Wakley and McIvor

Romani and Wakely will be moved fairly early. Their defense lacks effective puck movers. Decent forward depth still, but they're going to lose some bodies.

 

[OMG67]

Romani and Wakely will be moved fairly early. Their defense lacks effective puck movers. Decent forward depth still, but they're going to lose some bodies.

I think NB And Ottawa are two teams that will sell but most likely will hold on to their key pieces until closer to the deadline in an effort to milk some extra points in the standings. I don’t think either team is interested in missing the playoffs. Both will thin out their OA’s as necessary but guys like Wakely, VanSteensel, Romani, Pinelli, Mayich, Foster etc will be held back.

I think the Western Conference teams that are selling will be more apt to moving players early. Once we see Barlow move, I don’t think we will see another Elite name drop until the deadline. I think a few teams will be eying Parker Vaughn. If I were NB, I would be holding Romani back for a chance at Vaughn as opposed to taking picks and/or middling 17 year olds.

 

[belair]

I think NB And Ottawa are two teams that will sell but most likely will hold on to their key pieces until closer to the deadline in an effort to milk some extra points in the standings. I don’t think either team is interested in missing the playoffs. Both will thin out their OA’s as necessary but guys like Wakely, VanSteensel, Romani, Pinelli, Mayich, Foster etc will be held back.

I think the Western Conference teams that are selling will be more apt to moving players early. Once we see Barlow move, I don’t think we will see another Elite name drop until the deadline. I think a few teams will be eying Parker Vaughn. If I were NB, I would be holding Romani back for a chance at Vaughn as opposed to taking picks and/or middling 17 year olds.

I don't think the risk of injury is worth the reward of a short playoff appearance. Romani might be worthwhile to hold on to just to drive up the price as one of the better market options, but I'd think that Wakely is a pretty quick trade as an OA on a team with an abundance of them. From a pure NHL development standpoint, I'd like to see him moved to Flint.

 

[three dog night]

West
London
Flint
Saginaw
Kitchener
Guelph
Sarnia
Erie
Windsor
Sault
Owen Sound
East
Brantford
Bramptom
Oshawa
Kingston
Sudbury
Northbay
Barrie
Niagara
Ottawa
Peterborough
Final Brantford overLondon in six games

 

[OMG67]

I don't think the risk of injury is worth the reward of a short playoff appearance. Romani might be worthwhile to hold on to just to drive up the price as one of the better market options, but I'd think that Wakely is a pretty quick trade as an OA on a team with an abundance of them. From a pure NHL development standpoint, I'd like to see him moved to Flint.

That’s very possible. I should have stated that the OA’s are more excepted from that, especially if a team has an abundance. Both Ottawa and NB are over the allowable OA limit so it does make sense to offload the OA, even if it is an elite OA.

 

[HUSH10]

West
London
Flint
Saginaw
Kitchener
Guelph
Sarnia
Erie
Windsor
Sault
Owen Sound
East
Brantford
Oshawa
Brampton
Kingston
Sudbury
Northbay
Barrie
Niagara
Ottawa
Peterborough

It's statically impossible for it to be Brantford and Oshawa as No.1 and No.2....did you mean Brampton?

 

[User13452]

East:
1. Oshawa
2. Barrie
3. Brampton
4. Brantford
5. Kingston
6. Sudbury
7. Niagara
8. Ottawa
9. Peterborough
10. North Bay

Top 6 a lock to make playoffs imo just matter of what order. Bottom 4 are all interchangeable could see any of the 4 missing or making it.

West:
1. London
2. Flint
3. Erie
4. Saginaw
5. Guelph
6. Windsor
7. Kitchener
8. Sarnia
9. Owen Sound
10. Soo

Finals: Brampton over London

Wild card teams to me are Sudbury, Kingston,Brantford and Flint. All have a lot of picks to blow if they choose.

 

[NorthernVoice]

Interesting seeing the range of finishes for the Petes, it makes sense though, I could see them anywhere in that 7-10 range as well. Probably more towards 7th if Sztuska ends up being around most of the season (would surprise me though) and more towards 10th if he's dealt.

 

[User13452]

Interesting seeing the range of finishes for the Petes, it makes sense though, I could see them anywhere in that 7-10 range as well. Probably more towards 7th if Sztuska ends up being around most of the season (would surprise me though) and more towards 10th if he's dealt.

All depends on when/if north bay and Ottawa trade off some of there bigger name players. The Petes aren’t likely subtracting much from their roster other than maybe Sztuska. If north bay and Ottawa hold until closer to the deadline they may be able to accumulate some more points then the Petes

 

[lazyboy]

EAST - an arms race in the East this year w/a clear cut top 4 followed by 3 also rans
Brampton
Brantford
Barrie
Oshawa
Kingston
Sudbury
Ottawa
Niagara - really seesaw'd on this pick but ownership troubles trump the positives
North Bay
Peterborough
WEST - its been a long time since the East was this much stronger than the West (could make it more interesting since its wide open)
London - Hunter will plug up the holes on this team but their returning squad is so strong
Saginaw - Normally I think 'sell' after winning it all, but with such a weak division why not go for it again
Erie - Could give the Knights a run
Flint - West division is so weak they will challenge but the Bertucci trade sent mixed signal
Guelph - They have some pieces and again given the conference strength I can see George making moves to go for it
Sarnia
Windsor
Kitchener
SSM
Owen Sound

Brampton over London

 

[All the Answers]

East
Brampton
Oshawa
Barrie
Brantford
Kingston
Sudbury
North Bay
Ottawa
Peterborough
Niagara

West
London
Saginaw
Erie
Guelph
Flint
Windsor
Kitchener
Sarnia
Owen Sound
Salt Ste Marie

Oshawa over London in the final