We’ll admit it: The ol’ crystal ball can be a bit fickle. Before this season started, that all-seeing orb revealed that Columbus coach Todd Richards would run away with the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year. He ended up being the first bench boss on the unemployment line. But it also told us that there would be three defensemen—Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns and John Klingberg—among the NHL’s top 25 scorers. One more point from Klingberg, who sits in 26th, and that bold call will be right on the nose.
So, can the magical mystical sphere do any better in predicting the key events of the second half of the season?