The St. Louis Blues ruined a lot of things last season. Playoff brackets. "Gloria." The continuing presence of undetected hand passes on winning overtime goals. But mostly they ruined the concept of "bold predictions."
Seriously, how can any prognostication made at the midpoint of the NHL regular season compare to "a team in last place with an interim coach and a rookie goalie is going to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history?"
Nevertheless, we're tasked with making 31 declarative statements about NHL teams in the second half of the season, so let's get bold:
Anaheim Ducks
Despite a bad season, and an increased concern about his fit with the team after his name was circulated in talks for Justin Faulk earlier this season, Ondrej Kase remains a Duck through the Feb.