Fearless Predictions for the 08-09 Season
My Predictions:
-Top 5 PP
-Top 10 PK
-Higgins nets 35+
-Kovalev and Tanguay break 75 points
-Koivu gets 50+ assists
-Latendresse nets 25+ goals
-AK and SK break 60 points
-Price top 5 goalie in terms of SV% and Shutouts
-Guy Carbonneau wins Jack Adams
-Komisarek leads league in hits and blocked shots
-Valentenko makes the team as 7th D
-Habs sweep TOR, NYI, and NJ series
-Habs make it to the Stanley Cup Finals
-Dandenault gets traded before training camp
-Sundin signs 1 year deal
-Begin gets traded before season starts
-Stewart makes roster, alternating on the third line with Latendresse and the fourth line with Laraque
My projected lines:
Tanguay Sundin Kovalev
Kostitsyn Plekanec Kostitsyn
Higgins Koivu Latendresse
Laraque Lapierre Kostopoulos
Chipchura (Lapierre)
Stewart (Latendresse, Laraque)
Markov Komisarek
Hamrlik O’Byrne
Gorges Bouillon
Valentenko (Bouillon)
Price
Halak
My projected Eastern Conference standings:
1. NY Rangers
2. Montreal
3. Washington
4. Pittsburgh
5. Philadelphia
6. Boston
7. New Jersey
8. Tampa Bay
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9. Ottawa
10. Buffalo
11. Carolina
12. Florida
13. Toronto
14. Atlanta
15. NY Islanders