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10 Crazy Predictions

Ten crazy predictions that I feel will happen throughout the 2011-2012 National Hockey League season.  It will be a very interesting and exciting year.

* ORIGINAL POST DATE – 10/4/2011

1 – Suspensions will be at an all-time high.

2 – Crosby will play less than 30 Regular Season games.

3 – Phoenix, Florida, and Dallas will all have financial and attendance issues.

4 – Bryzgalov will pay big dividends in Philly.

5 – Mason will not be the starter in Columbus by All-Star break.

6 – Jamie Benn will finally get recognized as a star.  He is a young dynamic player that will break-out.

7 – Nash will have a huge year with the help of Jeff Carter on his line.

8 – Sutter will be fired in Calgary, but the Flames will make the playoffs.

9 – Jaromir Jagr will be an impact player again.

10 – Thomas will struggle and Rask will take over.

* ORIGINAL POST DATE – 10/4/2011 – Posted on IEHN Blog

 

 

2011-2012 NHL Predictions

It is that time of year again – it is prediction time.  This is IEHN 2011-2012 NHL predictions.  Team standings predictions broken down by conference, followed by NHL Award recipient predictions.  It is always fun to predict and usually not that fun to see how it turns out.

*ORIGINAL POST DATE – 10/4/2011

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1 – Vancouver Canucks

2 – Detroit Red Wings

3 – San Jose Sharks

4 – Chicago Blackhawks

5 – Los Angeles Kings

6 – Anaheim Ducks

7 – Nashville Predators

8 – Calgary Flames

9 – Dallas Stars

10 – St. Louis Blues

11 – Edmonton Oilers

12 – Phoenix Coyotes

13 – Minnesota Wild

14 – Colorado Avalanche

15 – Columbus Blue Jackets

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1 – Philadelphia Flyers

2 – Boston Bruins

3 – Washington Capitals

4 – Buffalo Sabers

5 – Tampa Bay Lightning

6 – Pittsburgh Penguins

7 – New York Rangers

8 – Montreal Canadiens

9 – Florida Panthers

10 – Carolina Hurricanes

11 – Toronto Maple Leafs

12 – New York Islanders

13 – New Jersey Devils

14 – Winnipeg Jets

15 – Ottawa Senators

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE AWARDS

STANLEY CUP CHAMPION – Detroit Red Wings

WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION – Detroit Red Wings

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION – Philadelphia Flyers

ART ROSS TROPHY – Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks

HART TROPHY – Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings

NORRIS TROPHY – Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

ROCKET RICHARD TROPHY – Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

JACK ADAMS TROPHY – Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers

VEZINA TROPHY – Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators

CALDER TROPHY – Braden Schenn, Philadelphia Flyers

* Original Post Date : 10/4/2011 * Posted on IEHN Blog