Last year, I began my foray into the prognostication of the Western Conference. Good thing I kept my day job.
Although I did nail both the rise of the LA Kings and the imminent decline of the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars, I did not foresee the collapse of both Edmonton Oilers (injuries to two major players – Ales Hemsky and Nikolai Khabibulin, as well as their backup goalie – and the cataclysmic downfall of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Aside from those two blunders, I did generally predict the outcome of the rest of the Western Conference. So, with great humility, I offer my Western Conference predictions for the 2010-2011 season.
Rather than rank the projected finishes, I classify my predictions in three categories: The In’s – those teams who should make the playoffs easily, barring a major injury or two; The Tweener’s – those teams that are on the cusp and could possibly make the post-season; and the Out’s – those teams who are positioning themselves for nothing more than a lottery pick, or for a major overhaul.
With that, here are my predictions:
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2010-2011 NHL Predictions: Fearless Western Conference Predictions 2.0
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