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Banter - Cottage season is here!

Title Player Nathan Horton -> 2012-13 Boston Bruins Jaromir Jagr -> 97-98 Penguins Ken Wregget -> 91-92 Flyers Ron Hextall

News

1. Bruins win President’s Trophy
2. Penguins and Caps miss playoffs - Penguins fire all management, Sullivan still in place for now - rumours about Pittsburgh going after Dubas?  - Josh Yohe article
3. Rumours of Hextall going back to Philadelphia - 
4. Caps / Laviolette agree to part ways
5. Brad Larsen fired by Columbus - why is Kekalainen getting to pick his replacement
6. Ducks announce Eakins won’t be renewed - Ducks have best odds at Bedard
7. Flames miss playoffs - some interesting comments from players, https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/underachieving-flames-stars-try-to-put-disappointing-season-in-rear-view-1.6356784 Treliving not extended yet - Friedge and Lebrun report that he was offered extension before season but he refused - Sutter to GM?
8. McDavid wins Art Ross and Rocket Richard
9. Oilers set record for power play - 32.4%

Guess the 5th

Awards - Preliminary thoughts before playoffs

Norris Karlsson, Fox, Makar, McAvoy?

Hart McDavid, who else to be considered…really?

Art Ross - McDavid

Rocket - McDavid

Selke - Bergeron

Vezina - Ullmark, Shesterkin, Sorokin?

Jennings - Ullmark, Swayman

Calder - Beniers, Skinner, Thompson, Power?

Adams - Montgomery, Woodcroft, Evason? Bednar, Keefe

Masterton

Lady Byng -Nuge, Marner,

Lindsay McDavid

Predictions Review

Atlantic

Bonn TOP 4 (3/4)

Hoard (3/4)

22-24 Games by Pts %

1/2 Way (40 G)

Final

TBL

TOR

BOS

BOS

BOS

TOR

FLA

TOR

TOR

TOR

BOS

OTT

TBL

TBL

TBL

OTT

BOS

DET

BUF

FLA

FLA

TBL

FLA

DET

BUF

DET

DET

MTL

FLA

OTT

BUF

BUF

OTT

OTT

DET

MTL

MTL

BUF

MTL

MTL

 

Metro

Bonn (3/4)

Hoard (2/4)

22-24 Games by Pts %

1/2 Way (40 G)

FInal

CAR

CAR

NJD

CAR

CAR

NYR

WSH

CAR

NJD

NJD

PIT

PIT

NYI

NYR

NYR

NYI

NYR

PIT

WSH

NYI

WSH

CBJ

NYR

PIT

PIT

NJD

NJD

WSH

NYI

WSH

CBJ

PHI

PHI

PHI

PHI

PHI

NYI

CBJ

CBJ

CBJ

 

PACIFIC

Bonn (3/4)

Hoard (2/4)

 

1/2 Way (40 G)

Final

CGY

LAK

VGK

VGK

VGK

EDM

CGY

SEA

SEA

EDM

VEG

EDM

EDM

LAK

LAK

LAK

ANA

LAK

CGY

SEA

VAN

VAN

CGY

EDM

CGY

SEA

SJS

VAN

VAN

VAN

ANA

SEA

SJS

SJS

SJS

SJS

VEG

ANA

ANA

ANA

 

Bonn (3/4)

Hoard (2/4)

 

1/2 Way (40 G)

Final

COL

COL

DAL

WPG

COL

STL

NSH

WPG

DAL

DAL

DAL

STL

COL

MIN

MIN

MIN

DAL

MIN

COL

WPG

WPG

MIN

NSH (Tie for 4th)

NSH

NSH

NSH

ARI

STL

STL

STL

ARI

WPG

ARI

ARI

ARI

CHI

CHI

CHI

CHI

CHI

 

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