Nick’s predictions (western conference)
Same deal as the eastern conference basically.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1: Detroit Red Wings - 51-20-11 - 113 points
2: San Jose Sharks - 49-25-8 - 106 points
3: Calgary Flames - 45-30-7 - 97 points
4: Anaheim Ducks - 47-27-8 - 102 points
5: Chicago Blackhawks - 49-30-3 - 101 points
6: St. Louis Blues - 41-26-15 - 97 points
7: Vancouver Canucks - 41-29-12 - 94 points
8: Columbus Blue Jackets - 40-30-12- 92 points
A few things to notice:
The Wings are still dominant, no matter what people say, they will finish first and win 50 games. Anything less is disappointment for them. San Jose is going to fall off the pace a bit, but still a second place finish is good, hopefully they’ll make it out of the 1st round.
The West is the weaker conference now in my opinion. The exact same teams from last year will make the playoffs, look for St. Louis to make it past the 1st round.
