HockeyAdventure.com’s predictions for the 2007-08 NHL season
Friday, 28 September 2007
These rankings are based on projected regular season points, not playoff seedings. (Hence San Jose at #2 and Anaheim at #3 in the Western Conference, and Pittsburgh at #2 and New Jersey at #3 in the Eastern Conference.)
Western Conference
1. Detroit: Nobody rules the regular season like the Wings
2. San Jose: Seemingly all the right tools, as usual
3. Anaheim: Still strong, but haven’t properly replaced Selanne and Niedermayer
4. Colorado: Got grittier and more skilled, and are ready to rebound
5. Vancouver: Should have added more scoring in the off-season
6. Minnesota: It’ll come down to Backstrom’s brilliance and Gaborik’s groin
7. Dallas: 2007-08 could be bumpier than a ZZ Top bass line, but they’ll survive
8. St. Louis: Andy Murray will get more out of this group than expected
9. Calgary: This is Keenan ‘07, not Keenan ‘87
10. Edmonton: The Minus-S Factor (Smyth, Sykora, Smith) hurts
11. Nashville: Young talent still learning, can’t count on vets to lead successfully
12. Chicago: Even in the post-Wirtz era, they’ll struggle for another year
13. Columbus: Fading veterans and inconsistent youth equals tough times
14. Los Angeles: Goaltending could be a horror show
15. Phoenix: From the Great Gretzky to the Grey Gretzky
Eastern Conference
1. Ottawa: Will vie with Detroit for first President’s Trophy since 2003
2. Pittsburgh: Now entering 1981-82 Edmonton Oilers mode
3. New Jersey: Sutter spells shorthanded success, short shifts, and short haircuts
4. NY Rangers: Playoffs should be a given–Drury and Gomez must pay off then
5. Buffalo: Watch for Vanek, Roy and Connolly to step up, and it’s still Miller time
6. Philadelphia: Made free agent splash, but who knows if goalies will deliver
7. Tampa Bay: Big Three scorers will get them into the post-season, but that’s it
8. Washington: Nylander, Kozlov, and Poti will boost regular season results
9. Carolina: Has the ‘06 formula gone stale?
10. Atlanta: Playoff flop was scary, and what says they’re better this year?
11. Montreal: Saku Koivu has a right to be concerned
12. Toronto: Questionable management will extend the post-season drought
13. Florida: Couldn’t make playoffs with Luongo, and won’t with Vokoun either
14. Boston: Unfortunately, they haven’t cloned Chara
15. NY Islanders: Not just because Alexei Yashin is no longer leading the way
Stanley Cup Finals: Detroit over NY Rangers in six games
HockeyAdventure.com brings you the best of Lucas Aykroyd's current blog entries and archived articles. Based in Vancouver, Aykroyd has written about NHL, international, and junior hockey for The Hockey News, The Sporting News, the NHL Yearbook, Rinkside, NHL.com, Eishockey News, and Prospects Hockey. As an editor and journalist, he has covered three Olympics, ten World Championships, three World Junior Championships, one World Women's Championship, and one World U18 Championship for IIHF.com and HockeyCanada.ca. He was one of 56 experts chosen to vote for the IIHF's Centennial All-Star Team.
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