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Originally Posted by JLHockeyKnight
2-0 Caps. Boston just can't get the scoring going.
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I think that's going to be somewhat of a continuing trend.
I'll just post my predictions here, since there seems to not be a thread for it on the main board, with a quick quip. There tends to be less and less reason anymore to feel like why a team does as good or as bad as you think, I was pleased with my success last season (picked all 8 teams in the west, 6 of 8 in the east):
1- Washington (Top seed out of a weak division, will make a significant deadline move)
2- Toronto (Yeah, I went there. The NFC South of the NHL it seems)
3- Pittsburgh (Atlantic Division beats up on each other)
4- Philadelphia (Might actually be the 1st or 2nd best in the East)
5- New Jersey (They find a way, but will be one-and-done)
6- Boston (Primed to falter a bit, can't possibly repeat 2009)
7- Atlanta (They have to be playoff contender sometime...)
8- Buffalo (Usually lying in the weeds...)
9- Ottawa (Better, but not quite)
10- Tampa Bay (improved to the point of relevance)
11- Carolina (They got white hot last year, too many others got better)
12- Montreal (They should wear blue uniforms and white helmets)
13- NY Rangers (Gaborik goes from a team who won't score, to one who can't)
14- Florida (Just about everyone else got better, they got worse).
15- NY Islanders (15th looks bad, will have a shot at Taylor Hall, but won't be as horrible)
1- San Jose (Will be irrelevant as they'll falter and be out by Mothers' Day)
2- Calgary (May run away with this)
3- Detroit (In less than 2 years, this went from being the worst to the best division)
4- Vancouver (Just need to bring it all together, they're right on the cusp of a contending team)
5- St. Louis (Quiet summer, just need to stay healthy, they get Kariya and Johnson back, I think Brewer too)
6- Anaheim (Top of the playoff fight, should flow better offensively)
7- Chicago (I think will have a similar season that we had in 08-09)
8- Los Angeles ("The Sexy Pick" might be the type of team SJ wants, someone just happy to be there)
9- Columbus (Don't think Mason will be as lights out, but tough to leave them out)
10- Minnesota (I question whether or not a new philosophy is enough)
11- Dallas (I said they'd miss last year, I got lucky with injuries, but I still don't think they're very good)
12- Phoenix (Went ice cold in the 2nd half, should level out, but be stagnant)
13- Nashville (Don't see enough there, yet somehow with the first pick took Rinne in my keeper league)
14- Edmonton (May not be this bad, because they always get hot in March to make a big push for 10th place)
15- Colorado (Did nothing to suggest that they won't be atrocious, in fact lost more than they gained)
I'll come back later with awards, didn't get that far yet.
