There are few things sillier than trying to predict, with any certainty, the eventual results of the NHL season. Nearly eight months of grinding, exhausting play interrupted by a meaningless All-Star game and a trade deadline, which extends to the final six weeks of the season, leads to more unexpected occurrences than a David Lynch flick. But what fun is it to admit, no one knows? Let’s make some NHL predictions! Stanley Cup predictions! So, here goes.
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