Hey ! I'm doing my preparation for some hockey pools. I'm a habs fan, but I want to know the other teams better. I have some questions :

1. Where will NJ finish in the ranking?

2. What will most likely be the PP?

3. Who is likely to have a breakout year or who will surprise in terms of point production? Who is advantaged by the line combinations?

4. Who is likely to have a bad year in point production?

5. How many games each goalie is likely to play?

PP1: Hamilton-Hughes-Hischier-Palat-Bratt

Top Performers: Jack Hughes - 90+ points; Jesper Bratt - 70+ points; Yegor Sharangovich - 60+ points; Dougie Hamilton - 55+ points

Bad year? Hopefully nobody, but injuries are very hard to predict. I would bet big on Hughes, Sharangovich, and Bratt and steer clear of most of the other young guys.

The Goalie situation is very fluid. I think Blackwood has the inside track to be the team's #1 starter, but he's been injury prone over the last couple seasons. If you select him, I would recommend taking Vanacek too, for insurance.