The NHL season is officially back on Wednesday! We here at FlurrySports cannot wait for the puck to drop and finally begin the season. With only a couple of days left to wait, it seems like the perfect time to make our predictions for the upcoming season. The following is a list of win and award predictions for the season made by Christian Potts and Ryan Grabig. Do you agree or disagree? Let us know your predictions!
| | Christian Potts | Ryan Grabig |
|---|
| Eastern Conference | | |
| Atlantic | Pittsburgh | Tampa Bay |
| Metropolitan | Washington | Washington |
| Two Wild Card Teams | Rangers & Boston | Detroit & Columbus |
| Western Conference | | |
| Central | Chicago | St. Louis |
| Pacific | Edmonton | Edmonton |
| Two Wild Card Teams | San Jose & Minnesota | Dallas & Los Angeles |
| Stanley Cup Prediction | Pittsburgh vs Edmonton | Tampa Bay vs Edmonton |
| Stanley Cup Champion | Edmonton | Tampa Bay |
| NHL Award Predictions | | |
| Hart Memorial (MVP) | Connor McDavid | Connor McDavid |
| Lady Byng (Sportsmanship) | Anze Kopitar | Anze Kopitar |
| Vezina (Top Goalie) | Carey Price | Jake Allen |
| Calder (Top Rookie) | Charlie McAvoy | Nolan Patrick |
| Art Ross (Top Points Scorer) | Connor McDavid | Connor McDavid |
| James Norris (Top Defenseman) | Drew Doughty | Victor Hedman |
| Conn Smythe (Top Playoff Player) | Connor McDavid | Nikita Kucherov |
| Jack Adams (Coach of the Year) | Todd McClellan | Mike Yeo |
| Frank Selke (Top Offensive Dman) | Duncan Keith | Brent Burns |
| Williams Jennings (Goalie Fewest Goals Allowed) | Sergei Bobrovsky | Jake Allen |
| Maurice Richard (Top Goal Scorer) | Alex Ovechkin | Steven Stamkos |
| GM of the Year | Peter Chiarelli (Edmonton) | Doug Armstrong (Blues) |
Christian Potts
October 2, 2017 at 1:39 PM
I went kind of “old-school” here going back to the days of domination from the Edmonton Oilers. Obviously the Pens will be tough but it’s been more than three decades since a team won the Stanley Cup three straight times. Even those powerful Oilers teams didn’t do that (they got 4 in 5 years in their heyday.) But they’re going to be back this year.