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Predictions, Predictions, Predictions

Sep 28, 2007 – 1:45 PM
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Eric McErlain

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With a little less than 24 hours to go before the NHL drops the curtain on the 2006-07 season with a pair of regular season games between the Ducks and Kings in London, I've asked my colleagues here at FanHouse to gather up all of their predictions for the upcoming season. First up, he's the overall order of finish by division starting with the Eastern Conference based on the season preview posts that we've been writing since the end of August.
Atlantic (Wyshynski) Northeast (Luongo) Southeast (Press)
Pittsburgh Ottawa Carolina
New York Rangers Buffalo Washington
New Jersey Toronto Tampa Bay
Philadelphia Montreal Atlanta
New York Islanders Boston Florida
Eastern Conference

And now, the West ...
Central (Mirtle) Northwest (Golbez) Pacific (McErlain)
Detroit Vancouver San Jose
Nashville Colorado Anaheim
St. Louis Minnesota Dallas
Columbus Calgary Los Angeles
Chicago Edmonton Phoenix
Western Conference

Next, the picks for the Conference champions, playoff surprises and the major awards:

Winner/Award Mirtle Golbez McErlain
Eastern Conference NY Rangers Ottawa NY Rangers
Western Conference Minnesota San Jose San Jose
Stanley Cup Minnesota San Jose San Jose
Playoff Surprise Florida Los Angeles Philadelphia
MVP Jarome Iginla Sidney Crosby Sidney Crosby
Vezina Miika Kiprusoff Roberto Luongo Roberto Luongo
Norris Jay Bouwmeester Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidstrom
Adams Jacques Martin Ron Wilson John Stevens
Calder Jack Johnson Erik Johnson Jack Johnson
Champions and Awards

If these predictions are any indication, it looks to be a big year for San Jose.

Winner/Award Wyshynski Luongo Press
Eastern Conference NY Rangers Ottawa Ottawa
Western Conference San Jose San Jose San Jose
Stanley Cup San Jose San Jose Ottawa
Playoff Surprise Washington NY Islanders Minnesota
MVP Joe Thornton Sidney Crosby Dany Heatley
Vezina Martin Brodeur Roberto Luongo Roberto Luongo
Norris Nicklas Lidstrom Roberto Luongo Chris Pronger
Adams Joel Quenneville Ted Nolan Ron Wilson
Calder Erik Johnson Jonathan Toews Nicklas Backstrom

Thanks to all of our writers here at FanHouse for working so hard over the last month to put together our previews. It was a long haul, but it was worth it.
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