NHL 2019-20 Standing Predictions

[Jon Bonham]

I don't think the Hawks finish 1st but do think the Central takes the two WC's and they should be in the top 5 in the Central.

5/7 ain't bad

 

[thedustman]

Metro
1. Carolina
2. Philadelphia
3. NY Rangers
4. Washington
5. Columbus
6. NY Islanders
7. New Jersey
8. Pittsburgh

Atlantic
1. Tampa Bay
2. Florida
3. Boston
4. Buffalo
5. Toronto
6. Montreal
7. Detroit
8. Ottawa

Central
1. Dallas
2. Colorado
3. St. Louis
4. Minnesota
5. Winnipeg
6. Nashville
7. Chicago

Pacific
1. Calgary
2. San Jose
3. Vancouver
4. Arizona
5. Vegas
6. Edmonton
7. Los Angeles
8. Anaheim

 

[oconnor9sean]

Only gonna do the West, because I watch those teams more:

Central
1) St. Louis
2) Dallas
3) Colorado
4) Nashville - WC1
5) Winnipeg - WC2
6) Chicago
7) Minnesota

Pacific
1) Vegas
2) San Jose
3) Calgary
4) Edmonton
5) Vancouver
6) Arizona
7) Anaheim
8) Los Angeles

 

[Platano King]

Metro

1. Hurricanes -104p
2. Flyers- 102p
3. Caps- 99p
4. Rangers (WC2)-96p
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5. Devils- 94p
6. Pens-90p
7. Islanders-89p
8. Jackets-79p

Atlantic

1. Lightning- 109p
2. Leafs- 106p
3. Bruins- 101p
4. Panthers (WC1)- 99p
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5. Canadiens- 93p
6. Sabres- 85p
7. Red Wings- 76p
8. Senators- 58p

Central

1. Blues- 105p
2. Avalanche-101p
3. Stars- 98p
4. Preds (WC1)- 95p
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5. Jets- 91p
6. Blackhawks- 89p
7. Wild- 82p

Pacific

1. Sharks- 100p
2. Flames- 98p
3. Coyotes- 95p
4. Knights (WC2)- 94p
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5. Oilers- 87p
6. Canucks- 83p
7. Ducks- 77p
8. Kings- 72p

 

[super6646]

New predictions based off of the offseason so far:

Pacific:
1. Flames
2. Sharks
3. Coyotes
4. Knights
5. Canucks
6. Ducks
7. Oilers
8. Kings

Central:
1. Avs
2. Preds
3. Blues
4. Stars
5. Hawks
6. Jets
7. Wild

Metro:
1. Caps
2. Hurricanes
3. Rangers
4. Flyers
5. Penguins
6. Devils
7. Jackets
8. Islanders

Atlantic:
1. Lightning
2. Leafs
3. Panthers
4. Bruins
5. Sabres
6. Habs
7. Red Wings
8. Senators

 

[WolvesFanSudbury]

Atlantic
1 Leafs
2 Lightning
3 Panthers
4 Bruins
5 Canadiens
6 Sabres
7 Red Wings
8 Senators

Metro
1 Capitals
2 Flyers
3 Penguins
4 Devils
5 Rangers
6 Hurricanes
7 Islanders
8 Blue Jackets

Central
1 Stars
2 Blues
3 Predators
4 Avalanche
5 Jets
6 Blackhawks
7 Wild

Pacific
1 Knights
2 Sharks
3 Coyotes
4 Canucks
5 Flames
6 Oilers
7 Ducks
8 Kings

Playoffs for fun
WEST
Dallas 4-3 Vancouver
St Louis 4-2 Nashville
Vegas 4-1 Colorado
San Jose 3-4 Arizona

Dallas 4-3 St Louis
Vegas 2-4 Arizona

Dallas 4-1 Arizona

EAST
Toronto 3-4 Montreal
Tampa 3-4 Florida
Washington 4-0 Boston
Philly 4-3 Pittsburgh

Florida 2-4 Montreal
Washington 3-4 Philly

Philly 3-4 Montreal

STANLEY CUP
Dallas 2-4 Montreal

Heart over head

 

[Trap Jesus]

Atlantic

1. Lightning
2. Maple Leafs
3. Bruins
4. Panthers
5. Canadiens
6. Sabres
7. Red Wings
8. Senators

Metropolitan

1. Capitals
2. Hurricanes
3. Penguins
4. Flyers
5. Islanders
6. Devils
7. Blue Jackets
8. Rangers

Central

1. Stars
2. Predators
3. Blues
4. Jets
5. Avalanche
6. Blackhawks
7. Wild

Pacific

1. Golden Knights
2. Sharks
3. Flames
4. Canucks
5. Coyotes
6. Kings
7. Ducks
8. Oilers

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Central:
St. Louis
Dallas
Colorado
Chicago(wc)
Nashville
Winnipeg
Minnesota

Pacific:
Vegas
Calgary
San Jose
Arizona(wc)
Vancouver
Los Angeles
Edmonton
Anaheim


Metro:
Washington
Carolina
Pittsburgh
NY Rangers(wc)
Philadelphia
NJ Devils
NY Islanders
Columbus

Atlantic:
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Boston
Florida(wc)
Montreal
Buffalo
Detroit
Ottawa

 

[GOALOFSSON]

This is such a terrible take.

Rangers added a 1st paring D and a 1st line winger. They still have bad depth, almost non-existence experience with how young half their team is, and a huge question mark in net, given that Lundqvist had a bad year last season, and isn't getting any older or better.

Islanders haven't done much to become a better team, given that the majority of people didn't think they would repeat the success of last season.

Montreal hasn't really done much (yet) to ensure they have depth needed to be competitive.

Toronto and Boston are still top teams in this league, it's ridiculous to think they would fall that much.

Chicago above Winnipeg and St. Louis is also laughable.

Calgary is still a very deep and talented team.

Didn't mention Buffalo under Detroit.

0/10 would not read again.

 

[Tribolite]

It's gonna be fun to see the Panthers fail to live up to expectations again and miss the playoffs. They aren't better than TBL, TML, or BOS.

 

[plank]

ATLANTIC

Tampa Bay
Toronto
Boston
Florida(WC)
Detroit
Montreal
Buffalo
Ottawa

METRO

Washington
Carolina
Columbus
Pittsburgh(WC)
Philadelphia
NY Rangers
New Jersey
NY Islanders

CENTRAL

Colorado
Dallas
St. Louis
Chicago(WC)
Nashville(WC)
Minnesota
Winnipeg

PACIFIC

Vegas
Calgary
San Jose
Vancouver
Arizona
Edmonton
Anaheim
Los Angeles

 

[lomiller1]

Pacific


Sharks
Flames
Knights
Oilers
Yotes
Canucks
Ducks
Kings


Central


Jets
Avs
Preds
Stars
Blues
Hawks
Stars


Atlantic

T.B.
Bruins
Leafs
Habs
Panthers
Sabers
Wings
Sens


Metro
Carolina
Capitals
Penguins
Flyers
Islanders
Rangers
Devils
Columbus

 

[Rob Brown]

Atlantic
1. Tampa
2. Toronto
3. Florida
4. Boston
5. Montreal
6. Buffalo
7. Detroit
8. Ottawa

Metro
1. Washington
2. Pittsburgh
3. Carolina
4. Philadelphia
5. New York Rangers
6. New York Islanders
7. New Jersey
8. Columbus

Central
1. Dallas
2. Colorado
3. St. Louis
4. Nashville
5. Winnipeg
6. Chicago
7. Minnesota

Pacific
1. Vegas
2. San Jose
3. Calgary
4. Arizona
5. Vancouver
6. Edmonton
7. Anaheim
8. Los Angeles

 

[TequilaBay]

Atlantic
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Florida Panthers
4. Boston Bruins
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5. Buffalo Sabres
6. Montreal Canadiens
7. Detroit Red Wings
8. Ottawa Senators

Metropolitan
1. Carolina Hurricanes
2. Washington Capitals
3. New York Rangers
4. New Jersey Devils
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5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Pittsburgh Penguins
7. New York Islanders
8. Columbus Blue Jackets

Central
1. Dallas Stars
2. Nashville Predators
3. Colorado Avalanche
4. St. Louis Blues
5. Chicago Blackhawks
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6. Winnipeg Jets
7. Minnesota Wild

Pacific
1. Calgary Flames
2. Vegas Golden Knights
3. Arizona Coyotes
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4. Vancouver Canucks
5. San Jose Sharks
6. Edmonton Oilers
7. Anaheim Ducks
8. Los Angeles Kings


Playoffs
Round 1:
TOR > BOS in 5
FLA > TBL in 7
CAR > NJD in 4
WSH > NYR in 7
DAL > STL in 4
COL > NSH in 6
CGY > CHI in 5
ARI > VGK in 7

Round 2:
FLA > TOR in 7
WSH > CAR in 4
COL > DAL in 6
ARI > CGY in 6

Conference Finals:
FLA > WSH in 5
ARI > COL in 7

Stanley Cup Finals:
ARI > FLA in 6

Arizona Coyotes win the Stanley Cup, everyone claims the NHL has been rigged for a Florida-Arizona Final, UrinatingTree has a field day, and Canada starts exporting more salt than both oil and maple syrup combined...

 

[Blowfish]

Doing this for the 2nd in a row should be fun. I did pretty well last year correctly predicting 14/16 playoff teams (missed on the Islanders and Avalanche), so lets see how I do this time. Also, predictions can be changed until the start of the regular season, (and I'll probably be doing that through free agency), and snarky comments are appreciated too. Bolded teams are playoff teams:

Pacific:
1. Sharks (I could see injuries crippling this team though)
2. Flames (they're missing the playoffs because I actually believe they are doing well inside of pretending to have faith on HF)
3. Yotes (please ****ing prove me right for once)
4. Knights (love their forward group, but that blueline scares me, and the goaltending is iffy)
5. Canucks (I think they make it after this year... **** I love Pettersson)
6. Ducks (finally died this year, don't see them competing before Getzlaf is done)
7. Oilers (yeah... depth does not exist in Northern Alberta)
8. Kings (give me all the crap in the world if they make it)

Central:
1. Avs (bold af prediction, but holy **** this team has a bright future)
2. Blues (congrats on breaking the legacy of failure)
3. Preds (this team is on some thin ****ing ice right now... add Duchene and I feel more confident with them at #3)
4. Hawks (I'm betting hard on that offense to get **** done. This could be like when Toronto made it in 2017)
5. Jets (medicore advanced stats and their blueline could be ****ed with their losses... unless hele goes god mod, I think they miss)
6. Stars (Ben Bishop is the team... they better add some serious pieces to the offense or I think they fall out)
7. Wild (feel pretty confident putting them down here... their old af and I don't think free agency is fixing it)

Metro:
1. Caps (still the class of their division imo)
2. Hurricanes (called it that they would get better if they got goaltending... but if they don't fix it again, I'm moving them down a lot very quickly)
3. Rangers (they added a lot to their blueline... I'll see what they add to their offense before I'm more confident in this one)
4. Pens (they subracted from an already crappy blueline and traded Kessel... I think their offense can bail them out one last time, but I think they're finished after this season... or perhaps the sweep foreshadows a steeper decline than I expect)
5. Flyers (I think they're either 4th or 5th... very hard to read this team, but if Hart is the real deal, I think I give the edge to them over Pittsburgh)
6. Devils (Hughes and Subban will help a lot, but the metro is still stacked imo... don't think its the year for them)
7. Jackets (on the verge of losing their starter and the best forward... barely made the playoffs after splurging at the deadline... oh boy)
8. Islanders (yes, I'm getting **** for this one, I understand... I had no faith in them last year and they proved me wrong, but potentially losing Lee and Lehner is gonna hurt... free agency makes or breaks this prediction)

Atlantic:
1. Lightning (lol at getting swept, but I'm pretty confident in this one)
2. Panthers (missed entirely because they had no goaltending... they add Bob and Panarin, I think they rise a lot)
3. Leafs (I want to give this team more credit, but how tf do you only have 100 pts with all that forward talent? They REALLY need to add something to that blueline)
4. Habs (this is entirely on adding Duchene and or Lee... otherwise, all bets are off)
5. Bruins (strike this under another give me **** prediction, but their star players are getting old... I'm probably wrong once Price gets injured and Montreal collapses, but whatever, I don't have a Delorean)
6. Sabres (meh?)
7. Red wings (Steve Y is home... unfortunately there is no blueline and the depth is still crap)
8. Senators (still got that team guys ;-))

Let me guess. Much like previous years the bruins are older and slower and won't make the playoffs this year. Toronto has a bounty of young far superior faster speedy skilled forwards that no team can match and will bring the leafs at least 3 to 5 cups next 10 years.

 

[PuckItUp27]

Metro:

Capitals
Islanders
Hurricanes
Penguins
Devils
Rangers
Flyers
Blue Jackets

 

[Tender Rip]

Wow. Lots of guys have Pens playoff streak ending. How fun!

 

[Dekes For Days]

Metro
1. Washington
2. Carolina
3. Pittsburgh
4. NY Islanders
5. NY Rangers
6. Philadelphia
7. New Jersey
8. Columbus

Atlantic
1. Tampa Bay
2. Toronto
3. Boston
4. Florida
5. Montreal
6. Buffalo
7. Detroit
8. Ottawa

Central
1. St. Louis
2. Nashville
3. Dallas
4. Colorado
5. Winnipeg
6. Chicago
7. Minnesota

Pacific
1. Calgary
2. Vegas
3. San Jose
4. Vancouver
5. Arizona
6. Edmonton
7. Anaheim
8. Los Angeles

 

[Bounces R Way]

Metro
1. Washington Capitals
2. Philadelphia Flyers
3. Pittsburgh Penguins
4. Carolina Hurricanes
5. New York Islanders
6. New Jersey Devils
7. New York Rangers
8. Columbus Blue Jackets

Atlantic
1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Toronto Maple Leafs
3. Boston Bruins
4. Florida Panthers
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Buffalo Sabres
7. Detroit Red Wings
8. Ottawa Senators

Central
1. Nashville Predators
2. Dallas Stars
3. St Louis Blues
4. Colorado Avalanche
5. Chicago Blackhawks
6. Winnipeg Jets
7. Minnesota Wild

Pacific
1. Calgary Flames
2. Vegas Golden Knights
3. San Jose Sharks
4. Vancouver Canucks
5. Arizona Coyotes
6. Anaheim Ducks
7. Edmonton Oilers
8. Los Angeles Kings

 

[RSPens]

ATLANTIC

Tampa Bay
Toronto
Boston
Florida(WC)
Detroit
Montreal
Buffalo
Ottawa

METRO

Washington
Carolina
Columbus
Pittsburgh(WC)
Philadelphia
NY Rangers
New Jersey
NY Islanders

CENTRAL

Colorado
Dallas
St. Louis
Chicago(WC)
Nashville(WC)
Minnesota
Winnipeg

PACIFIC

Vegas
Calgary
San Jose
Vancouver
Arizona
Edmonton
Anaheim
Los Angeles

Are you serious? How do you expect Columbus to pull that off? You do know that none of the players they traded for at the deadline or the two UFA's they had signed with them right? They barely have an NHL back-up goalie, let alone a starter. Sure they have a few good young players, but really? You think they are going to be better than Philly (made huge steps last year, going to be even better this year), NJ (the hands down winners of the off season), Pittsburgh (still have a solid team, with JJ not playing the D actually looks good) and NYI (sure they didn't have the best offseason, but they are still coached by Trotz, so don't count them out)

 

[thestonedkoala]

Central


Jets
Avs
Preds
Stars
Blues
Hawks
Stars

I guess Minnesota is so bad that they moved to Dallas and merged with the Stars this year?

Most of these predictions for the Central Division are so boring, because it's obvious most posters are just going off what the media is saying or have no clue about Minnesota. They have top 10-15 goaltending, top 5-7 defense and a solid forward group. Greenway had 12 goals, which is the most that a Wild rookie has had in a long, long time. Dumba was on pace for 31 goals last season before Calgary got their panties in a bunch and went after him.

BuT MiNnESoTa CaN'T sCoRE goALs...

Yeah, only Parise had 28 goals, Staal had 22 and Zucker had 21. We added Mats as well, which should help offensive production.

They LOST Koivu and Dumba for the season. Any team would be devastated by these injuries. And they were still the playoff hunt for a while. Not to mention all the new faces; Donato, Fiala and Rask joining the team. They didn't even have that long to acclimate to a team decimated by injuries.

 

[FlamesFreak4]

METRO

Washington Capitals 110 pts
NY Islanders 104 pts
NJ Devils 100 pts
Pittsburgh Penguins 99 pts
NY Rangers 95 pts
Carolina Hurricanes 94 pts
Columbus Blue Jackets 76 pts

ATLANTIC

Tampa Bay Lightning 115 pts
Toronto Maple leafs 108 pts
Boston Bruins 103 pts
Florida Panthers 98 pts
Montreal Canadiens 97 pts
Buffalo Sabres 90 pts
Detroit Red Wings 78 pts
Ottawa Senators 72 pts


CENTRAL

Colorado Avalanche 111 pts
Nashville Predators 107 pts
St Louis Blues 102 pts
Dallas Stars 98 pts
Chicago Blackhawks 97 pts
Winnipeg Jets 89 pts
Minnesota Wild 84 pts

PACIFIC

Calgary Flames 108 pts
Vegas Golden Knights 105 pts
San Jose Sharks 104 pts
Arizona Coyotes 96 pts
Vancouver Canucks 94 pts
Edmonton Oilers 90 pts
Anaheim Ducks 81 pts
Los Angeles Kings 75 pts

 

[BrockLobster]

New predictions based off of the offseason so far:

Pacific:
1. Flames
2. Sharks
3. Coyotes
4. Knights
5. Canucks
6. Ducks
7. Oilers
8. Kings

Central:
1. Avs
2. Preds
3. Blues
4. Stars
5. Hawks
6. Jets
7. Wild

Metro:
1. Caps
2. Hurricanes
3. Rangers
4. Flyers
5. Penguins
6. Devils
7. Jackets
8. Islanders

Atlantic:
1. Lightning
2. Leafs
3. Panthers
4. Bruins
5. Sabres
6. Habs
7. Red Wings
8. Senators

Islanders 8th is laughable. Another guy who has never watched a game.

 

[super6646]

Islanders 8th is laughable. Another guy who has never watched a game.

Insult other person because he doesn’t like opinion of others... classic hf.

 

[Devil Dancer]

Central
1. Carolina Hurricanes
2. Washington Capitals
3. New York Rangers
4. New York Islanders
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5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Pittsburgh Penguins
7. New Jersey Devils
8. Columbus Blue Jackets

Wow, the NHL is going to send all the Metro teams to the Central?! That would be bold of Gary & Co.