The 2018-19 NHL regular season is almost upon us, which means it’s time for everyone’s favorite event of the year: predicting the final season standings! Sure, they’re almost always going to be horribly wrong once some teams inevitably defy expectations (see: Vegas and Edmonton from last season), but they’re still fun to make regardless.
Like prior years, the Defending Big D staff has made predictions for both the Western and Eastern Conferences. We’ll start with the East today, where most of us agree on the Atlantic Division. The Metropolitan is another story…
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(Note: A few writers did not fill out standing predictions, while Rob M.