Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction Roundtable

James Tanner:

All due respect to my fellow roundtablers, I don’t know if you guys are just trying too hard to not be ‘typical’ Leafs fans (whatever that even means; people say it all the time) or what, but the Toronto Maple Leafs are winning the Atlantic.   The Tampa Bay Lightning are the most overrated team in the NHL. No offense kids, but it’s true.

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They don’t have the Leafs depth on forward.  They have Hedman, but overall their defense isn’t that much better than the Leafs, if it’s better at all. At this point, I have trouble recognizing the street cred of any playa who thinks the Leafs are anything less than the best team in the NHL.

So, as far as les prediction go, It’s the Leafs for the trifecta: Atlantic Division Champs, President’s Trophy and Stanley Cup Champs.

My picks for awards are as follows: Auston Matthews for the Hart, Art Ross, Ted Lindsey, and Rocket Richard Trophies.  The Vezina will go to Sergei Bobrovsky and the Calder will go to Clayton Keller.  As for the coveted Norris it will go to Oscar Klefbom.  In case you’re wondering who will lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Final, it will be the Calgary Flames.

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Other predictions of note: Blackhawks and Capitals will miss the Playoffs, and the Carolina Hurricanes will challange the Blue Jackets and Leafs for Eastern Supremacy.

Straight up.