With a new NHL season on the horizon, it's the time of year where hockey experts around the league put forward their "expert predictions".
You see the great thing about predictions made before the start of the season is that by the time playoffs roll around, everybody forgets how awful your projections really were. So with that in mind, it's time for SensChirp's predictions for the 2013/2013 NHL season.
Plenty to predict with a full season upon us but I'll keep it simple.
To start with, I rank each of the teams in the realigned divisions, pick a winner in each Conference but I stopped there and will not be predicting a Stanley Cup winner. You’ll see why when you get there. And the expertise doesn't stop there! I'll even give you my prediction for each of the NHL's major awards.
Another good thing about predictions is everybody has em! Have a look at mine, tell me how silly they are and then go ahead and leave yours in the comment section below.
Here goes nothing…
| PACIFIC | CENTRAL | ATLANTIC | METRO |
| Los Angeles | Chicago | Detroit | Pittsburgh |
| San Jose | St. Louis | Ottawa | New York |
| Vancouver | Dallas | Boston | Philadelphia |
| Phoenix | Minnesota | Tampa Bay | Washington |
| Edmonton | Nashville | Toronto | Columbus |
| Anaheim | Colorado | Florida | Long Island |
| Calgary | Winnipeg | Montreal | New Jersey |
| Buffalo | Carolina |
- HART- Sidney Crosby
- NORRIS- Erik Karlsson
- ART ROSS- Sidney Crosby
- CALDER- Valeri Nichushkin
- SELKE- Pavel Datsyuk
- VEZINA- Jonathan Quick
- JACK ADAMS- Mike Babcock
- RICHARD- Steven Stamkos
EAST WINNER- Ottawa Senators
WEST WINNER- San Jose Sharks
