A wild summer is behind us, the preseason is officially in the books and the puck is set to drop on the 2023-24 NHL campaign.
The new season starts with a tripleheader on Tuesday, highlighted by Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard making his NHL debut against Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins.
Before the games begin for real, we asked our staff of experts for their predictions on some of the biggest storylines across the NHL. Our panel consists of Nick Ashbourne, Arun Srinivasan, Anthony Petrielli, James O'Brien, Jacob Stoller, Jori Negin-Shecter, Thomas Williams and Kyle Cantlon.