Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction Roundtable

Andrew Boehmer:

I’m guessing that the Toronto Maple Leafs will finish among the top three in the Atlantic Division this season, more specifically in second place behind the Tampa Bay Lightning.

I’m going to say they even crack the 100-point plateau and finish right there with 100. The Lightning will finish with 101. In the entire Eastern Conference, the Maple Leafs will finish fifth overall, behind the Washington Capitals, Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Pittsburgh Penguins who will finish with 100 as well but beat the Maple Leafs in regulation+ overtime wins.

For the entire league, I’m going to say that the Leafs finish ninth.. During the playoffs, I’m going to say that they win the first round and I’ll leave it at that, for now. I’ll circle back a little closer to that time frame, heck, we’re only three games into the season. This is just speculation.

Last, but not least, Connor McDavid will win the Art Ross and Auston Matthews will win the Hart Trophy.  I just have a feeling. If he does, he’ll be the first Leafs player to win it in the modern era.

Jonathan Quick will claim the Vezina, while Sidney Crosby claims yet another Ted Lindsay. With the start Ovechkin’s had, one would have to think he’ll claim the Rocket, but I’m not sold on that, so I’m going to say Tarasenko wins that, Matthews finishing four behind him with 39. As for the Calder, one would have to imagine that Andreas Borgman will win. I’m kidding, but I am going with a defenseman, you know, that one from Boston.