Lets get straight to the number one question: Who will win the cup?
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- Sidney Crosby will lead in goals
- Connor McDavid will lead in overall points
Golden Knights - 28th or 29th overall. Ouch! Edging out the Avalanche.
Speaking of the Avalanche, I predict last place again. They were so bad last year that they lost at losing. That's what happens when you have only one 20-goal scorer on the whole team. Can you guess who? Nathan MacKinnon - 16, and Matt Duchene - 18 (more later on him). You say Gabriel Landeskog? Nope he had 18! The correct answer is Mikko Rantanen with 20.
Who will win the Matt Duchene lottery? No one! He will continue on the Avalanche. Why you say? His asking price is too high. I have heard several different versions, and all seem a bit steep.
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Detroit.. oh Detroit... good news! You have a brand new stadium. All the rest is bad news. One of main issues is the bad contracts they currently have. They have 10 contracts with some form of "no movement" clause. Most of these players are 30 years or older. They are, as of right now, over the cap by approximately 3 million. The solution is Andres Athanasiou. Without him in their lineup, they might clear the cap. Also looming with their future is Henrik Zetterberg, already saying he will retire in the near future. Thus leaving the team on the hook for even more financial issues. So, expect a second year of missing the playoffs.
What will happen with the LA Kings? They will miss the playoffs. Lets start off with Anze Kopitar coming off the worst season of his career. Then, there is Drew Doughty. His contract goes until 2018. Then, he is an unrestricted free agent in 2019. Yes, it's far off. He is so important to the Kings, it's hard not to see how any uncertainty with him would not negatively effect the team. He will be near impossible to replace. Jeff Carter will have another good season. My guess is he will get near 30 goals. Here is another safe bet: Marian Gaborik will NOT play more then 60 games this season. He will then retire mid season, due to health.
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