Well it's a new season, new divisions, that I'm still trying to learn how the playoff format works. So if i'm off somebody correct me please, but time for some fun, so let's predict the standings! Put an UNDERLINE underneath the playoff cutoff, since it is no longer the traditional 1-8 please, thanks!
Central Division
1. St. Louis
2. Chicago
3. Minnesota
4. Dallas
5. Winnepeg
6. Colorado
7. Nashville
Pacific Division
1. San Jose
2. Los Angeles
3. Anaheim
4. Phoenix
5. Edmonton
6. Vancouver
7. Calgary
Metropolitan Division
1. Pittsburgh
2. NY Rangers
3. Washington
4. Philadelphia
5. Carolina
6. NY Islanders
7. Columbus
8. New Jersey
Atlantic Division
1. Detroit
2. Boston
3. Ottawa
4. Montreal
5. Toronto
6. Tampay Bay
7. Florida
8. Buffalo
It's fine how you have it. The top three teams from each division go. I wouldn't leave out Vancouver though dude.
I would. Even though I hate them I knew they would make the playoffs the last several years because of our poor division and predicted as such.
This year, new, legit division with great teams. Canucks are a team with no 3rd line center, 4th liner and lumbering heavy weight Kassian starting the year out with the Sedin sisters, Kesler and Booth can't stay on the same ice. Luon8o's head is in every which way, and I love Torts but he's going to drive that team into the ground.
They are missing the playoffs this year, my bold (though not really) prediction of the year. Book it, as long as Smith and Tippett return to form which I think they will in Phoenix.
1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Dallas
4. Minnesota
5. Nashville
6. Colorado
7. Winnipeg
Pacific
1. Los Angeles
2. San Jose
3. Vancouver
4. Anaheim
5. Phoenix
6. Edmonton
7. Calgary
Metropolitan
1. Pittsburgh
2. NYR
3. Philadelphia
4. NYI
5. Columbus
6. Washington
7. Carolina
8. New Jersey
Atlantic
1. Boston
2. Detroit
3. Ottawa
4. Montreal
5. Tampa Bay
6. Toronto
7. Buffalo
8. Florida
Central
1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Minnesota
4. Dallas
5. Nashville
6. Winnipeg
7. Colorado
Pacific
1. Vancouver
2. Los Angeles
3. San Jose
4. Phoenix
5. Anaheim
6. Edmonton
7. Calgary
Metropolitan
1. Pittsburgh
2. NYR
3. NYI
4. Columbus
5. Philadelphia
6. Washington
7. Carolina
8. New Jersey
Atlantic
1. Boston
2. Ottawa
3. Tampa Bay
4. Montreal
5. Detroit
6. Toronto
7. Florida
8. Buffalo
Central
1. St. Louis
2. Minnesota
3. Dallas
4. Chicago
5. Nashville
6. Winnipeg
7. Colorado
Pacific
1. Los Angeles
2. Anaheim
3. San Jose
4. Edmonton
5. Vancouver
6. Phoenix
7. Calgary
Metropolitan
1. Pittsburgh
2. Carolina
3. Columbus
4. Rangers
5. Philadelphia
6. Washington
7. Islanders
8. New Jersey
Atlantic
1. Boston
2. Toronto
3. Detroit
4. Tampa Bay
5. Florida
6. Ottawa
7. Montreal
8. Buffalo
Central Division
1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Minnesota
4. Nashville
5. Dallas
6. Colorado
7. Winnipeg
Pacific Division
1. Los Angeles
2. Vancouver
3. Anaheim
4. San Jose
5. Phoenix
6. Edmonton
7. Calgary
Metropolitan Division
1. Pittsburgh
2. NY Rangers
3. Washington
4. Carolina
5. NY Islanders
6. Philadelphia
7. Columbus
8. New Jersey
Atlantic Division
1. Boston
2. Detroit
3. Tampa Bay
4. Montreal
5. Ottawa
6. Toronto
7. Florida
8. Buffalo