Predicting *EVERY* NHL Team’s 2025-26 Season!

Predicting *EVERY* NHL Team’s 2025-26 Season!

Make sure you guys thank the hockey gods today because NHL training camps are just beginning, which means the NHL season is right around the corner. And before the games get underway, I want to go through every single NHL team and predict how their season would go. In today’s video, we’re going to be going through every single NHL team, seeing whether they make the playoffs or not, going through how many points they could end up getting and how they might do compared to expectations. Now, just as an example, this is how I ranked every team a few months back, but a lot has changed since then. Not really in terms of the moves because we haven’t seen much, but just my general vibes around these teams. And after doing a lot more research, a lot of my predictions have changed. The biggest thing I need to stress is that predicting the playoffs, especially the standings, is always a crapshoot. There’s always so many surprises and teams that we never expect to make the playoffs that do end up making the playoffs. So, in a lot of ways, it could go anyway. Now, I don’t think the Pacific Division is going to be the worst division in hockey. We’ll get into that in a minute. But even though there has been some improvements, it probably will end up being second to last. Still though, a team that has been improving quite a bit is the Anaheim Ducks. And let’s talk about them. They’re a team that I wouldn’t be surprised if in the last couple weeks of the season we’re still looking at the standings and seeing them as a contender for the playoffs. Whether or not they’re actually a clear-cut playoff team, I don’t quite see that, but I see them being very competitive. Unfortunately for Anaheim, I do think this will be another year that they end up missing the playoffs, but not by a gargantuan amount. Only by a few points, which is a far cry from where this team has been over the last couple years. Ultimately, I see them finishing with 90 points. I see a pretty big upgrade in a lot of the youth just getting better, the coaching change in Quinnville, I think will have a positive effect, and just overall that core just getting stronger, albeit not quite enough to get over the hump. But I’ll say this, in Anaheim’s case, they have the most amount of projected cast base in the league right now. So, if they get off to a hot start, if they’re competitive and around the deadline, they make some major moves, I could see that aggression paying off. Onto a team that I do see missed in the playoffs, but always finds a way to be more competitive than I think they’ll end up being, and that is the Calgary Flames. Now, I do see them finishing below the Ducks, but I see them finishing with a pretty strong 83 points. Nothing exceptional, but being around the mediocre level that Calgary has always been at. The thing to me is, as much as I want to see Calgary being in the bottom of the barrel, have an opportunity to play like Gavin McKenna, that’s just not really the philosophy within that franchise. And they have too many really interesting players, guys like Nasam Kadri that always perform well, Dustin Wolf, who’s going to be exceptional again, that I think will keep them out of the basement. Still though, they will have a position here to get a top 10 pick, which I think is what matters for this next year. And hopefully some more growth in players like Matt Coronado, Zane Pre having a big caller season potentially. There’s a lot to look forward to still. Next up, we go on to our first Pacific Division playoff team and that will be the Edmonton Oilers. Now, I don’t think they’re going to be extremely dominant this season. I mean, they never end up winning the Pacific Division no matter what ends up happening. But, I do think they’re going to end up finishing third in the Pacific. They still have very good long-term potential. They’ve proved that in the playoffs these last couple of seasons, but I still see too many holes, especially now on the wings. And even though I like prospects like Isaac Howard and Matthew Seavoy could have a lot of interesting potential, they’re still kind of question marks. They’re magic beans right now and we don’t really know how they’re going to perform. I want them to do well, but even a player like Isaac Howard, who I thought would be a slam dunk to be a underrated CER candidate, wasn’t really all that great even in the prospect tournament. So again, you can’t really really rely on those players, especially now that you have the McDavid distractions of his next contract thrown in. And even though I think that could push ET to get better, that’s probably going to happen more so at the trade deadline. And I think the first half of the season could be maybe not shaky, but maybe not in the best terms. But still, I see them finishing with 99 points and being a solid playoff team, just maybe not as solid as they’ve been the last couple of seasons. Now, we have a lot more teams to go through, but I want to take a minute here to talk about today’s sponsor, MH01. Now, let’s talk here for a second about focus. Hockey players use a bunch of different methods to stay focused on the game. Whether that be the egregious smelling salts, the goalies looking back and forth, but I use MH1’s brain and focus formula. MH1 Daily is today’s sponsor, and it’s a premium brain and focus formula designed to support clarity, concentration, and everyday energy. 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We just talked about who I think will be third of the Pacific. Well, I think the LA Kings will just barely get above the Emmens and Oilers. We’re talking a four-point difference between the Oilers 99 points and the Kings projected 103 points. The thing is here, I think the Oilers have much more potential when it actually comes to the playoffs and things get serious, but I think the Kings have added still a lot of depth. Even though I don’t love the depth, it’s a lot more options and opportunity to go with. And I think especially you have contract years and players like Adrien Kempe that could light it up. You’re going to have Bryant Clark having a hopefully pretty huge year as he steps into a full NHL role. I think there’s still a lot there. The only thing that I think could really hold the Kings back from making the playoffs is if Darcy Keer gets back to his inconsistent ways. but he was so good last season and looks to continue that onto this year. Moving on to the San Jose Sharks here, a team that I want to see make the playoffs, but I just don’t quite see it being their year. I see potentially 2027 being a season where they’re much more competitive and kind of being where I see the Ducks being this season, but they still have just too many factors holding them back right now. They did make some solid upgrades all around and having Yos Lavascarov as the full-time starter there is going to be really impactful for them. But that defense is still I think held by a bunch of straw and duct tape and a lot of that four group has some good attributes but I think defensively there are still some pretty big issues there besides Mlin Celebrini really. So for that I think they’ll still be lower on in on the Pacific division but I don’t think they’ll be last place. I see them getting 73 points which is a pretty massive upgrade over last year but still not enough to be truly competitive yet. Still though, this Shark’s future is looking superb and will be a big contender long term. Just in 2026, it’ll be a step that’s not quite as big of a step as maybe they need. Moving on to the Seattle Kraken, who I think will end up being the last place team in the Pacific. I don’t think it’ll be a huge distance between San Jose and Seattle, but I think just enough to have Seattle pretty much solidified in that last place spot. Joey Decord, I love is one of the most underrated goalenders out there. But besides that, I mean, Vince Dunn is really interesting. Matt Matty Beneers can be interesting and Jiren McCann could score a lot of goals when he’s on his game, but there’s just so many parts of that team that I just don’t think will come together. There’s so many parts of that team that I just kind of feel mediocre about. I don’t think they’re going to be generationally bad or anything. The depth there is still extremely strong, but I think they’ll end up being the worst team in the NHL this next year, if just by a hair. And as of right now, I’m going to predict 68 points for them by the end of the season. Now, we got a couple teams left in the Pacific, but let’s go on to the Vancouver Canucks, who I think will be the best team in the Pacific to unfortunately miss the playoffs. I really want to see them rebound and really prove me wrong, especially, but I just think there are too many factors that go against them. There are good things. I think having a fully healthy Demco hopefully will be a big thing for them throughout the course of the season. Hopefully, we see Elias Peterson actually rebound like we know he’s capable of and Quinn Hughes is still Quinn Hughes. But at the end of the day, I just look at this for group, but I just don’t think it’s very good. You have some interesting parts for it. And even if Elias Person does rebound, I still don’t think it’s really good enough having Heedle as your second line center, Adoratu as your third line se, which I like him a lot, but I just don’t think he’s on that level. You’re really going to need players like Evander Kane to come out of nowhere and surprise Niels Hoglander have have a career season, Brock Besser to have an unbelievable goalcoring streak. There’s just so much that needs to go right, especially in a crowded Pacific, that I just don’t quite see happening. So, even though I see them getting extremely close, getting 94 points on the season, I think just so much competition, especially in the Central Division, will hold them back from making it. Going on to the last team we mentioned here in the Pacific and the team that I think will finish first in the standings in the Vegas Golden Knights. The team that I just think has so much going for them right now, especially regular season wise, that I don’t really see many teams being able to contend with. The Alex Petranto injury is really the only thing holding them back. The defense though still has a lot of interesting names and even though they might not quite have as much offense, I think they’ll still be in a good spot when it comes to their systems and defensive play, which has always been a major part of Vegas’s success, especially over the last couple of seasons. But even though I think I was concerned with the Wings a year ago, they’ve really been able to prove themselves year after year. And Jack Eel just continues to find ways to get better. That of course with the massive Mitch Marner signing which adds an 100point player onto their roster without any casualties and I think for the Knights especially the offense will be a pretty big strength here this year. Ultimately I don’t see the Knights winning the President’s Trophy but I could see them getting pretty close and I see them getting 107 points when it’s all said and done. Now moving on to the Central division we go on to the team that unfortunately to me is going to be last place in the Central and that is the Chicago Blackhawks. Now, I think the biggest thing for Chicago that you could just hope for is a solid complete year out of a lot of that youth. Having Conor Bernard hopefully uplifted a little bit more, having some big time players like Brandon Nazar having a full season, Sam Renzel being a Calderan, Arjum Lev will be huge, Oliver Moore will be awesome, too. So, that youth coming up establishing themselves in NHL roles, I think is really a success at the end of the day. But, I don’t really see much competitiveness coming from that. They will have some upgrades for sure, but the rest of that team is a huge question mark to me. I like Spencer Knight when he is at his best, but how much of a starter is he going to be? How many games can he play? How good can he be in those games? Is the defense going to be any better whatsoever defensively? Is the depth on the four group going to have many issues like they did last year? There’s just a lot of question marks still that hold them back from even really being a competitive or serious roster. Onto a central team that I do see making the playoffs though. We have the Colorado Avalanche here. And the more I think about the ABS, the more I do like their chances regular seasonwise. Playoff situations, I’m still a bit hesitant about them, especially their depth issues on the four group, which I think continue to kind of hurt their chances, but regular season wise, they’re still going to be in a good spot. McKinnon and Mar doing what they do best. Landiskog back full-time, Nushkin hopefully for a full year. Then you have the players they traded for mid-season and Mackenzie Blackwood and Brock Nelson likely being a lot more ready for the season with the ABS and kind of being more adjusted to that system. So, I still like a lot of parts of that team and I think especially Blackwood’s going to put them in a good spot to contend. And ultimately, I actually do see them winning the Central Division. Not by a ton, but just enough to get there. And with 105 points, just being able to get over some big-time contenders, which we’ll touch on in a second. And one of those big-time contenders is the Dallas Stars, who I see finishing just a few points behind the ass of 102 points, even though I still my issues with that defense sometimes. You’re going to have Liam Bixel coming in fulltime, which will be awesome for them. Hopefully Thomas Harley will take another step and hein will be able to play every single game. At least that’s the hope there. On the offense, even though you have some casualties, Muel Granley won’t be back, for example. I I still think it’s got so much potential, so much to like. Maverick Bourc is hopefully going to be in a bigger role and that will add some youth to the roster. Miko Ren for the entire season will be a joy to watch. So, still a lot of greatness with this core and hopefully a better kick at the can of the playoffs this next year. Moving on to the Minnesota Wild. And if I had to make a ranking of the three, five teams I was most conflicted about heading into the year, I think Minnesota would probably be number one, maybe even number two, they’re right up there for me because I could easily see a situation where they’re a playoff team again. But I do end up having them miss the playoffs just by a smidge. To me, I see Minnesota pretty easily being the best team to miss the playoffs, which is a really hard thing to predict because Minnesota often is able to make it just barely and that’s really been their brand throughout the last couple of decades. But I’m going to go out on a limb and say that that changes just a bit. For one, the Capri sub contract distraction seems to be a pretty bad distraction for that franchise right now. Seems to be weighing them down quite a bit because this is a franchise player. This is the guy on this team that they need to keep no matter what. and it seems to kind of be a persistent problem with them. But besides that, I mean, you have the goalending Augustus, which has been all over the place. He’s been good one year, bad the next. How will he have that consistency? Yes, for Wal as the backup. I’ve loved him as a prospect for a long time, but in the NHL, hasn’t really been able to show it. So, I think in a backup role, it’s incredibly risky. And that’s kind of the biggest thing for me is that a lot of these big-time roles are going to be really situated by these really interesting young players, but they will have to show up. Z Buum is already going to get a top four spot, but he really has to show up big time to really win those minutes. You’re going to have a player like Danielle Yurov as a center, Marco Rossi as your second line center. And I think a lot of these positions are going to really need thriving prospects, thriving young players to really have these winning spots in your lineup. And I think for Minnesota, there’s so many of those that I just think a couple of them aren’t going to be as good as they maybe need to be. Even though I don’t think it’s going to happen, if just one of these rookies ends up disappointing and has to get sent down to the AHL, the Wild don’t quite have the depth in my opinion to be able to supplant that. Plus, one of their biggest additions was Vladimir Terasenko, who I just don’t think really has it these days. Even on the power play, even in the goal scoring role, he’s just not quite what he used to be. And I think that also could kind of hurt Minnesota throughout the course of the year. I still see them getting 96 points, being easily the best team to miss the playoffs, but I do think by just a single point, they’re going to end up missing it. Onto a team I’m much more confident in missing the playoffs this next year in the Nashville Predators. I love to go out on a limb and say they make the playoffs like I did two years ago and it ended up coming true. But uh I I just look at the roster and there is just too many issues for me to count. And unless Jussi Saros gets back to his absolutely elite level, which he hasn’t really shown signs of being in the last couple of seasons, I don’t think Nashville stands much of a chance. Similar situation I would say to Vancouver where just the roster, especially in the four group, is just incredibly disappointing to me. You have really interesting players like Phil Forsber and Marcheso played pretty well for them last year, but you’re going to have a player like Fodor Vetkov as your second line center. You’re going to be placing a lot of trust and need on players like Luke Evangelista and Zachary Laroo to play big mo moments and big minutes and even players like Matthew Wood later down in the lineup. And then you look at the defense and there are players I like. Brady Shay can be decent sometimes. Roman Yosi, we know what he’s capable of, but Justin Baron on the roster, Nick Blankenberg, they again have their moments, but as a complete defense, I just don’t quite see it. I think they will be better than they were last season because that was just a complete disaster in every single way. But I don’t see them being much of a competitive team and finishing with 79 points on the year. Moving on to the Winnipeg Jets who I think ultimately will finish second in the central. My only big concern is that center situation with Adam Lowry injured to start out the year. You’re going to have a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of Jonathan Taves. And he wasn’t exactly great even before he was retired, semi-retired from the NHL and then of course comes back after a couple years. and I don’t quite see him being at the level he needs to be, but the rest of it is solid. The offense at the top end is still brilliant. The defense of guys like Morrisy and Dlo and especially my boy in Samberg are going to be fantastic. And of course, Connor Halbuck in the regular season is Connor Hutbook in the regular season and I don’t see that changing. Finishing of 104 points on the year, just below the ABS, but just above the Stars. I forgot to go in alphabetical order because I completely forgot about the St. Louis Blues, but I do see them being a playoff team in the end, capturing that first wild card spot in the West and just continuing the momentum that they started in the second half of last year. After Montgomery was hired, it seemed like everything started to shift for St. Louis. But there’s just so much that I like about that team. Bennington and what he’s been able to establish the last couple of seasons. Some consistency, which is good to see. But I think outside of that, you saw the defense really improve in the second half. Cam Fowler was huge for them. He’ll be playing a full season. Hopefully, Philip Brog will also be healthy. But in that four group, I think Robert Thomas going to take another step. You’re going to have Jimmy Stugger, who I think will be a massive rookie and Calder contender for this next season. So, I think just they have so many weapons, so many interesting players, and the coaching is also among the best in the league. And on to the team that I think will be the last playoff team in the Western Conference. Let’s go on to the Utah Mammoth. And I just need this to be the year, man. I need it to be. I’ve been waiting for so long for this franchise to take the step that they’ve needed. And they took a decent step last year, but wasn’t quite at the level that I was wanting. Mostly due to health, but also just some moments later on in the season that should have been wins that just weren’t. This will be a big test, I think, for that coaching staff because they really haven’t had the roster quality that they’ve had this season. They really have no excuses. They have the top end players that I love. guys like Koulie, guys like Keller, guys like Schmaltz on the defense, players like Mikuel Sergev, Shawn Dery, a lot to work with and the depth has been shored up. I really like the additions of Brandon Tanv, Ian Cole, and I think that’ll do really well for them. Plus having some of those players like Lawson Krauss are due for rebound seasons. Really, I think the biggest thing they need to have happen is that goalending to hold. Velco was great last year, but that needs to continue. Besides that though, there are no more excuses for this Utah team. They need to finally get back into the playoffs because this roster, this core is so interesting, but they just need to take that next step, but I think they will and we’ll get that second wild card spot in the West, getting 97 points, just a couple of points shy of St. Louis and just one above Minnesota. Now, let’s move on to the Eastern Conference and the Metro. And today, we’re going to start out with the team that I think actually will get first in the Metro, and that is the Carolina Hurricanes. And I think for Carolina, I don’t usually come into the offseason adoring their roster, but I think they just made some really nice moves. I like Nikolai Eers when he’s healthy. Kandra Miller I think is due for a really big breakout season and I think in Carolina he will get that. I’m starting to like Kachchov a lot more on the goending side too. So there’s a lot to like there. I just think the depth has always been good. The systems have always been good but they got a little more star power, a little bit more juice at the top which I think will do them some good. I think ultimately they’ll finish with 110 points and win the presence trophy. Continuing on with the Columbus Blue Jackets. This one is just a sore spot for me because unfortunately I see them missing the playoffs. They are such a sad victim, I think, of how insane that Metro is, how insane. I think it’s going to be a competitive race in the East once again. I see Columbus being in a pretty similar position as they were last year. I think ultimately finishing with 90 points. I see the offense getting a little bit less lucky than they were last year. It was almost insane how much they were outscoring everybody possible. But I think it’ll come back down to earth slightly. And hopefully we’ll see the goalending get a bit better as Jet Greavves comes in fulltime. And I have some pretty big hopes for him this next year. Will it be enough to make the playoffs? I’m not quite sure because I think it’s going to be a lot more competitive, even more than it was last year. But we’ll just have to wait and see. If they do make it, I will be right here partying my butt off because I would love that. Next up, we go on to the New Jersey Devils. And this was a team that I was flirting with having higher up in the Metro, but I do think even though they won’t be a number one team in the Metro or anything, I think they will still make the playoffs. As of right now, I have them with 94 points as the second wild card team in the Eastern Conference. And I like a lot about this team. I think the health should be better, but it’s already starting to show some cracks. Kov Seich won’t be here for the start of the season. Plus, you also have Luke Hughes unsigned. And even though I think that defense can float, I’m not sure if they can quite thrive to start out the year, especially if Luke Hughes is just adjusting to the system. And if that contract potentially goes into the season, I think that could be pretty brutal for them. But besides that, I think the goalending will still be solid. I think the offense and hopefully the top guys and Jack Hughes will be fully healthy this next year. Fingers crossed. But this is also the Devils we’re talking about and it seems like health is always a bit of an issue. So, I think for that I deduct a couple of points. Continuing on, we go on to the team that just got the first overall pick in the New York Islanders. And I don’t quite see them being a basement team. I see them actually being pretty similar as they were last year, getting 83 points on the year, but still being in the bottom half. Even though I don’t quite see the top end talent they need on the skater side, especially with Noah Dobson gone. Barzel, I think, will hopefully be able to continue on his production. And I do think we’ll see Ilia Sroken rebound in a major way this next year, getting him back into the conversation among the best goalies in the league. Still though, I think the Islanders depth is really underrated. on the defense even though they don’t have the greatest names. A player like Matthew Schaefer, I think could energize it quite a bit. So, I don’t think they’ll be in the dumpster, but they’ll still be a competent team. Moving on to the New York Rangers, and this is a team that I see rebounding, maybe not in an exceptional way, but enough to be a solid contender in the Metro. I see them ultimately finishing third in that Metro division, just behind Carolina. I see them finishing with 98 points on the year. And this is for a myriad of reasons. Even though I don’t think that roster is still enough to win a Stanley Cup, they still have some excellent pieces. And I think Adam Fox is going to have a rebound year. I think Sherkin’s going to look good because of it. And I think that four group is going to be energized with a full season of JT Miller, especially as the captain there. But the biggest thing is the coaching change. Sullivan being brought on. He’s one of the most respected and consistent coaches out there. Wasn’t really given much to work with in Pittsburgh these last couple years, but I think is really just has such a great baseline of coaching skill and I think the Rangers will really benefit from that. Maybe not enough to have much playoff success, but enough to make it. Continuing on, next up we go on to the Philadelphia Flyers. And I think they will be a team that missed the playoffs, but they won’t be last in the Metro, I’d bet. I see them finishing with 82 points, just behind the Islanders. And this for a couple reasons here. I think the coaching change will help a little bit. Talk coming in, I think, will make them a little bit more respectable. But also, Trevor Zris is going to have a rebound season. The only thing I think holding back Philly right now is some of the defensive issues and just the goalending. I mean, Samuel Ersen as a starter, it’s just not good enough by any means for any team to really be competitive, but still for them to get there, I think, is pretty impressive considering it. Now, I think last time I predicted him to be the worst team in the league, but I do think Cindy Crosby is still going to make it interesting and still make that team not the worst in the league necessarily, but still pretty down there. I see them getting 73 points on the year. Even though I love Crosby and even Ricard Raquel has shown some pretty good things lately, I think the rest of that roster is a serious work in progress, especially in the goalending side. You’re not even going to have an Adulkovich who stole some games for them last year on the roster nowadays. I think the biggest thing you need to hope for is players like Rucker McGrod showing up well. Pauly Kovven, I think, could be a pretty interesting rookie, but outside of that, there’s not much reason to watch this year. Now, on to the last team in the Metro here to talk about. I go on to the Washington Capitals here, and I’m going to place them second in the Metro. I don’t see them having nearly the same amount of Magic as they did last year, but still being a very respectable playoff team. I see them finishing with 99 points on the year, just shy of 100. And this is just because some of that roster I still think will be a little bit lackluster in terms of the top end scoring, but still, that depth is incredible. How they bought into that system is insane. and just how many really solid players they have in that lineup, I think we’ll be able to bring it up. The big thing though will be Logan Thompson. And if he’s able to replicate just how successful he was late in games last year, the winning department was insane with him, even though I do see it being a little bit less than that. He’s starting to solidify himself as one of the more clutch goalies out there. But now we move on to the Atlantic Division. And just like last year, it is going to be a blood bath, but I would argue even more so because last year we saw some really interesting disappointments that I don’t think are going to be quite as disappointing this next year. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Now, on to a team that was super disappointing last year. I don’t think we’ll be quite as disappointing in the Boston Bruins. Now, I still see them mix in the playoffs, but I see them being a lot more respectable than they were last year. That’s mostly due to hopefully rebound seasons out of Makavoy. campus. Lenovo will be fully healthy and Jeremy Sweetman will actually have a training camp starting this year, which will be a big thing for him throughout the course of the season. But still, I think there are too many issues with that roster, especially on the four group that I just leave pretty uninspired. That and the fact that David Poshak is starting the year like tendonitis apparently. Uh not the greatest start to the year for them, but I see them finishing with 85 points. onto the lowly Buffalo Sabres. And I would be the first one to love and try to predict them to make the playoffs, but I at this point I’m I just want to see it. I I I’m going to see it and I’ll believe it once I see it. Until then, I’m just not going to believe it. I liked I’m one of those few people that did like the JJ Perka trade for them. I think Michael Kesser is going to be a really interesting addition. Josh Don is a really interesting young forward, but I still have massive issues with that goalending department. Uko Pekka Lucinan is already banged up to start out the year and he already has had some pretty big issues over the last couple of seasons. The big problem has always been keeping the puck out of the net for Buffalo. I think over the last three seasons they’re first among five on five goals. So it’s not that that’s not the problem. Hopefully Michael Kerring will help a little bit but I don’t think it’ll be enough and I think they’ll be last place in the Atlantic getting 81 points. On to another At Division team that I think will be in the purgatory of mediocrity and that is the Detroit’s Red Wings. I see them finishing with 83 points on the year and taking even a slight step back from where they were last season. I want to see them take steps. I want to see this actually be a playoff team, but I just come with so I just see too many issues on this team to have much confidence in. I like individual players. Lucas Raymond, I hope we’ll take another big step. Maurice Cider, I adore Sumo Edmonson with some more experience. I think we’ll get even better, but there’s just too many players on that defense that I just don’t like whatsoever. Ben Sherro is a complete non-factor on the four group. They didn’t really do anything to really improve that roster. I mean, James Van Remsteck, I think, could be interesting, but not really in a full-time role on your top six or anything, and they’re still relying on players like Patrick Kane to bring this top tier offense that I just don’t think they’re quite capable of. I’m really hoping I’m wrong and this is the year that the Eiser plan fully comes together, but I just don’t quite see it. There was just not enough aggression this offseason. And even though I think John Gibson will help in the goalending department, I don’t think he’s going to be the savior that they need. onto a team that’s much more likely to make the playoffs though in the Florida Panthers. I went on such a limb here, I know, but still, Florida’s always going to find a way to make it even though they’re much more of a better, more complete team in the playoffs than they are in the regular season. How they were able to keep all their major free agents seemingly out of nowhere was incredible and that will certainly help. Matthew Kachchuck will be out for the first couple months of the season, but they have a player like Matthew Simus who I think could come in a more goalc scoring role and look pretty good like he did last year in limited minutes. Really, my only concern is I don’t really like Jeff Petri much at this stage in his career, but he’s probably going to be a six defenseman, so at the end of the day, who really cares? They’re going to find a way to make it, and I think they’re going to find a way to get 101 points on the year, being second in the Atlantic division. Now, I wanted to save Montreal for last. We’ll talk about them. Let’s go on to the Ottawa Sanders, who I think will end up being a playoff team in the Atlantic. Now, I could see a scenario where some of that youth doesn’t quite improve like they maybe need to and Ottawa’s goalending maybe becomes a bit of an issue if doesn’t quite have as good of a season as he did before. But I I think Ottawa just has so much going for them and so much improvement to make still and especially guys like Chutes though if how much offense they have I think that they still could bring in the future. There’s potential all throughout the roster. And also I like their additions. Jordan Doran Spence I think is such an underrated defenseman and adding that to the right side is huge for them. Larzella, I think as a bottom six, is perfect for that role. So, I think for Ottawa, even though it’s not going to be a perfect season by any means, I still think they’re going to make the playoffs and be third in the Atlantic, getting 100 points. Onto the Tampa Bay Lighting, and this is the team that I see winning the Atlantic Division this next year for a few reasons here. I mean, Tampa was already solidifying themselves still as a strong contender both in the regular season and the playoffs last year. Even when I thought they could have taken a step back, they really didn’t. And they’re a team that continues to thrive off the superstars they have there, the top end players. Headedman looks as good as new over the last year and Basiluski really was able to rebound well this last season. Plus, you’re going to have full years out of the trade deadline guys they got in Yanni Gourd and Oliver Bureickstrand. That’ll be huge. Hopefully, we’ll see a Conor also take a decent step up this next year. And I just think for Tampa, even though there are issues, Nick Paul won’t be out there at the start of the season fully healthy. But I don’t know, man. The top end guys are so good that it’ll carry a lot of their success in the regular regular season at least. On to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And even though I don’t see them being a dominant team and winning the division like they did last year, I think they will still be a pretty healthy playoff team. Mostly due to how good the goalending has really been able to prove itself as Stler has been among the best goalies in the league the last couple of seasons specifically. The defense defensively has held on pretty well and Buru systems have really benefited from that. But I think the big thing is even though you won’t be having Mitch Barner there anymore, you’re going to have a fully healthy Austin Matthews, which I think is something that is so huge for this leaf success. I think you’re going to be seeing some improvements in Matthew N as well. Hopefully, we’ll see Max Doy taking a bigger step. Even though I think the offense will suffer a little bit, they’ll still be a playoff team. And I see them getting 96 points, getting that first wild card spot in the East. But then that leaves the Montreal Canadians. And here is the thing. I I put out a tweet about this earlier. This is the team to me that I am easily without a doubt the most conflicted on heading on to this season. You guys know I adore this core. I adore so many players on this team. Cole Coughfield, Nick Suzuki, you’re going to have Ivon Demov coming through, Lane Hudson as well. I just think for them this is such a different Eastern Conference I think than what it was last year. Last year, even though it was competitive, I think it was rather easy having players, teams like the Rangers completely out of nowhere failing, the Boston Bruins having everything go wrong. Even though the Canadians had to work for the playoff spot, they only got what 91 points getting there. And I don’t think that free spot is necessarily going to be there again. People on that tweet also were replying how the Habs were horrible in the first 20 games or so and really able to improve. Well, I don’t think there’s a possibility this next year that you can be as bad as the Habs were in the first few weeks of the season and still be able to make the playoffs. I don’t think the Habs are going to have that luxury because everything around them is just going to get so much more compact and competitive. Really, the only team that I could see at this stage Habs leaping over is potentially the Toronto Maple Leafs, but I still think that when it comes to the systems there defensively, when it comes to the top end players, they still have I think the edge there. When it comes to players like William Neander or Austin Matthews, they still have an ability to impose their will. We’ll see if the Habs youth is able to really come up. Again, I love the additions of Noah Dobson. I think Zack Buluke could be interesting in a power play role. And of course, I’m Demovv is going to be huge for them, but it’ll just be kind of an interesting scenario because of how magical last year was, how many games it felt like they stole out of nowhere and were able to win just because of the power of friendship. I just don’t quite know if the magic is going to be there again this next year and if that luck is going to continue. And the thing is too, I’m saying the Montreal Canadians miss the playoffs. I actually have them having more poise than they did last year, getting 93 points on the year, being among the best teams missed the playoffs. So that’s I think going to show how competitive this Eastern Conference really the entire NHL is going to be. There’s so fewer teams that are actually rebuilding that are actually entering those modes that it makes a team like Montreal just have less free easy wins. I will be the first one to adore if I am wrong here. I so desperately want to see the Montreal Canadians make the playoffs again, continue that momentum and have everything go right here. I just think there will be some things that end up holding them back. I still think the center situation is a big question mark. I’m not confident in Kirby Doc being able to do really compete there. I think defensively, even though the names are solid, I think on the defensive side, there is still some issues there will have to correct. And even though I like a lot of the top end guys, Nick Suzuki was such a carrier of the offense last year. And I think there needs to be so much more support from this next year. We’ll see if that is the case, but again, there are question marks for me there. I I just think in the Eastern Conference, it’s so competitive. If they were in the West, they would be a slam dunk for me, but as of right now, they’re not. If they miss the playoffs, though, I don’t think it’s the biggest deal in the world for them. They still have a fantastic future. I just think right now, they’re going to be one of the best ones to just miss. But those are my standings predictions for every single team. Want to thank you guys for tuning in and if you guys enjoy, make sure that like button, hit that subscribe button and notification bell. 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