NHL 2008 season predictions

predict the ranking of the western and eastern conferences and state who will win the stanley cup if you can!

east- west

1 senators -Ducks

2 devils -Cunucks

3 pinguins -Red wings

4 sabers -Sharks

5 flyers -Stars

6 Canadiens -Flames

7 lighting -OIlers

8 trashers -Wild

winner Vancouver!!!

West:

1. Detroit*
2. San Jose*
3. Vancouver*
4. Anaheim (Without Selanne, Penner or S. Neidermeyer)
5. Dallas
6. Calgary
7. Colorado
8. Edmonton/LA/Minnesota/Maybe St Louis

Anaheims standing changes if Selanne and Neidermeyer come back.
6-8 could probably go in any order.
The Northwest is also confusing as hell; Calgary could fail miserably with Keenan behind the bench, Vancouver still can't score, Colorado still doesn't have a goalie and Edmonton is a giant question mark.

East:

1. Pittsburgh*
2. Ottawa*
3. Florida*
4. Philadelphia
5. New Jersey
6. Buffalo
7. New York (Rangers)
8. Toronto/Tampa Bay/Carolina

Assuming Philly and the Rangers don't implode after all those free agent signings.

East:

1. Ottawa
2. New York Rangers
3. Carolina
4. Toronto
5. Pittsburgh
6. Philadelphia
7. New Jersey
8. Tampa Bay

West:

1. Anaheim (only with Selanne and Neidermeyer, otherwise they're no better than a 6th)
2. Detroit
3. Calgary
4. Vancouver
5. San Jose
6. Dallas
7. Colorado
8. Minnesota

WEST:

1. Vancouver Canucks

2. Detroit Red Wings

3. Anaheim Mighty Ducks

4. Colorado Avalanche

5. Dallas Stars

6. Calgary Flames

7. San Jose Sharks

8. Nashville Predators

EAST:

1. New York Rangers

2. Pittsburgh Penguins

3. Ottawa Senators

4. Carolina Hurricanes

5. Buffalo Sabres

6. Philadelphia Flyers

7. Montreal Canadiens

8. Toronto Maple Leafs

1.Pittsburgh*

2.Ottawa*

3.Carolina*

4.NY Rangers

5.Buffalo

6.Philadelphia

7.Toronto

8.Will be VERY close, in my mind it will either be New Jersey, Washington or Tampa Bay.

West:

1.San Joes*

2.Detroit*

3.Minnisota*

4.Anaheim

5.Colorado

6.St. Louis

7.Vancouver

8.Dallas, unless LA can manage to get a decent goalie.

The Divisions are VERY uneven as of now. Playoff spots will most likely be won or lost through divisional games, leaving fantastic teams out of the playoffs and decent teams taking their spot.

Btw, to the guy who posted above me, Pittsburgh and NY Rangers cannot finish first and second, they are in the same division.

Western Eastern

1. San Jose, Ottowa

2. Detroit, Pittsburg

3. Colorado, Atlanta

4. Anaheim, New Jersey

5. Vancouver, New York

6. Calgry, Tampa Bay

7. Dallas, Washington

8. St. Louis, Florida

East:

1. PhiladephiaFlyers*
2. Ottawa Senators*
3. Carolina Hurricanes
4. Pittsburg Penguins
5. New York Rangers
6. Montreal Canadiens
7. Toronto Maple Leafs
8. New Jersey Devils

West:

1. San Jose Sharks*
2. Minnesota Wild*
3. Detroit Red Wings*
4. Calgary Flames
5. Anaheim Ducks
6. Colorado Avalanche
7. Vancouver Canucks
8. Dallas Stars

Gotta love those Leafs-Sens and Wings-Avs match-ups.