2021 Season Prediction Thread

[CBJWerenski8]

Finally, the NHL is back. However its still another day away from the CBJ starting their season. So with a new season comes season predictions.

Here's a very basic guideline on some predictions you can post: feel free to add whatever you want.

What does the division/conference/league standings look like in your opinion?

Who leads the Jackets in goals?

Who leads the Jackets in points?

Which goalie starts more games?

Does PLD get traded this year during the season?

Any other predictions throw it out there.

Here's mine:

East division: 1. Philly 2. Washington 3. NYR 4. Pittsburgh 5. Boston 6. NYI 7. Buffalo 8. Jersey

Central: 1. Tampa 2. Carolina 3. CBJ 4. Dallas 5. Nashville 6. Florida 7. Chicago 8. Detroit

West: 1. Vegas 2. Colorado 3. St Louis 4. San Jose 5. Minnesota 6. Anaheim 7. LA 8. Arizona

North: 1. Toronto 2. Montreal 3. Calgary 4. Edmonton 5. Winnipeg 6. Vancouver 7. Ottawa

CBJ leader in goals: Bjorkstrand

CBJ leader in assists: Jones

CBJ leader in goalie starts: Korpisalo with 32

PLD traded: No

Domi point total: 35 points (10 goals, 25 assists)

PP rank: Mid 20's

PK rank: Top 15

GAA rank: Top 10

Goals For: 15-20 area

SCF: Vegas vs Tampa: Vegas in 6

CBJ finish: 2nd round (beat Carolina in 7, Lose to Tampa in 5)

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[majormajor]

I might put together a spreadsheet and do more detailed predictions, just some quick thoughts for now:


CBJ leader in goals: Bjorkstrand

CBJ leader in assists: Dubois

CBJ leader in goalie starts: Korpisalo with 29

PLD traded: No

Domi point total: 40 points

PP rank: 22nd

PK rank: 7th

GAA rank: 7th

Goals For: 16th

Team points: 68
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[Finner]

East division: 1. PHI 2. BOS 3. NYR 4. Buffalo 5. WSH 6. NYI 7. PIT 8. NJD

Central: 1. Carolina 2. Tampa 3. CBJ 4. Dallas 5. Nashville 6. Florida 7. Chicago 8. Detroit

West: 1. Colorado 2. St. Louis 3. Vegas 4. San Jose 5. Minnesota 6. Arizona 7. LA 8. Anaheim

North: 1. Toronto 2. Vancouver 3. Calgary 4. Montreal 5. Edmonton 6. Ottawa 7. Winnipeg

CBJ leader in goals: Bjorkstrand

CBJ leader in assists: Domi

CBJ leader in goalie starts: Korpisalo with 44

PLD traded: Yes

Domi point total: 50 points (15goals, 35assists)

PP rank: 27th

PK rank: 4th

GAA rank: 5th

Goals For: 15-20 area

SCF: Colorado vs Tampa COl in 5

CBJ finish: 1st round exit

 

[I3LI3]

What does the division/conference/league standings look like in your opinion?

West: 1.) Vegas ... 2.) St. Louis ... 3.) Colorado ... 4.) San Jose ... 5.) Anaheim ... 6.) Arizona ... 7.) Minnesota ... 8.) Los Angeles

East: 1.) Washington ... 2.) Boston ... 3.) New York Islanders ... 4.) Pittsburgh ... 5.) Philadelphia Flyers ... 6.) New York Rangers ... 7.) Buffalo Sabres ... 8.) New Jersey devils.

North: 1.) Toronto Maple Leafs ... 2.) Montreal Canadiens ... 3.) Winnipeg Jets ... 4.) Calgary Flames ... 5.) Edmonton Oilers ... 6.) Vancouver Canucks ... 7.) Ottawa Senators

Central: 1.) tampa .... 2.) CBJ ... 3.) Carolina ... 4.) Dallas ... 5.) Nashville ... 6.) Blackhawks ... 7.) Florida Panthers ... 8.) Detroit.

BOOK IT!

Who leads the Jackets in goals?

Bjorky

Who leads the Jackets in points?

PLD

Which goalie starts more games?

Elvis

Does PLD get traded this year during the season?

99.9 percent sure that he does.

PP rank: 14th

PK rank: 8th

GAA rank: 9th

Goals For: 18th

SCF: Golden Knights vs Capitals (Knights in 6)

CBJ finish: 1st round exit (lose to chicago in 6)

 

[koteka]

What does the division/conference/league standings look like in your opinion?

West: 1.) Avalanche ... 2.) Blues ... 3.) Knights ... 4.) Coyotes ... 5.) Sharks ... 6.) Wild ... 7.) Ducks ... 8.) Kings

East: 1.) Capitals ... 2.) Bruins ... 3.) Flyers ... 4.) Islanders ... 5.) Penguins ... 6.) Sabres ... 7.) Rags ... 8.) Devils

North: 1.) Oilers ... 2.) Leafs ... 3.) Canucks ... 4.) Jets ... 5.) Canadiens ... 6.) Flames ... 7.) Senators

Central: 1.) Lightning ... 2.) Hurricanes ... 3.) Jackets ... 4.) Stars ... 5.) Panthers ... 6.) Preds ... 7.) Blackhawks ... 8.) Wings

Who leads the Jackets in goals? Cam

Who leads the Jackets in points? Dubois

Which goalie starts more games? Korpi

Does PLD get traded this year during the season? No

Domi point totals: 24 goals + 37 assists = 61 points

PP rank: 17th

PK rank: 14th

Goals against: 9th

Goals for: 14th

SCF: Colorado vs Tampa - Tampa in 5

CBJ finish: make playoffs, but knocked out by Lightning in 2nd round

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edited to add prediction for Domi point totals

 

[JacketsDavid]

Central: 1) Lightning ... 2.) Stars ... 3.) Hurricanes ... 4.) Preds ... 5.) CBJ ... 6.) Panthers ... 7.) Blackhawks ... 8.) Wings

Who leads the Jackets in goals? Bjork

Who leads the Jackets in points? Domi

Which goalie starts more games? Korpi

Does PLD get traded this year during the season? Yes

PP rank: 25th

PK rank: 10th

Goals against: 8th

Goals for: 22nd

SCF: Colorado vs Tampa - Tampa in 6

CBJ finish: Just outside looking in (primarily due to moving PLD). If PLD doesn't get moved then 4th place and 1st round exit.

 

[ViD]

What does the division/conference/league standings look like in your opinion?

1. Carolina 2. Tampa 3. Columbus 4. Dallas 5. Florida 6. Nashville 7. Chicago 8. Detroit
Who leads the Jackets in goals?

Bjorkstrand

Who leads the Jackets in points?

PLD

Which goalie starts more games?

Korpi

Does PLD get traded this year during the season?

No

Domi point total: 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists)

Grigorenko point total: 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists )

PP rank: Mid 20's

PK rank: Top 10

GAA rank: Top 10

Goals For: 20-23rd

SCF: Avalanche vs Flyers 4:2

CBJ finish: 1st round (Lose to Tampa in 6)

 

[ViD]

CBJ leader in goalie starts: Korpisalo with 44

Seriously ? You think Elvis only gets 12 games ?

 

[Finner]

Seriously ? You think Elvis only gets 12 games ?

Cause of injury. This is speculation right?

 

[MissADD]

East division: 1. Boston 2. Philly 3. Rangers 4. Washington 5. Islanders 6. Pittsburgh 7. Buffalo 8. New Jersey (4-7 in this division will be very close, like 6 points between Washington and Buffalo)

Central: 1. Tampa 2. CBJ 3. Carolina 4. Nashville 5. Dallas 6. Florida 7. Chicago 8. Detroit

West: 1. Colorado 2. Vegas 3. St. Louis 4. Minnesota 5. San Jose 6. Arizona 7. LA 8. Anaheim

North: 1. Toronto 2. Vancouver 3. Calgary 4. Montreal 5. Edmonton 6. Winnipeg 7. Ottawa

CBJ leader in goals: Bjorkstrand

CBJ leader in assists: Domi

CBJ leader in goalie starts: Korpi with 35

PLD traded: Yes

Domi point total: 47 points (14goals, 33assists)

PP rank: 24th

PK rank: 3rd

GAA rank: 5th

Goals For: 17 area

SCF: Colorado vs Tampa Avs in 6

CBJ finish: 1st round W vs Carolina in 7, 2nd Round L vs Tampa in 6

 

[DarkandStormy]

Central: Tampa, Carolina, Dallas, Nashville, Columbus, Florida, Chicago, Detroit
East:Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh, New York Islanders, Buffalo, New Jersey
North: Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Ottawa
West: Colorado, Vegas, St. Louis, Minnesota, Arizona, San Jose, Anaheim, LA

Who leads the Jackets in goals? Oliver Bjorkstrand

Who leads the Jackets in points? Max Domi

Which goalie starts more games? Joonas Korpisalo

Does PLD get traded this year during the season? Yes

Avs over Tampa in the Cup Final

I've got the Jackets at 27-22-7.

 

[thebus88]

Playoffs.

CAN win the Stanley Cup.

 

[majormajor]

Here's something a little more formal.

Player	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
Grigorenko	55	10	17	27
Dubois	55	18	22	40
Bjorkstrand	49	19	12	31
Foligno	53	11	16	27
Domi	53	10	20	30
Atkinson	48	17	13	29
Jenner	52	9	8	17
Texier	52	8	13	22
Bemstrom	38	8	5	13
Foudy	42	5	7	12
Nash	44	3	5	8
Robinson	53	8	6	14
Stenlund	36	6	5	11
Koivu	31	3	4	8
MacInnis	4	0	1	1
Gerbe	4	1	0	1
Werenski	53	13	20	33
Jones	53	8	21	28
Gavrikov	53	5	10	15
Savard	53	3	8	10
Del Zotto	14	1	3	4
Kukan	41	2	5	7
Peeke	36	2	9	11
Harrington	30	1	4	5
Carlsson	3	0	0	0
Team Totals		170

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Goalie	GP	SV%	shots	goals ag.
Korpisalo	30	0.911	911	81
Merzlikins	26	0.915	790	67
			1701	148

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

*Some of the numbers might not add up cleanly because of the underlying decimals.

That's 170 goals for, 148 goals against, so a strong regular season for the team.

Anything that doesn't seem right?

 

[koteka]

Looking at these predictions, the Lightning, Hurricanes, and Stars were expected to be playoff teams, but nobody had Florida having the start they are having. If Florida returns to what is expected, the Central looks a lot like people expected. If Florida keeps winning, we could be on the outside looking in.

The HF board that should be melting down is the Preds. Maybe it is.

I say keep Torts, give players time to gel, be happy Anderson is doing well in Montreal, and enjoy the fact we have hockey.


By points percentage the Discover Central is currently

Panthers
Hurricanes
Stars
Lightning
CBJ
Blackhawks
Preds
Wings

By points the Discover Central is currently

Hurricanes
Panthers / Stars / Lightning / CBJ
Blackhawks
Preds
Wings

 

[majormajor]

Looking at these predictions, the Lightning, Hurricanes, and Stars were expected to be playoff teams, but nobody had Florida having the start they are having. If Florida returns to what is expected, the Central looks a lot like people expected. If Florida keeps winning, we could be on the outside looking in.

The HF board that should be melting down is the Preds. Maybe it is.

I say keep Torts, give players time to gel, be happy Anderson is doing well in Montreal, and enjoy the fact we have hockey.


By points percentage the Discover Central is currently

Panthers
Hurricanes
Stars
Lightning
CBJ
Blackhawks
Preds
Wings

By points the Discover Central is currently

Hurricanes
Panthers / Stars / Lightning / CBJ
Blackhawks
Preds
Wings

You also have to consider who teams have played. Florida has not played any games versus the top three teams, it has just been the Jackets and then the two expected bottom feeders. And all but two of their games have gone to OT. Nothing can be seen yet.

 

[Murky]

You also have to consider who teams have played. Florida has not played any games versus the top three teams, it has just been the Jackets and then the two expected bottom feeders. And all but two of their games have gone to OT. Nothing can be seen yet.

Barkov also has yet to have first of his regular injuries this year.

 

[ViD]

Florida hasn’t played the top 3 teams yet, their record is obviously not sustainable.

But they do look like they improved

 

[CBJWerenski8]

The fact we got circles skated around us by Nashville is a pretty big red flag right now

 

[majormajor]

The fact we got circles skated around us by Nashville is a pretty big red flag right now

In the first game sure. The Jackets carried territorial play in the second game.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

In the first game sure. The Jackets carried territorial play in the second game.

And still got blown away

 

[Forepar]

Cause of injury. This is speculation right?

Uh oh. This didn’t age well. Hopefully “day-to-day” is really just that!

 

[The Jones Zone]

As upset as we all get the Jackets lose, keep one thing in mind:

At best, CBJ ends up 4th in the division

No I don't want the team to take a dive, but do we want this team to have to take on Tampa again in the first round?

or be in the lottery?

I don't see the need to lose in the first round. I'd like to make some progress, but finish 6th

and get lucky with a top 3 draft pick. At some point Jarmo has to plan for the future

 

[majormajor]

As upset as we all get the Jackets lose, keep one thing in mind:

At best, CBJ ends up 4th in the division

No I don't want the team to take a dive, but do we want this team to have to take on Tampa again in the first round?

or be in the lottery?

I don't see the need to lose in the first round. I'd like to make some progress, but finish 6th

and get lucky with a top 3 draft pick. At some point Jarmo has to plan for the future

I'd rather play Tampa.

If the team isn't competitive enough to keep the top talents it has left, you're almost certainly not making up for it in the draft lottery. I look at this year's expected top ten and there are going to be guys taken there who are just middle pair D and middle six F.