Post Lockout Bold Prediction

Dr. Fire

What, me worry?
Jun 29, 2007
7,796
74
Jacketstown, Ohio
The CBJ will make the play-offs, but only if the league expands the format to 20 teams. If it remains at 16, they will make a good run for it, but fall short.

With 20 games against the teams in our division, it won't be easy.
 
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EspenK

Registered User
Sep 25, 2011
15,842
4,445
Jackets finish dead last again and 12th place team wins lottery.
 

Sore Loser

Sorest of them all
Dec 9, 2006
7,622
1,220
Spokane, WA.
At some point during the season, the CBJ will lead the league in GAA.

:laugh:

Jackets finish dead last again and 12th place team wins lottery.

We should take this as a foregone conclusion.

Prediction? The NHL "rewards the fans" by doing anything possible to hand the Cup to the New York Rangers this summer. Yes, they still believe that everyone is a Rag fan.

Prediction for the Jackets? We see the most competitive, hard working team we've ever had. They battle hard on a nightly basis, but come up short on the playoff push. We wind up with 1 top-5 pick, 1 top-10 pick, and the Ranger pick becomes #30 after they win the Cup.
 

blahblah

Registered User
Nov 24, 2005
21,327
972
With a shortened season and top six that will take some time to gell, I could see this season start off really slow and not have enough time to move up to a playoff spot. However, I don't see us finishing as anywhere close to the worst team in the West never mind the league.

Bold prediction? We have two players with more than a point-per-game pace (more than 48 points). Even as I'm typing it I'm laughing at myself.
 

Robert

Foligno family
Mar 9, 2006
36,576
1,673
Louisville, KY
Make one Bold Prediction for this up coming season.

I predict the Jackets make the playoffs and win at least one game that we are told is meaningless due to the short season.

If there was ever a time for a franchise in transition to make the playoffs this is the time…
 

plong123

Litebrite Stinger
Mar 3, 2008
1,758
4
206
We finish ahead of Chicago in the standings, and grab the 7th seed in the playoffs.

Bobrovsky catches fire and we ride him to the Conference Finals.

Johansen makes some spectacular plays to earn a top-6 spot.

Injuries make a Boone Jenner call-up happen in mid-March, and he never leaves the NHL for the rest of his career.

Erixon, Boll, Wiz, and Dubinsky are packaged for another scoring forward in April.

edit: wait, I made more than one. Increases my odds of Nastrodamusing this baby!
 

Robert

Foligno family
Mar 9, 2006
36,576
1,673
Louisville, KY
We finish ahead of Chicago in the standings, and grab the 7th seed in the playoffs.

Bobrovsky catches fire and we ride him to the Conference Finals.

Johanson makes some spectacular plays to earn a top-6 spot.

Injuries make a Boone Jenner call-up happen in mid-March, and he never leaves the NHL for the rest of his career.

Erixon, Boll, Wiz, and Dubinsky are packaged for another scoring forward in April.

edit: wait, I made more than one. Increases my odds of Nastrodamusing this baby!

:)... and god decends into the Arena District... :sarcasm:

In the end the outcome for the CBJ, and most NHL teams in a 48 game season, will hinge on their goaltending depth... (and defense)...
 

NotWendell

Has also never won the lottery.
Sponsor
Oct 31, 2005
27,445
7,952
Columbus, Ohio
We finish ahead of Chicago in the standings, and grab the 7th seed in the playoffs.

Bobrovsky catches fire and we ride him to the Conference Finals.

Johansen makes some spectacular plays to earn a top-6 spot.

Injuries make a Boone Jenner call-up happen in mid-March, and he never leaves the NHL for the rest of his career.

Erixon, Boll, Wiz, and Dubinsky are packaged for another scoring forward in April.

edit: wait, I made more than one. Increases my odds of Nastrodamusing this baby!

You know, I could actually see a couple of these happening.
 

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