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Early Habs 2022-2023 season predictions

26 août 2022 à 14 h 17
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Time to get out your crystal balls! Let's have a bit of fun a put up our "way too early" season predictions!

Here's how I structured the predictions.

1st section is player season performance predictions. You have 3 categories: great season (exceeds expectations or showed great progress), average season (did not show any major improvements, but also did not disappoint), bad season (did not meet expectations or just had a bad season). Place 3 players in EACH of the three categories and give a small explanation for why they are there. *please try and put players who will have a significant role on the team. to keep things interesting!*. Do not put more than 3 players in the categories, even though there could be many more that have great or bad seasons. Just choose 3.

My predictions:
Great Season
Cole Caufield (hits the 40 goal mark)
Juraj Slafkovsky (proves doubters wrong and "at least" gets nominated for the Calder trophy)
Michael Matheson (Has all Habs fans say "Prime Jeff Petry who?" by seasons end and is the Habs best defensemen by a wide margin)

Average Season
Nick Suzuki (puts up 60ish pts season again. Not a bad season, but has everyone starting to doubt if he can be a #1C)
Brendan Gallagher (improvement over last season, which isn't saying much. puts up over 40pts, but just shy of 20 goals)
Kaiden Ghule (becomes an NHL regular, Yay! but doesn't show any of the "top pairing" potential everybody is hoping for)

Bad season
Josh Anderson (with a plethora of wingers on the team, Anderson's inconsistencies gets him relegated to a bottom 6 role...really hoping I'm wrong on this one)
Christian Dvorak (gets eclipsed by the combination Monahan, Dach, and Evans at C. Injuries continue as well)
Jonathan Drouin (for whatever reason, can never get things going. Same as the previous 3 seasons, is away from the team for large amounts of time due to injuries or other reasons.)



2nd section is team performance predictions. Only 1 category: Standings placement (within division, conference, and NHL)

My predictions:
Standings placement
7th place in division (ahead of Buffalo, 8th, who finish last, but closely behind Detroit, 6th, in points and *fingers crossed* Florida who have a down season and finish 5th in the division)
14th in conference (ahead of Philly, 16th, who finish last, and Buffalo, 15th)
27th in the NHL, as in 6th last. (ahead of Chicago, Philly, Arizona, Buffalo, Seattle. As much as I'd like MTL to finish last to get Bedard... It would take another disastrous season for that to happen. Any kind of improvement, which is what we are hoping for for our young core, will only bring the Habs higher up in the standings... Nowhere to go but up from last year)




3rd section is the trade + pending UFA predictions. To make it interesting, you can trade ONLY 3 players (pending UFA or not), and you HAVE to extend 2 of MTLs pending UFAs. Predict who's being traded, and for what return, and predict the contract extension of both UFA players.

My predictions:
Trades
Mike Hoffman (gets traded way before trade deadline day, to a playoff team who's had PP struggles. MTL gets a 3rd rd pick + an average prospect. No salary retention. My guess for the teams are LAK, MIN, NAS)
Evegeni Dadonov (gets traded on trade deadline day, for a 2nd rd pick, 50% salary retention, My guess for teams are BOS, WSH, EDM)
Joel Edmondson (MTL will be looking to add another 1st rd pick at the 2023 draft, and none of their pending UFAs will get them that value. With the emergence of Guhle and Harris, and the fact that Edmondson is still signed to a good contract the following year, compared to what Chiarot signed in DET. Kent Hughes will make him available and get a boat load of interest, and manage to get a 2023 1st for him.... Twitter and CapFriendly implodes with how Team X overpaid for him.... my guess for the teams are LAK, DAL, OTT)

Extensions
Sean Monahan, extended 3 years at $4.5mil...maybe $5mil AAV. (Monahan has a solid year, displaces Dvorak, essentially becoming the "Danault replacement" Habs have been looking for, and is a great support, along with Evans, for Suzuki and Dach.
Jake Allen, extended 3 years at $3.25mil AAV. (Goalie market is a barren wasteland, and with no real replacement on the market OR in the Habs current system, Hughes extends Allen)
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28 août 2022 à 1 h 42
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I’m predicting that the habs go 50-32-0, and finish 6th in the Atlantic. Michael Pezzetta scores all 50 of the team’s goals, winning the Rocket Richard Trophy. Jake Allen blows George Hainsworth’s record out of the water with 50 shutouts in a season, winning the Hart, the Ted Lindsay, the Jennings, and the Vezina. Samuel Montembeault ends the season with the second most goals against in a single season all-time with 309 and the most saves in a single season with 2,400 saves. He finishes with a GAA of 9.66 and a save percentage of .886. The Canadiens trade Joel Armia to the Maple Leafs at the deadline for a conditional 7th, where he goes on to win the Conne Smythe, scoring 41 goals in the playoffs.

Montréal caps off the season by winning both draft lotteries and picking 5th and 6th overall.

Cole Caufield accepts his qualifying offer, and Jonathan Drouin and Sean Monahan are brought back on league minimum contracts, after all 3 players combine for 0 points. The habs extend Pezzetta with an 8 year contract worth $10.5 million per year. Since money is tight and the habs need a goalie, they buy out the underperforming Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher, and Josh Anderson. This leaves room for Jake Allen to sign an 8 year, $132 million extension ($16.5M per) with the team.
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29 août 2022 à 18 h 38
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1st section is player season performance predictions. You have 3 categories: great season (exceeds expectations or showed great progress), average season (did not show any major improvements, but also did not disappoint), bad season (did not meet expectations or just had a bad season). Place 3 players in EACH of the three categories and give a small explanation for why they are there. *please try and put players who will have a significant role on the team. to keep things interesting!*. Do not put more than 3 players in the categories, even though there could be many more that have great or bad seasons. Just choose 3.

My predictions:
Great Season
Cole Caufield - Hits at least 60 points with 35+ goals
Sean Monahan - Rejuvenates his career on a bad Montreal team putting up around 50 points (assuming he does indeed miss some time due to injury)
Evgeni Dadonov - 40 points at the deadline, becomes a fan favorite, (sort of like what happened to Kovalchuk) and gets traded for at least a 2nd rd pick and a prospect

Average Season
Brendan Gallagher - Like you said, an improvement of last year but that isn't saying much. He gets around 15 goals and 20 assists
Kirby Dach - Not a breakout year but also not a bad year. He puts up around 35 points and is projected to be a good middle 6 center
Josh Anderson - Scores 20 something goals... just an average season

Bad season
Jonathan Drouin - Has a very promising start to the season and gets hurt... and doesn't come back
David Savard - Plays as he did during the first half of last season...
Juraj Slafkovsky - Starts the year on the team and is very underwhelming, gets sent back to Europe after nine games and everyone overreacts and starts labeling him a bust. (Hopefully this doesn't happen)


2nd section is team performance predictions. Only 1 category: Standings placement (within division, conference, and NHL)

My predictions:
Standings placement
7th in Atlantic - 14th in Eastern Conference - 26th in League


3rd section is the trade + pending UFA predictions. To make it interesting, you can trade ONLY 3 players (pending UFA or not), and you HAVE to extend 2 of MTLs pending UFAs. Predict who's being traded, and for what return, and predict the contract extension of both UFA players.

My predictions:
Trades
Evgeni Dadonov has a great year and is retained and dealt at the deadline for a pretty good return - MIN, WSH, NYR
Jonathan Drouin is traded for close to nothing as he's been on the IR for damn near the whole season. Similar to the Riley Nash trade to Toronto in 2021 - LAK, COL, ANA

Extensions
Unless Jake Allen and Sean Monahan have good years and are willing to resign then I wouldn't have a problem with it. Realistically, the only UFA I see getting an extension is Alex Belzile.
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Time to get out your crystal balls! Let's have a bit of fun a put up our "way too early" season predictions!

Here's how I structured the predictions.

1st section is player season performance predictions. You have 3 categories: great season (exceeds expectations or showed great progress), average season (did not show any major improvements, but also did not disappoint), bad season (did not meet expectations or just had a bad season). Place 3 players in EACH of the three categories and give a small explanation for why they are there. *please try and put players who will have a significant role on the team. to keep things interesting!*. Do not put more than 3 players in the categories, even though there could be many more that have great or bad seasons. Just choose 3.

My predictions:
Great Season
Cole Caufield (hits the 40 goal mark)
Juraj Slafkovsky (proves doubters wrong and "at least" gets nominated for the Calder trophy)
Michael Matheson (Has all Habs fans say "Prime Jeff Petry who?" by seasons end and is the Habs best defensemen by a wide margin)

Average Season
Nick Suzuki (puts up 60ish pts season again. Not a bad season, but has everyone starting to doubt if he can be a #1C)
Brendan Gallagher (improvement over last season, which isn't saying much. puts up over 40pts, but just shy of 20 goals)
Kaiden Ghule (becomes an NHL regular, Yay! but doesn't show any of the "top pairing" potential everybody is hoping for)

Bad season
Josh Anderson (with a plethora of wingers on the team, Anderson's inconsistencies gets him relegated to a bottom 6 role...really hoping I'm wrong on this one)
Christian Dvorak (gets eclipsed by the combination Monahan, Dach, and Evans at C. Injuries continue as well)
Jonathan Drouin (for whatever reason, can never get things going. Same as the previous 3 seasons, is away from the team for large amounts of time due to injuries or other reasons.)



2nd section is team performance predictions. Only 1 category: Standings placement (within division, conference, and NHL)

My predictions:
Standings placement
7th place in division (ahead of Buffalo, 8th, who finish last, but closely behind Detroit, 6th, in points and *fingers crossed* Florida who have a down season and finish 5th in the division)
14th in conference (ahead of Philly, 16th, who finish last, and Buffalo, 15th)
27th in the NHL, as in 6th last. (ahead of Chicago, Philly, Arizona, Buffalo, Seattle. As much as I'd like MTL to finish last to get Bedard... It would take another disastrous season for that to happen. Any kind of improvement, which is what we are hoping for for our young core, will only bring the Habs higher up in the standings... Nowhere to go but up from last year)




3rd section is the trade + pending UFA predictions. To make it interesting, you can trade ONLY 3 players (pending UFA or not), and you HAVE to extend 2 of MTLs pending UFAs. Predict who's being traded, and for what return, and predict the contract extension of both UFA players.

My predictions:
Trades
Mike Hoffman (gets traded way before trade deadline day, to a playoff team who's had PP struggles. MTL gets a 3rd rd pick + an average prospect. No salary retention. My guess for the teams are LAK, MIN, NAS)
Evegeni Dadonov (gets traded on trade deadline day, for a 2nd rd pick, 50% salary retention, My guess for teams are BOS, WSH, EDM)
Joel Edmondson (MTL will be looking to add another 1st rd pick at the 2023 draft, and none of their pending UFAs will get them that value. With the emergence of Guhle and Harris, and the fact that Edmondson is still signed to a good contract the following year, compared to what Chiarot signed in DET. Kent Hughes will make him available and get a boat load of interest, and manage to get a 2023 1st for him.... Twitter and CapFriendly implodes with how Team X overpaid for him.... my guess for the teams are LAK, DAL, OTT)

Extensions
Sean Monahan, extended 3 years at $4.5mil...maybe $5mil AAV. (Monahan has a solid year, displaces Dvorak, essentially becoming the "Danault replacement" Habs have been looking for, and is a great support, along with Evans, for Suzuki and Dach.
Jake Allen, extended 3 years at $3.25mil AAV. (Goalie market is a barren wasteland, and with no real replacement on the market OR in the Habs current system, Hughes extends Allen)



I agree with all this. More or less, my feelings. So i wont put a best 3 of each, I'd just copy your picks.

I think they'll finish 7th from last. They'll be able to score goals with their new additions and Caufield progression. Edmundson for the full year will make a giant difference. Matheson cant be worse than Petry last season who's personal life clearly affected him on the ice.
Don't trust San Jose to do much with that lineup. Winnipeg dysfunction, I think, will be real! That dressing room has been a mess for awhile and Rick Bowness is a dinosaur of a coach. They'll be expected to completely change their style of play but Bowness isn't Sutter. Scheifele and PLD probably get moved during the year.
I think Seattle can be a lot better, Grubauer will be the difference for them between mediocrity and playoff contention in a weak division. Beniers-Wright will be a legit duo almost right away. Their wings are very strong and I expect a big year from Vince Dunn. Wouldnt be surprised to see Seattle beat out Vegas for a playoff spot. I was in Seattle for games last year and though they are selling tickets the building wasnt always full and tix were cheap, they absolutely need to be good this season so their momentum isnt squashed. They sell a hell of a lot of jerseys but ppl there still arent indoctrinated to the game of hockey.
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