It was the shortest of offseasons, but Avalanche fans have been itching to watch their team start their defense of the Stanley Cup. Wait no longer! The Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks begin their new seasons in Denver as the Avs will raise their 3rd banner to the rafters of Ball Arena Wednesday night.

Jack Bushman from Locked on Blackhawks is back and we get everyone ready for game 1 between the division rivals. What can we expect from both teams? We make our predictions.

But we don't stop there with the predictions. We give our final predictions of each division and wild card teams as well as our Stanley Cup final matchup and winners.

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