From the Stanley Cup winner to how many Canadian teams will be playing for the Stanley Cup in April, how many points Connor McDavid will get and who will lead the Maple Leafs in scoring, the following are our Insiders’ predictions for the 2018-19 NHL season.
Best guess for Seattle’s GM/head coach
John Shannon: Won’t be hired this season
Elliotte Friedman: Kelly McCrimmon/Jim Playfair
Jeff Marek: Ken Holland/Joel Quenneville
Chris Johnston: Ken Holland/Dave Tippett
Mark Spector: Ron Francis/Randy Carlyle
Iain MacIntyre: Kelly McCrimmon/Alain Vigneault
Eric Francis: Steve Yzerman/Todd McLellan
Caroline Cameron: Steve Yzerman/Dave Tippett
Kristina Rutherford: Mike Futa/Dave Tippett
Luke Fox: Ken Holland/Dave Tippett
Eric Engels: Dean Lombardi/Dave Tippett
Rory Boylen: Ron Francis/Dave Tippett
Nick Kypreos: Ken Holland/Dave Tippett
David Amber: Dave Tippett/Kevin Dineen