Predictions are for gypsies

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Well it is almost October, wine season, the leaves turn red, and of course the start of a brand new NHL season. Here are my second annual wild and crazy predictions for this year:

1) Sydney Crosby will exceed his highest point total in a season. His record  is 120 points. He will be playing stress free now that he has won as many cups as Mario. 


2) Stamkos will win the Maurice Richard trophy now that he has signed long-term. If not him then it might be Milan Lucic!

3) Conner Mcdavid Jonathan Drouin and Johnny Gaudreau will get 100 points. Should be fun  watching them deke and dangle their way around the defence.

4) Victor Hedman or PK Subban will win the Norris. Unlike in Montreal when PK would make an error, in Nashville Roman Josi has the speed to recover and cover up.

5) Boston Philadelphia Detroit and Toronto will not make the playoffs. The axis of evil foiled again.

6) Tampa Bay will win the Stanley Cup defeating the Predators. It is destiny.

7) Habs will trade Markov and Plekanec and Emelin at deadline for nobody in particular. This is Bergy's standard policy unless he re-signs them for two more years.

8) Patrick Laine wins the calder. He is the next goal scoring phenom because I deem it so.

9) Pacioretty and/or Beaulieu will be traded in a multi-player blockbuster. Or maybe not...

10) Hillary defeats the Donald ( or start thinking of the nuclear age)

Well anyways one can dream and these predictions could collapse if injuries or illness occur especially to Hillary.





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