WESTERN CONFERENCE
PREDICTION / REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
1 – Vancouver Canucks / Vancouver Canucks
2 – Detroit Red Wings / St. Louis Blues
3 – San Jose Sharks / Phoenix Coyotes
4 – Chicago Blackhawks / Nashville Predators
5 – Los Angeles Kings / Detroit Red Wings
6 – Anaheim Ducks / Chicago Blackhawks
7 – Nashville Predators / San Jose Sharks
8 – Calgary Flames / Los Angeles Kings
9 – Dallas Stars / Calgary Flames
10 – St. Louis Blues / Dallas Stars
11 – Edmonton Oilers / Colorado Avalanche
12 – Phoenix Coyotes / Minnesota Wild
13 – Minnesota Wild / Anaheim Ducks
14 – Colorado Avalanche / Edmonton Oilers
15 – Columbus Blue Jackets / Columbus Blue Jackets
– Well I got six of the eight playoff teams correct. I had Anaheim picked way too high, but I don’t think that too many people expected them to struggle so much out of the gate. I also got Phoenix and St. Louis wrong, but these were also surprises.
EASTERN CONFENCE
1 – Philadelphia Flyers / New York Rangers
2 – Boston Bruins / Boston Bruins
3 – Washington Capitals / Florida Panthers
4 – Buffalo Sabers / Pittsburgh Penguins
5 – Tampa Bay Lightning / Philadelphia Flyers
6 – Pittsburgh Penguins / New Jersey Devils
7 – New York Rangers / Washington Capitals
8 – Montreal Canadiens / Ottawa Senators
9 – Florida Panthers / Buffalo Sabers
10 – Carolina Hurricanes / Tampa Bay Lightning
11 – Toronto Maple Leafs / Winnipeg Jets
12 – New York Islanders / Carolina Hurricanes
13 – New Jersey Devils / Toronto Maple Leafs
14 – Winnipeg Jets / New York Islanders
15 – Ottawa Senators / Montreal Canadiens
– I have five of the eight playoff teams correct in the Eastern Conference. I got two way wrong (embarrassing) Ottawa I had last and New Jersey 13th, way off. I had Florida just out, but they were just about out. I had Montreal just slipping into the Playoffs, and they took dead last.
Predictions were originally posted on 10/4/2011.
Brad Burud the owner/editor of the Inside Edge Hockey News. I am a huge fan of hockey, from youth hockey, to junior hockey, and of course professional hockey. I have played, coached, worked as statistician, and watched hockey all of my life. Hockey is not just a game, it is a lifestyle and family. The game of hockey is great! It can bring you nights of great enjoyment. It also brings nights where you feel like your team will never win. I am proud to be a journalist for the greatest game in the world. I have a degree in Business Administration, Psychology from Minot State University. I also have a Hockey General Manager and Scouting, and Sports Communications/Journalism degree from Sports Management Worldwide. I am also a member of the Sports Executives Association. Most of all I am a fan. Hockey is a huge part of my life and my families life.