Your 2024-2025 hot takes

pedis

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Tampa has a bottom 10 powerplay, they miss the playoffs by 10 points. Guentzal has a bad season and is looking like a mistake contract while Stamkos scores 40 and they easily cruise to the playoffs
 
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nbwingsfan

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Does that even need to happen? They were only 7 points up on Detroit with Kuch having 144 points and zero injuries outside of sergachev who's gone anyway. I feel them making it is more unlikely than likely at this point.
Sergachev missed half the season and I doubt vasilevski is as bad as last year

But any significant loss of Kuch would be a disaster

And for some reason I don’t think Guentzel is going to do well there
 

RogerRogerr

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1. Leafs win a playoff series against the Bruins in 7 after being down 3-1.
2. Edmonton loses in the finals again and Knoblauch, Bills comments becomes his curse.
3. Tampa will prevent the Sens, Sabres, and Redwings from making the playoffs by winning their games against them in April.
4. Hellebuyck has a comparatively weak season, but an amazing first two rounds in the playoffs.
5. Calgary finishes with 50 points.
 

Leksand

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For people thinking Ottawa and Buffalo make the playoffs, no chance.
I’d go out on a limb and say that applies to the Leafs winning the Cup with 16 straight wins as well.

I don’t know but it seems some of the hot takes are not super likely to materialize.
 

Juxta Position

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all Canadian teams are relocated to Mexico
Every American team relocates to Canadian cities due to political upheaval in the US, the NHL renames to the CNHL (Canadian National Hockey League) and the Edmonton Oilers and Saskatoon Devils alternate Stanley Cups for the next 10 years....
 

Leksand

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So what’s a hot take?

By now a majority of the posts here has Sabres making the playoffs - is the Sabres NOT making the playoffs the hot take now?

How does it work?
 

HockeyVirus

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Anaheim makes playoffs
Dostal wins vezina

IF the Ducks see some of their D prospects graduate AND they are NHL ready and good enough to play a solid defensive system AND Dostal takes the flashes he has shown and puts together 60 games in the top 10 for goalies, I could see them sniffing around the playoff come spring.

I'm not convinced up front they have the scoring to win that many games. Even some of their top forward prospects like Carlsson who are at the age to take a step are more two way players. With inexperience on defense, there will be mistakes and my guess is more times than not the Ducks won't be able to outscore their problems

Then none of us have to be sad, you’ll be here forever!

#cup champs 2025
 
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