2020 – July 31

EDMONTON, ALBERTA – JULY 29: of the Colorado Avalanche of the Minnesota Wild in an exhibition game prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on July 29, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images)

The NHL is back — August 1st the Qualifying Round Playoffs and Round Robin games start.  Predictions and Rankings are very, very difficult based on the circumstances involved with the NHL pause.  This will be a crap shoot and I guess that is what makes if fun.  The Colorado Avalanche to me looks like the favorite, but how can you count out Boston or St. Louis.  Is this Tampa Bays year to finally break the string of bad luck…I guess we will find out.  The quest begins Saturday!