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With the 2017-18 NHL season about to kick off, I asked the staff here at Mile High Hockey what their predictions were when it came to player awards, team accomplishments, and some silly stuff.
Let’s get started!
Hart Winner: (Soon to be the Connor McDavid Award)
Tom Hunter: Connor McDavid
elseldo: Connor McDavid
Not Izzy Wilks: Sidney Crosby
Blaise Miyakusu: Nathan MacKinnon
Conor McCluskey: Connor McDavid
Eric Sylvester: Connor McDavid
HardevLad: Auston Matthews
Art Ross Winner:
Tom Hunter: Jack Eichel
elseldo: Connor McDavid
Not Izzy Wilks: Brad Marchand
Blaise Miyakusu: Nathan MacKinnon
Conor McCluskey: Connor McDavid
Eric Sylvester: Connor McDavid
HardevLad: Connor McDavid
Rocket Richard Winner:
Tom Hunter: Steven Stamkos
elseldo: Connor McDavid
Not Izzy Wilks: Connor McDavid
Blaise Miyakusu: Nathan MacKinnon
Conor McCluskey: Alex Ovechkin
Eric Sylvester: Patrick Laine
HardevLad: Nikita Kucherov
Norris Winner: (Aka The “Hurry, every team in the league needs to have a Norris winner on their team!” Award)
Tom Hunter: Oliver Ekman-Larsson
elseldo: Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Not Izzy Wilks: Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Blaise Miyakusu: Erik Johnson
Conor McCluskey: Victor Hedman
Eric Sylvester: Victor Hedman
HardevLad: Victor Hedman
Vezina Winner:
Tom Hunter: Devan Dubnyk
elseldo: Braden Holtby
Not Izzy Wilks: Cam Talbot
Blaise Miyakusu: Semyon Varlamov
Conor McCluskey: Pekka Rinne
Eric Sylvester: Devan Dubnyk
HardevLad: Devan Dubnyk
Calder Winner:
Tom Hunter: Clayton Keller
elseldo: Nolan Patrick
Not Izzy Wilks: Clayton Keller
Blaise Miyakusu: Alex Kerfoot
Conor McCluskey: Charlie McAvoy
Eric Sylvester: Charlie McAvoy
HardevLad: Charlie McAvoy
Lady Byng Winner:
Tom Hunter: Auston Matthews
elseldo: Auston Matthews
Not Izzy Wilks: Mikael Granlund
Blaise Miyakusu: not Auston Matthews
Conor McCluskey: Johnny Gaudreau
Eric Sylvester: Johnny Gaudreau
HardevLad: Auston Matthews
Selke Winner: (Aka Patrice Bergeron’s annual signing bonus)
Tom Hunter: Mikael Backlund
elseldo: Nazem Kadri
Not Izzy Wilks: Patrice Bergeron
Blaise Miyakusu: Carl Soderberg
Conor McCluskey: Patrice Bergeron
Eric Sylvester: Patrice Bergeron
HardevLad: Patrice Bergeron
Jack Adams Winner: (PDO of the Year Award)
Tom Hunter: Jon Cooper
elseldo: Mike Babcock
Not Izzy Wilks: Ca$h Money Tocchet
Blaise Miyakusu: Jared Bednar
Conor McCluskey: Ken Hitchcock
Eric Sylvester: Mike Babcock
HardevLad: Rick Tocchet
President’s Trophy: (The “Not even the Capitals or Canucks care that they won any” Trophy)
Tom Hunter: Tampa Bay Lightning
elseldo: Tampa Bay Lightning
Not Izzy Wilks: Edmonton Oilers
Blaise Miyakusu: Colorado Avalanche
Conor McCluskey: Edmonton Oilers
Eric Sylvester: Edmonton Oilers
HardevLad: Columbus Blue Jackets
Eastern Conference Champion:
Tom Hunter: Tampa Bay Lightning
elseldo: Tampa Bay Lightning
Not Izzy Wilks: Tampa Bay Lightning
Blaise Miyakusu: Irrelevant
Conor McCluskey: Boston Bruins
Eric Sylvester: Pittsburgh Penguins
HardevLad: Toronto Maple Leafs
Western Conference Champion:
Tom Hunter: Anaheim Ducks
elseldo: Edmonton Oilers
Not Izzy Wilks: Edmonton Oilers
Blaise Miyakusu: Colorado Avalanche
Conor McCluskey: Dallas Stars
Eric Sylvester: Edmonton Oilers
HardevLad: Minnesota Wild
Stanley Cup Champion:
Tom Hunter: Anaheim Ducks
elseldo: Tampa Bay Lightning
Not Izzy Wilks: Edmonton Oilers
Blaise Miyakusu: Colorado Avalanche
Conor McCluskey: Dallas Stars
Eric Sylvester: Edmonton Oilers
HardevLad: Toronto Maple Leafs
First Head Coach to get fired?
Tom Hunter: Guy Boucher
elseldo: Whoever that guy is who’s coaching the Panthers.
Not Izzy Wilks: Alain Vignault
Blaise Miyakusu: Guy Boucher
Conor McCluskey: Bill Peters
Eric Sylvester: Boucher 100000000%
HardevLad: Paul Maurice
How many points do the Avalanche get?
Tom Hunter: 86
elseldo: 70 points, but not in last!
Not Izzy Wilks: 69
Blaise Miyakusu: 79
Conor McCluskey: 83
Eric Sylvester: 80
HardevLad: 78
Playoff team from last year who finishes lowest in the standings this year? (I’m not going to lie, I made this so I could rip on the Senators)
Tom Hunter: New York Rangers
elseldo: Ottawa Senators (They’ll miss the playoffs)
Not Izzy Wilks: Broonz [Bruins]
Blaise Miyakusu: Calgary Flames
Conor McCluskey: Ottawa Senators
Eric Sylvester: Ottawa Senators
HardevLad: Ottawa Senators
Mayo vs. Miracle Whip: (Hard hitting questions from Mr. Blaise)
Tom Hunter: “I have Mayonnaise-coloured Benz, I push Miracle Whips” -Kanye West
elseldo: Mayo, what world are we in where Miracle Whip is better?
Not Izzy Wilks: Ketchup
Blaise Miyakusu: Mayo
Conor McCluskey: Mayo (Miracle Whip is an abomination)
Eric Sylvester: Mayo because I’m not a dumpster fire of a person.
HardevLad: Cool Whip from the bowl with a spoon
How many Maple Leafs tie for the Art Ross? (Sorry, I had to ask.)
Tom Hunter: 1 (William Nylander)
elseldo: 7
Not Izzy Wilks: Does Mark Arcobebello still play for the Leafs?
Blaise Miyakusu: Zero.
Conor McCluskey: Zero. None. Nada.
Eric Sylvester: 19 if you ask Leafs fans today, 0 if you ask them a month from now.
HardevLad: 2 (Connor Brown and Dominic Moore off the back of Matt Martin’s 82-0-82 Rocket Richard winning season)
So, there you have it. What are your predictions? Let us know in the comments!!