1) With nearly all teams having now played 20% of their schedules and the NHL dark on this Thanks Giving holiday we decided to project (NOT predict) the finals standings. Obviously there is plenty of time for teams outside of the playoffs to get back in, but some trends are clearly becoming evident. This is NOT a Prediction!! We merely are projecting an 82 game season point total based upon each teams current point total/games played.
2) First in the East:
- Boston 107
- Philadelphia: 105
- Florida: 105
- NY Rangers: 105
- Pittsburgh: 104
- Washington: 103
- Buffalo: 98
- Toronto: 97
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- NJ: 94
- Montreal: 86
- Ottawa: 86
- Tampa Bay: 82
- Winnipeg: 78
- Carolina: 71
- NY Islanders: 60
3) Next the West:
- San Jose: 117
- Minnesota: 113
- Detroit: 103
- Phoenix: 103
- Dallas: 102
- Chicago: 101
- Los Angeles: 97
- St. Louis: 94
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- Edmonton: 94
- Nashville: 94
- Vancouver: 90
- Colorado: 71
- Calgary: 70
- Anaheim: 62
- Columbus: 51
4) To reiterate, these are PROJECTIONS NOT PREDICTIONS! With a relatively small sample size a few (more or less) games played can alter the point totals significantly. That said there are a few interesting developments thus far. Who expected teams like Minnesota, Florida, Phoenix, Dallas, or Toronto to be in the playoff race this season? Who could have seen Carolina, and Anaheim be so low in the standings? Yes, plenty of time for 'water to find its level' but sometimes these trends do continue throughout the season.
5) Finally our (admittedly silly to mention) quarter pole Trophy winners.
- Hart: Phil Kessel
- Vezina: Tim Thomas
- Norris: Shea Weber
- Calder: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
- Adams: Kevin Dineen
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