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Default The Athletic NHL staff give their early predictions

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Stanley Cup champion

Colorado Avalanche
38.6
Carolina Hurricanes
31.8
Florida Panthers
6.8
Edmonton Oilers
4.5
New York Rangers
4.5
St. Louis Blues
4.5
Tampa Bay Lightning
4.5
Pittsburgh Penguins
2.3
Toronto Maple Leafs
2.3

Dark horse
A team that missed the playoffs in 2021-22 and could be a real contender in 2022-23.


Vegas Golden Knights
36.4
Ottawa Senators
18.2
Columbus Blue Jackets
11.4
Detroit Red Wings
11.4
Vancouver Canucks
11.4
New Jersey Devils
6.8
New York Islanders
4.5

Biggest drop-off
A team that made the playoffs in 2021-22 but won’t be back.

Minnesota Wild
20.0
Calgary Flames
16.7
Florida Panthers
16.7
Boston Bruins
13.3
Dallas Stars
6.7
Washington Capitals
6.7
Edmonton Oilers
3.3
New York Rangers
3.3
Pittsburgh Penguins
3.3
St. Louis Blues
3.3
Tampa Bay Lightning
3.3
Toronto Maple Leafs
3.3

First coach fired


Lindy Ruff
31.8
Dave Hakstol
18.2
Sheldon Keefe
13.6
D.J. Smith
11.4
Bruce Boudreau
4.5
Peter Laviolette
4.5
Brad Larsen
2.3
Dallas Eakins
2.3
Dean Evason
2.3
John Hynes
2.3
John Tortorella
2.3
Mike Sullivan
2.3
Todd McLellan
2.3


Vezina winner

Igor Shesterkin
50.0
Andrei Vasilevskiy
27.3
Ilya Sorokin
6.8
Thatcher Demko
6.8
Juuse Saros
4.5
Frederik Andersen
2.3
Jacob Markstrom
2.3

Hart winner

Connor McDavid
75.0
Cale Makar
11.4
Auston Matthews
4.5
Aleksander Barkov
2.3
Artemi Panarin
2.3
Johnny Gaudreau
2.3
Nathan MacKinnon
2.3

All-Stars most likely to be traded

Patrick Kane
93.3
J.T. Miller
83.3
Vladimir Tarasenko
83.3
Jonathan Quick
46.7
Timo Meier
36.7
Jonathan Huberdeau
26.7
David Pastrnak
20.0

West playoff field

Colorado Avalanche*
100.0
Edmonton Oilers*
100.0
St. Louis Blues*
100.0
Minnesota Wild*
83.3
Vegas Golden Knights
83.3
Nashville Predators*
83.3
Los Angeles Kings*
76.7
Calgary Flames*
73.3

https://theathletic.com/3440852/2022...we304dotdyulll
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