EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDING'S PREDICTIONS 2009-2010
1.Pittsburgh Penguins (the Stanley Cup Champ's):
With the Penguin's being cup champ's there will be no reason at all to drop in the standing's. I expected the Pen's to get alot of goal's from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. I also expect great goaltending from Marc-Andre Fleury. In my mind there's no reason why the Penguin's will not finish in first.
2.Washington Capitals:
The Capital's are expected to come into this season with a great start based on the way the Cap's finished last season. Up front the Cap's will get some scoring from Brendan Morrison and Alex Ovechkin. But I wonder how consistent the goaltending from Jose Theodore will be come playoff time. But overall I think this team should finish in second.
3. Montreal Canadiens :
With the Canadiens coming off a terrible 100th season with having trouble scoring, the Habs will have alot of work to do. But with the new top line of Mike Cammalleri,Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez I think the Hab's will have no problem scoring. There is no doubt in my mind that the Montreal Canadien's will be a contender.All the Hab's really need is Price to rebound off of a bad season and they will finish in 3rd.
4. Boston Bruins:
With the Bruin's coming off a great season, the Bruin's will have a little problem with goaltending. I alway's thought Tim Thomas was a good goalie. But he's inconsistant. So for the Bruin's to win a cup they need him to be more consistant. But will the help of the defenfence and the offense of the Bruin's, they will make it in the top 4. I think the Bruin's will finish 1 point back of Montreal.
5.Philadelphia Flyers:
With the signing of Pronger the Flyers defence and offense will be alot greater epically on the powerplay. I think that Pronger will end up retiring in a Flyer's uniform.Ray Emery will give the Flyer's great goaltending and he will take the place of Martin Biron (who went to the Islander's).
6. New Jersey Devils:
The Devil's will not be that big of a threat this season because of the loss of Gionta and Madden. Also because Brodeur's getting older now and he can't move as quick as before. So don't expected the Devil's to pass the first round of the playoffs.
7.New York Islanders:
With drafting John Tavares and signing Brion and Roloson the Islander's will be a better team this season and will make the Playoff's. In my opinion this was coming for a long time. Not this season but the next the Islander's will become a contender. With the player's they draft. So expected a great future for the Islander's.
8. Tampa Bay Lightning:
This upcoming season expect the Lightning to make the playoff's for the first time since winning the Stanley cup in 2004. Tampa will be lead by defenseman Victor Hedman, forward Martin St.Louis and by Captain Vincent Leacavelier. The lightning will have up's and down's and will not be that consistent but and will make the playoff's by 3 point's.
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9.Toronto Maple Leafs:
This season the Leaf's will not be a threat to start the Season. But the Leaf's will slowly get better as the season progresses and will still yet again find them self's out of a playoff spot to end the season. The additions of Mike Komisarek and former Duck Francois Beauchemin will help the Leaf's this season on the blueline. The Monster will be in a fight for the number 1 goaltending job against Toskala. If Brian Burke want's the Leaf's to make the playoff's this season he will need another 35 goalscore. The Leaf's will miss the playoff's by 3 point's.
10. New York Rangers:
This season the Ranger's will be no threat at all this season. The only real good goal scorer they got for the upcoming season was Gaborik. But he has no one to work with. So expect the Ranger's to drop in the standing's.In my opinion there's no doubt that the Ranger's will finish in 10th.
11. Buffalo Sabers:
This season the Saber's will finish in 11th place because of the lack of offense. Right now I see a great goaltender in Ryan Miller, but hey if you can't score you can't win. So I see no doubt that the Saber's will finish 11th.
12.Ottawa Senator's:
With Healtly saying that he want's out of Ottawa, there's no doubt that that will bring a distraction to the dressing room. If he was leaving the Sen's would finish higher in the standing's because of less distraction's. But he's staying so there's no doubt that he will cause a distraction like Emery did.
13. Carolina Hurricanes:
With the Cane's coming off a great season of going to the eastern confrence final's, they are going to have trouble reaching the high expectation's. With team's getting better, the harder it will get for the Canes. So I think that the Cane's will miss the playoff's this season.
14. Florida Panthers:
With the loss of Jay Bouwmeester don't expected the Panther's to be any better of a team this season. Jay Bouwmeester was the best player on there team. So with him gone who's going to replace him? To be honest I don't think any one on the roster can replace him. So now the Panther's defense will get worse next season.
15. Atlanta Thrashers:
With not many ticket's being sold in Atlanta, the Thrasher's will not get much fan support. So no ticket sale's the Trasher's will only have mony for player's that want a small salary ( with the exception of Antropov and Ilya Kovalchuk). So how are they going to get better? I see no possible way for the Thrasher's to make the playoff's.
Written by Andrew Di Pardo
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