ek now your being silly. 5 teams in the atlantic division cannot possibly make the playoffs when all you playing is eastern conference teams and most of your games are against your own division.

1. carolina bcz they are playing against a weak division
2. boston again a weak division
3. nyr best team but they have a tough division
4. pitsburgh
5. buffalo
6. devils
7. washington
8. philly

philly, pitsburgh and rangers all have potential to win the cup. so no way one team walks all over this division enough to be the #1 team out of the east.

philly, pitsburgh and rangers all have potential to win the cup. so no way one team walks all over this division enough to be the #1 team out of the east.
- joshs

Philly and Pittsburgh were washed out of the post season cause their defense sucked. Neither team upgraded. I don't get all of the love.

Philly and Pittsburgh were washed out of the post season cause their defense sucked. Neither team upgraded. I don't get all of the love.
- WayneZ

Was the whole prediction thing the whacky predictions? Based on what I saw, I'd say so or Ek doesn't know anything about hockey.

- SotaPopinski

He was there last year too. Still not enough. And they lost Staal.

Philly and Pittsburgh were washed out of the post season cause their defense sucked. Neither team upgraded. I don't get all of the love.
- WayneZ

its easy to follow teams with high scoring fowards

He was there last year too. Still not enough. And they lost Staal.
- WayneZ

I hear ya, just saying so long as they got skating Jesus, they will always think they have a shot

WOW!!!! LIGHTING LAST IN THE SOUTH EAST, MISSING SOMETHING!! I swear you have a grudge against the Bolts since your boy Koulus got ran out of town because he couldn't run a team to save his life. What's next Vinik turns out to be the worst Owner in Hockey will sell team back to Koulus only to move the team to Idaho, Yzerman will step down as GM realizing Lawton was a much better GM and couldn't handle living in his shadow and make a comeback with the Flyers.....as a Goalie, Stamkos will step in as GM with the Bolts to become the 1st ever Player/GM and trade Vinny and Marty to Montreal and himself to Toronto to become the only player in history to to be a GM on one team and play for another.

WOW!!!! LIGHTING LAST IN THE SOUTH EAST, MISSING SOMETHING!! I swear you have a grudge against the Bolts since your boy Koulus got ran out of town because he couldn't run a team to save his life. What's next Vinik turns out to be the worst Owner in Hockey will sell team back to Koulus only to move the team to Idaho, Yzerman will step down as GM realizing Lawton was a much better GM and couldn't handle living in his shadow and make a comeback with the Flyers.....as a Goalie, Stamkos will step in as GM with the Bolts to become the 1st ever Player/GM and trade Vinny and Marty to Montreal and himself to Toronto to become the only player in history to to be a GM on one team and play for another.
- Oomroy

I could get behind some of those predictions.

Philly and Pittsburgh were washed out of the post season cause their defense sucked. Neither team upgraded. I don't get all of the love.
- WayneZ

Agreed I'd say the rangers are gonna run away with there division as for the other eastern divisions Boston will be good I think rask will replace Thomas well as for the south east they all have question marks Carolina seems to be the only one with a proven goaltender

GO KINGS GO!

He was there last year too. Still not enough. And they lost Staal.
- WayneZ

UMMMM ... a healthy Crosby is an upgrade, no? We have a major upgrade with our backup goalie as well.

UMMMM ... a healthy Crosby is an upgrade, no? We have a major upgrade with our backup goalie as well.
- Oneonta Penguin

Not to your defense.

Eklund: Lockout Schmockout. Whole NHL Predictions/Whacky Predictions
- Eklund

Wow...there are so many things wrong with this its pathetic. It would take a full page to go through point by point. I would refute every single position.

Ek, I love the site and the platform of hockey you have given us...but..

With all due respect, most of the stuff you just predicted isnt debateable, its insane and absurd.
- systemtool

THIS!

the islanders are gonna be a bottom team not because they have a bad team but bcz they have to play all those games against the nyr, pitsburgh, philly and the devils. almost half their games.

UMMMM ... a healthy Crosby is an upgrade, no? We have a major upgrade with our backup goalie as well.
- Oneonta Penguin

Woopy do one big hit and he is done again plus ur defence isn't what it used to be the rangers are gonna own u all year same with any team that plays a good team defence and MAF was terrible last yr hope for ur sake he found his game

So how about ending it with a couple far out predictions that came close you go through all 30 predictions and show how far off you were on the other 26!

how can 5 teams from 1 division make the playoffs when almost half of your games are against your own division and you only play your conference? there is just not enough points

Woopy do one big hit and he is done again plus ur defence isn't what it used to be the rangers are gonna own u all year same with any team that plays a good team defence and MAF was terrible last yr hope for ur sake he found his game
- arnpriorguy

I'm making the assumption that Crosby will be back all season long without injury. Even so, Philly ran rough shod over the Pens cause their back end couldn't move the puck quick enough. They have some great players, but to consider them a cup favorite, seems insane to me.

EK loves the Wild?





Frank
- SotaPopinski

The Wild are scary good

It's like you and I are twins Ek. Your predictions are eerily close to mine.
- BuffaloHardHat

Why doesnt that surprise me....

#5 NY Islanders
The Isles will make the playoffs as a record 5 teams from the Atlantic get in




Come on, take time to think these things through. How can all 5 teams make it in a 48 game season when they play each other that many times?
- systemtool

Oh that is simple, every team in the Atlantic will split there series with each other and never lose a game to the other divisions

Oh that is simple, every team in the Atlantic will split there series with each other and never lose a game to the other divisions
- Oilhab