- The Calder Trophy (rookie of the year) comes down to three kids in the Western Conference: Vladimir Tarasenko (STL), Mikael Granlund (MIN), and Justin Schultz (EDM).
- One of Phoenix or Nashville misses the playoffs.
- Two of Edmonton, Colorado, and Minnesota make the playoffs.
- Anaheim signs both Perry and Getzlaf to long-term contracts and then trades Bobby Ryan.
- The Canucks do in fact trade Roberto Luongo this year.
- Corey Crawford of Chicago bounces back from a sophomore slump much in the same fashion that Jimmy Howard of Detroit did.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets will be much more competitive, but their goaltending will cause them to have the first overall pick and draft Nathan MacKinnon.
- Gabriel Landeskog proves to be a worthy choice for captain of Colorado, despite being the youngest ever captain in the NHL.
- Damien Brunner will be a legitimate scoring forward for Detroit.
- Alex Pietrangelo will win the Norris Trophy (best defenseman in the league).
- The Calgary Flames finish as the second worst team in the Western Conference and trade Jarome Iginla.
- Josh Harding and Devan Dubnyk emerge as the starting goaltenders for their respective clubs (MIN and EDM).
- Jonathan Quick and Jaroslav Halak are nominated for the Vezina Trophy (best goaltender in the league).
- Colorado's Ryan O'Reilly holds out for the entire year.
- Jamie Benn (Dallas) signs and is top 10 in league scoring this year.
And just for the fun of being wrong, here are my predictions for the standings:
- Los Angeles Kings
- St. Louis Blues
- Vancouver Canucks
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Detroit Red Wings
- Colorado Avalanche
- Phoenix Coyotes
- Minnesota Wild
- San Jose Sharks
- Nashville Predators
- Edmonton Oilers
- Anaheim Ducks
- Dallas Stars
- Calgary Flames
- Columbus Blue Jackets
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