My stat predictions (some rounding throws the addition a bit off):
Name
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
Points/Game
E. Pettersson
55
20
40
59
1.074
J. Miller
55
19
31
51
0.925
B. Boeser
56
20
26
46
0.817
B. Horvat
56
23
22
45
0.804
Q. Hughes
51
5
35
40
0.781
A. Gaudette
56
14
17
31
0.554
A. Edler
53
6
23
29
0.545
N. Schmidt
52
5
21
26
0.500
J. Virtanen
52
13
12
25
0.482
T. Pearson
55
13
12
25
0.451
N. Hoglander
50
9
15
24
0.480
B. Sutter
56
7
11
18
0.321
O. Juolevi
52
3
13
16
0.303
T. Myers
48
5
10
15
0.319
A. Roussel
44
5
9
14
0.328
T. Motte
52
7
5
12
0.231
T. Hamonic
42
3
8
11
0.262
Z. MacEwen
22
4
3
7
0.318
L. Eriksson
20
2
4
6
0.300
J. Beagle
45
3
3
6
0.136
J. Benn
27
1
3
4
0.162
B. Rafferty
2
1
1
2
1.183
J. Hawryluk
4
0
1
1
0.341
J. Bailey
6
1
0
1
0.111
Team Record: 27-25-4: 58 points, 5th in North - Barely miss playoffs
Notes:
- Team has a strong offensive year, but struggles defensively, causing them to miss out off the playoffs by 1 point
- Miller regresses a little, as most expect
- Pettersson takes a step forward above a point-per-game finally
- Against all odds, Horvat continues to improve
- Hughes has an outstanding second year, finishing 7th in Norris voting
- Pearson regresses quite a bit with fewer empty net points
- Motte has a minor breakout season offensively
- Sutter has a comeback year, playing some minutes on a more offensively-minded line
- Juolevi has an alright, but unspectacular rookie season (much like Stecher/Hutton)
- Fans everywhere want Benning and Green both fired once the team misses the playoffs, but the Benning and the the Aquilinis hold their ground, giving them another chance (thankfully)
- Hotlby and Demko split the games about 60/40 in favour of Holtby
- Hamonic fills Tanev's role nicely, including being injured for about 15 games
- Hoglander is the weak link on the 2nd line, but still fits in well enough. Gets some 3rd line time too with Gaudette and Virtanen getting a bit of top 6 time as well
- Edmonton struggles without Klefbom and barely edges out Vancouver for the last playoff spot. The team is carried by a suprisingly decent defensive core and incredible offense from McDavid, Draisaitl, and an underrated Nugent-Hopkins
- Winnipeg finishes 6th in a close race with the Senators, who improve notably
- McDavid wins the Art Ross with an incredible 90 points, playing in all 56 games
- Lafreniere wins the Calder with 50 points in 54 games
- Stutzle is a Calder finalist
North Division Standings Prediction:
1. Flames
2. Maple Leafs
3. Canadiens
4. Oilers
5. Canucks
6. Jets
7. Senators
Extremely close division, maximum of 8 points separate 1st and 7th.