2018-19 SEASON PREDICTIONS
The hockey supremacy is about to get underway once again, as the 2018-19 NHL regular-season kicks off on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.
Washington will defend its 2018 championship over the Vegas Golden Knights and aim to repeat as Stanley Cup winners, but 30 other teams want the same prize.
Who will come out on top? Will we see a few 100+ point players this season? Is someone going to hit 60 goals? Which team will crumble under the pressure?
TFP's Panel of Experts have looked into their crystal balls and come out with these predictions for the season. Enjoy:
DIVISION CHAMPIONS |
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Pagnotta |
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Ward |
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS |
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Bamford |
Bernstein |
Di Marco |
Hoven |
Hutcheon |
Pagnotta |
Spraker |
Strehle |
Ward |
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STANLEY CUP CHAMPION |
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Bamford |
Bernstein |
Di Marco |
Hoven |
Hutcheon |
Pagnotta |
Spraker |
Strehle |
Ward |
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NHL AWARDS |
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Bamford |
Bernstein |
Di Marco |
Hoven |
Hutcheon |
Pagnotta |
Spraker |
Strehle |
Ward |
Art Ross |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
Connor McDavid |
rocket richard |
Nikita Kucherov |
Max Pacioretty |
Patrik Laine |
Patrik Laine |
Patrik Laine |
Patrik Laine |
Alex Ovechkin |
Patrik Laine |
Connor McDavid |
hart |
John Tavares |
Steven Stamkos |
Aleksander Barkov |
Nikita Kucherov |
Sidney Crosby |
Nikita Kucherov |
John Tavares |
Connor McDavid |
John Tavares |
norris |
Erik Karlsson |
Drew Doughty |
Drew Doughty |
Seth Jones |
Erik Karlsson |
Erik Karlsson |
Erik Karlsson |
Erik Karlsson |
Erik Karlsson |
vezina |
Martin Jones |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Martin Jones |
Connor Hellebuyck |
Connor Hellebuyck |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Connor Hellebuyck |
Connor Hellebuyck |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
calder |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
Elias Pettersson |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Elias Pettersson |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Elias Pettersson |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Elias Pettersson |
Filip Zadina |
selke |
Jonathan Toews |
Anze Kopitar |
Sean Couturier |
Anze Kopitar |
Patrice Bergeron |
Anze Kopitar |
Anze Kopitar |
Patrice Bergeron |
Patrice Bergeron |
lady byng |
Justin Williams |
Ryan O'Reilly |
Aleksander Barkov |
William Karlsson |
William Karlsson |
Aleksander Barkov |
Auston Matthews |
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
Johnny Gaudreau |
jack adams |
Mike Babcock |
Rick Tocchet |
Bob Boughner |
Bob Boughner |
Mike Yeo |
Bob Boughner |
Peter DeBoer |
Peter DeBoer |
Peter Laviolette |
LAST PLACE TEAM |
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Bamford |
Bernstein |
Di Marco |
Hoven |
Hutcheon |
Pagnotta |
Spraker |
Strehle |
Ward |
winner |
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BIGGEST NAME TO GET TRADED |
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tfp panel |
Bamford |
Bernstein |
Di Marco |
Hoven |
Hutcheon |
Pagnotta |
Spraker |
Strehle |
Ward |
winner |
Artemi Panarin |
Artemi Panarin |
Matt Duchene |
Carey Price |
Bobby Ryan |
Artemi Panarin |
William Nylander |
Wayne Simmonds |
William Nylander |
TFP Experts:
Tab Bamford - Columnist, Chicago
Dennis Bernstein - Sr. Writer
Anthony Di Marco - NHL Correspondent
John Hoven - Special Contributor from MayorsManor.com
Shawn Hutcheon - Boston Correspondent
David Pagnotta - Editor-in-Chief
Hannah Spraker - Columnist, Toronto
David Strehle - Columnist, Philadelphia
Aaron Ward - 3-time Stanley Cup Champion, NHL Broadcaster