Here comes one of my favorite annual traditions: getting to make picks that will be laughably bad by the middle of the upcoming season. While I’ll take credit for picking the Stanley Cup Champion right last year (as did Emily) we as a unit did only okay at predicting the rest of the slate.
This year I upped the difficulty level and will be sharing the division rankings from every staff writer in addition to their Stanley Cup Final prediction. So without further ado, let’s hit the picks!
| Marcus | Matt | Jake | Mac | Evan | Aaron | Becca | Emily | Rich |
| Pacific Division | Pacific Division | Pacific Division | Pacific Division | Pacific Division | Pacific Division | Pacific Division | Pacific Division | Pacific Division |
| San Jose | San Jose | San Jose | San Jose | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | San Jose | San Jose | San Jose |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | San Jose | San Jose | Anaheim | Anaheim | Los Angeles |
| Anaheim | Anaheim | Anaheim | Edmonton | Anaheim | Ducks | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Anaheim |
| Calgary | Calgary | Edmonton | Anaheim* | Calgary | Flames | Calgary | Phoenix | Calgary* |
| Arizona | Edmonton | Calgary | Calgary | Arizona | Oilers | Vancouver | Edmonton | Arizona |
| Edmonton | Arizona | Arizona | Arizona | Edmonton | Coyotes | Arizona | Calgary | Edmonton |
| Vancouver | Vancouver | Vancouver | Vancouver | Vancouver | Canucks | Edmonton | Vancouver | Vancouver |
| Central Divison | Central Divison | Central Divison | Central Divison | Central Divison | Central Divison | Central Divison | Central Divison | Central Divison |
| Nashville | Dallas | Nashville | Dallas | St. Louis | Chicago | Nashville | Chicago | Nashville |
| Chicago | Nashville | Dallas | Nashville | Dallas | Nashville | Chicago | Nashville | St. Louis |
| Dallas | Chicago | St. Louis | Chicago | Chicago | Dallas | St. Louis | St. Louis | Chicago |
| Minnesota* | Minnesota* | Chicago* | St. Louis* | Nashville* | St. Louis* | Dallas* | Dallas* | Dallas* |
| St. Louis* | Saint Louis* | Minnesota* | Minnesota | Minnesota* | Minnesota* | Minnesota* | Winnipeg* | Minnesota |
| Colorado | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | Colorado | Winnipeg | Colorado | Colorado | Colorado | Winnipeg |
| Winnipeg | Colorado | Colorado | Winnipeg | Colorado | Winnipeg | Winnipeg | Minnesota | Colorado |
| Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division | Metropolitan Division |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Washington | Washington | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| Washington | Washington | Washington | Washington | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Washington | Washington | Washington |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | New York Islanders | New York Islanders | New York Islanders | New York Rangers | Philadelphia | New York Rangers |
| NY Islanders* | New York Rangers* | New York Islanders* | New York Rangers* | New York Rangers* | New York Rangers* | New York Islanders* | New York Islanders* | New York Islanders* |
| NY Rangers* | New York Islanders | New York Rangers* | Columbus | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Carolina | New York Rangers | Philadelphia* |
| New Jersey | New Jersey | New Jersey | Philadelphia | New Jersey | New Jersey | Philadelphia | New Jersey | New Jersey |
| Carolina | Carolina | Carolina | New Jersey | Carolina | Carolina | Columbus | Carolina | Carolina |
| Columbus | Columbus | Columbus | Carolina | Columbus | Columbus | New Jersey | Columbus | Columbus |
| Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division |
| Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | Montreal | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay |
| Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Montreal | Tampa Bay | Florida | Florida |
| Detroit | Montreal | Detroit | Montreal | Montreal | Florida | Boston | Boston | Montreal |
| Montreal | Boston* | Montreal | Boston* | Boston* | Detroit* | Ottawa* | Toronto* | Boston |
| Boston | Buffalo | Boston | Detroit | Detroit | Boston | Detroit | Buffalo | Detroit |
| Buffalo | Detroit | Buffalo | Buffalo | Ottawa | Ottawa | Florida | Ottawa | Ottawa |
| Toronto | Ottawa | Toronto | Ottowa | Buffalo | Toronto | Toronto | Detroit | Toronto |
| Ottawa | Toronto | Ottawa | Toronto | Toronto | Buffalo | Buffalo | Montreal | Buffalo |
| Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup | Stanley Cup |
| Tampa Bay over Nashville | Tampa Bay over Dallas | San Jose over Tampa Bay | San Jose over Pittsburgh | Tampa Bay over St. Louis | Chicago over Pittsburgh | Washington over San Jose | Nashville over Tampa Bay | San Jose over Tampa Bay |
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