NHL predictions for 2009-10

[bruins72]

Okay, this was copied from an article I was reading at USA Today. They had a bunch of journalists giving their predictions for the season. You can read the article here...

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/n ... ctions.htm

I figured we could have a thread where we all make those predictions and then after the season we can look back at it and see who got what right. Here are the questions. Just quote this, remove the garbage and fill in your predictions in your post.

MVP

Points leader

Top goalie

Top defenseman

Top rookie


Division winners

Atlantic

Northeast

Southeast

Central

Northwest

Pacific

Presidents trophy (most points)


Conference winners

Eastern

Western

Stanley Cup winner

Olympic Games

Gold

Silver

Bronze


Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term?

[bruins72]

My picks!

MVP: Ovechkin

Points leader : Ovechkin

Top goalie : Luongo

Top defenseman : Chara

Top rookie : Tavares


Division winners

Atlantic : Philadelphia Flyers

Northeast : Boston Bruins

Southeast : Washington Capitals

Central : Detroit Red Wings

Northwest : Calgary Flames

Pacific : San Jose Sharks

Presidents trophy (most points) : San Jose Sharks


Conference winners

Eastern : Boston Bruins

Western : San Jose Sharks

Stanley Cup winner : Boston Bruins (I'm hoping!)

Olympic Games

Gold : Canada

Silver : Sweden

Bronze : USA


Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term? Phoenix for at least another year but long-term probably Hamilton.

[Hensel]

MVP: Alex Ovechkin

Points leader: Alex Ovechkin

Top goalie: Martin Brodeur

Top defenseman: Zdeno Chara

Top rookie: John Taveras


Division winners

Atlantic: Pittsburgh

Northeast: Boston

Southeast: Washington

Central: Detroit

Northwest: Vancouver

Pacific: San Jose

Presidents trophy (most points)

San Jose


Conference winners

Eastern: Pittsburgh

Western: San Jose

Stanley Cup winner:

San Jose

Olympic Games

Gold: Canada

Silver: Russia

Bronze: Sweden


Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term?

Pheonix

[batdad]

MVP Ryan Getzlaf

Points leader Ryan Getzlaf

Top goalie Hiller

Top defenseman Niedermeyer

Top rookie Ryan Carter


Division winners

Atlantic New Jersey

Northeast Toronto

Southeast Washington

Central Detoilet

Northwest Calgary

Pacific San Jose

Presidents trophy (most points)
San Jose

Conference winners

Eastern washington

Western Anaheim

Stanley Cup winner Anaheim

Olympic Games

Gold Canada

Silver Russia

Bronze Sweden


Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term? Kansas City or Las Vegas, cause the NHL is dumb

Oh, and I forgot...Getz you don't need to post yours now!!!

Conn Smythe: Ryan Getzlaff
Lester Pearson Award: Ryan Getzlaf

And yeah I am kidding about the Getzlaff stuff.

[getzlaf15]

Love it batdad, Love it.

MVP: Evgeni Malkin

Points leader : Evgeni Malkin

Top goalie : Ray Emery

Top defenseman : Nick Lidstrom

Top rookie : Nikita Filatov


Division winners

Atlantic : Philadelphia Flyers

Northeast : Montreal Canadiens

Southeast : Washington Capitals

Central : Detroit Red Wings

Northwest : Calgary Flames

Pacific : San Jose Sharks

Presidents trophy (most points) : Philadelphia Flyers


Conference winners

Eastern : Philadelphia Flyers

Western : Detroit Red Wings

Stanley Cup winner : Philadelphia Flyers


Olympic Games

Gold : Russia

Silver : Canada

Bronze: USA

Phoenix to Hamilton

[Manimal]

MVP Alexander Ovechkin

Points leader Evgeny Malkin

Top goalie Martin Brodeur

Top defenseman Zdeno Chara

Top rookie John Tavares
(I wanted to say Anisimov but I gotta go with Tavares)

Division winners

Atlantic New Jersey

Northeast Boston

Southeast Washington

Central Chicago

Northwest Vancouver

Pacific San Jose

Presidents trophy (most points) San Jose


Conference winners

Eastern Washington

Western Detroit

Stanley Cup winner Washington

Olympic Games

Gold Canada

Silver Russia

Bronze Sweden


Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term? Las Vegas
(They will swap places with their ECHL affiliate )

Oh and Batdad, Carter is not a rookie

[Laker2415]

MVP Ovechkin

Points leader Crosby

Top goalie Steve Mason

Top defenseman Lidstrom

Top rookie Hedman
(I REALLY want to say Rask, but I'll go with Hedman)

Division winners

Atlantic Pittsburgh

Northeast Boston

Southeast Washington

Central Detroit

Northwest Calgary

Pacific Anaheim

Presidents trophy (most points) Boston


Conference winners

Eastern Boston (In 6 over Washington)

Western Detroit (In 7 over Calgary)

Stanley Cup winner Detroit (In 6)

Olympic Games

Gold- Canada

Silver- Russia

Bronze- Finland


Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term? Hamilton, Ontario
(Although they really belong in Winnipeg!)

[batdad]

Did Ryan Carter play more than 25 games? Wow. I did not know that and I look and see he has played 1/2 a season 3 times with the Ducks. Wow. I guess it has to be Sbisa then....

[Manimal]

Did Ryan Carter play more than 25 games? Wow. I did not know that and I look and see he has played 1/2 a season 3 times with the Ducks. Wow. I guess it has to be Sbisa then....

Sbisa played 39 games last year. The Ducks don't have a rookie on their roster

[batdad]

OH well...poor Getz...

[ccmequip]

MVP: Malkin

Points leader: Malkin

Top goalie: Steve Mason

Top defenseman: Shea Weber

Top rookie: Jonas Gustavsson


Division winners

Atlantic: Pittsburgh

Northeast: Boston

Southeast: Washington

Central: Detroit

Northwest: Calgary

Pacific: San Jose

Presidents trophy (most points): Boston


Conference winners

Eastern: Boston

Western: Chicago

Stanley Cup winner: Boston

Olympic Games

Gold: Russia

Silver: Sweden

Bronze: USA

[McQwak]

MVP: Malkin

Points leader : Malkin

Top goalie : Brodeur

Top defenseman : Chara

Top rookie : Matt Duchene


Division winners

Atlantic : Pittsburgh Penguins

Northeast : Boston Bruins

Southeast : Washington Capitals

Central : Chicago Blackhawks

Northwest : Calgary Flames

Pacific : Anaheim Ducks

Presidents trophy (most points) : Washington Capitals


Conference winners

Eastern : Boston Bruins

Western : Chicago Blackhawks

Stanley Cup winner : Chicago Blackhawks

Olympic Games

Gold : Canada

Silver : Czech rep.

Bronze : USA


Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term? They will stay in Glendale.

[DonGiovannie]

MVP: Crosby

Points leader: Ovechkin

Top goalie: Lundqvist

Top defenseman: Chara

Top rookie: Taveras


Division winners

Atlantic: Pittsburgh

Northeast: Boston

Southeast: Washington

Central: Detroit

Northwest: Vancouver

Pacific: San Jose

Presidents trophy (most points)

San Jose


Conference winners

Eastern: Pittsburgh

Western: San Jose

Stanley Cup winner:

Pittsburgh

Olympic Games

Gold: Canada

Silver: Russia

Bronze: Sweden

Where will the Phoenix franchise settle long-term?
I don't really know....

[Jypfan92]

MVP: Pavel Datsyuk

Points leader: Sidney Crosby

Top goalie: Niklas Bäckström

Top defenseman: Nicklas Lidström

Top rookie: Matt Duchene (everybody says Tavares and i don't want repeat them so Duchene)

Division winners

Atlantic: Pittsburgh Penguins

Northeast: very very bad.... hmmm... i'll say Boston Bruins

Southeast: Carolina Hurricanes

Central: Detroit Red Wings

Northwest: Minnesota Wild

Pacific: San Jose Sharks

President's trophy (most points): San Jose Sharks

Conference winners

Eastern: Pittsburgh Penguins

Western: San Jose Sharks

Stanley Cup winner: i want to "gamble" and i say Minnesota Wild

Olympic games:

Gold: Finland

Silver: Canada

Bronze: Russia

Where will the Phonix franchise settle long-term? Phoenix

I want to add one more question:

Who is the first head coach who will be fired?

i'd like to say Rick Tocchet, Tampa Bay

[bruins72]

If the Penguins win the Eastern Conference Championship and the Sharks win the Western Conference Championship, how do the Wild win the Stanley Cup? They would have to be the Western Conference Champions to get to the Stanley Cup Finals.

[ehmfans]

MVP Ovechkin

Points leader Ovechkin

Top goalie Brodeur

Top defenseman Chara

Top rookie Hedmen


Presidents trophy (most points) Washington


Conference winners

Eastern washington

Western edmonton

Stanley Cup winner Sharks

Olympic Games

Gold Russia

Silver Canada

Bronze me