Saturday, January 19, 2013

Saturday Night Hockey: Season Predictions, Trade Analysis, and Good Old NHL Hockey

Well this sure does seem weird, being that I havent done a SNH post in a while. Just a few things before we get down to business:
  • I will have the recaps of the last two U20 tournaments tomorrow.
  • Expect less post about the Mooseheads. Part of it being the NHL is back, part of it being the picture uploading issue, and the last part (and the big one) is that classes are back in session so more weekend night work for me.
Now that thats done, here are the goodies.

Season Predictions

Brad

Northeast Division
1 - Boston Bruins
2 - Ottawa Senators
3 - Buffalo Sabres
4 - Toronto Maple Leafs
5 - Montreal Canadiens (No Winnin For MacKinnon!)

Atlantic Division
1 - New York Rangers
2 - Pittsburgh Penguins
3 - Philadelphia Flyers
4 - New Jersey Devils
5 - New York Islanders

Southeast Division
1 - Carolina Hurricanes
2 - Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - Washington Capitals
4 - Florida Panthers
5 - Winnipeg Jets

Northwest Division
1 - Vancouver Canucks
2 - Minnesota Wild
3 - Edmonton Oilers
4 - Calgary Flames
5 - Colorado Avalanche

Central Division
1 - St. Louis Blues
2 - Chicago Blackhawks
3 - Nashville Predators
4 - Detroit Red Wings
5 - Columbus Blue Jackets

Pacific Division
1 - Los Angeles Kings
2 - San Jose Sharks
3 - Dallas Stars
4 - Phoenix Coyotes
5 - Anaheim Ducks

Myles

Northeast Division
1 - Boston Bruins
2 - Buffalo Sabres
3 - Toronto Maple Leafs
4 - Ottawa Senators
5 - Montreal Canadiens

Atlantic Division
1 - New York Rangers
2 - New Jersey Devils
3 - Pittsburgh Penguins
4 - Philadelphia Flyers
5 - New York Islanders

Southeast Divison
1 - Washington Capitals
2 - Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - Winnipeg Jets
4 - Florida Panthers
5 - Carolina Hurricanes

Northwest Division
1 - Vancouver Canucks
2 - Minnesota Wild
3 - Calgary Flames
4 - Edmonton Oilers
5 - Colorado Avalanche

Central Division
1 - Detroit Red Wings
2 - Chicago Blackhawks
3 - Nashville Predators
4 - St. Louis Blues
5 - Columbus Blue Jackets

Pacific Division
1 - San Jose Sharks
2 - Los Angeles Kings
3 - Phoenix Coyotes
4 - Dallas Stars
5 - Anaheim Ducks

Trade Analysis

To Carolina: Luke Pither
To Philadelphia: Brian Boucher, Mark Alt
Trade Analysis: Well surprise surprise, Boucher is back with the Flyers....for a bit. He was on waivers and is right now in limbo.

To Carolina: Kevin Westgarth
To Los Angeles: Anthony Stewart, 4th round pick (2013), 6th round pick (2014)
Trade Analysis: If you told me the picks were going to to Carolina, I would have believed this trade. For Lombardi to get the picks in the deal is pretty good.

To Edmonton: Mark Fistric
To Dallas: 3rd round pick (2013)
Trade Analysis: I heard of this being both an over-pay and a good deal for Edmonton. For a short season defensive depth is very much a need. I think this leans more on the good side for the Oilers.

To Montreal: Jason DeSantis
To Florida: Brendon Nash
Trade Analysis: Minor league D-swap. Sad to see Nash go, but welcome DeSantis.

To Toronto: Conditional 4th round pick (2014)
To Phoenix: Matthew Lombardi
Trade Analysis: Fair deal. Lombardi has had good years in Phoenix, now if he can only stay healthy.

To New York R: Brandon Mashinter
To San Jose: Tommy Grant, Conditional pick (2014)
Trade Analysis: Rangers are just strengthening their farm system. Nothing to see here.

Lineup Notables

Ottawa Senators vs. Winnipeg Jets

Team Karlsson: Jared Cowen (hip) and Mike Lundin (finger) are out. Craig Anderson gets the start.
The Buffet-gliens: Nik Antropov (upper body), Antti Miettinen (upper body), and Zach Bogosian (wrist) are out. Ondrej Pavelec is in net.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

No Burkes: Jake Gardiner (concussion) is out while James van Riemsdyk (foot) is questionable. Ben Scrivens might be in net
No Gauthiers: Tomas Plekanec (rib) is probable. P.K. Subban remains unsigned (DAMMIT!). Carey Price starts tonight.

Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks

The Baldies: Sami Vatanen (foot) and Hampus Lindholm (concussion) are out. Jonas Hiller will be in net.
No Luongos (Soon): Ryan Kesler (wrist/shoulder), David Booth (groin), and Aaron Volpatti (shoulder) are out while Zach Kassian (back) and Dan Hamhuis (groin) are questionable. Cory Not Luongo Schneider will start.

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