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With 20 days of the 2024-25 NHL season in the books, there has been no shortages of twists and turns.
Mark Stone leading the league in scoring? Cale Makar (and other defensemen) on pace for over 100 points? The Winnipeg Jets off to a perfect start through eight games?
To help digest it all, we’ve gathered a panel of NHL analysts to answer a four-pack of burning questions.
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In which of your preseason predictions are you least confident now?
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporter: Picking Charlie McAvoy to win the Norris Trophy. The largest obstacle he faces at the moment is the one he has faced the last few years: Can he score enough points? Entering Monday, McAvoy has three points through nine games. It’s a drastic comparison to other defensemen such as Cale Makar (16 points), Alex Pietrangelo (11) along with Rasmus Andersson and Neal Pionk (both have 10).
McAvoy has the all-around ability to play in every situation. But any defenseman that’s looking to present a strong case to win the Norris must have the points.
Victoria Matiash, NHL analyst: While it doesn’t appear as horribly misguided as it did over a week ago, when they were, ahem, 0-5, my prediction that the Nashville Predators would finish top of the Central Division isn’t exactly sparkling. The Jets are soaring, the Dallas Stars are dominating, the Minnesota Wild are (somewhat quietly) stringing together a bunch of wins, and the Colorado Avalanche are clearly shaking off their wobbly start.
I still believe Nashville has too strong a collection of talent to miss out on the playoffs altogether, but the strength of competition in that division is already casting a rather dark cloud on my bold prophecy.
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Arda Öcal, NHL broadcaster: Before the season started I thought Connor McDavid would go Super Saiyan and collect all the hardware again, but then Kaiju Cale Makar showed up early in the season and rampaged his way to the top of the scoring tables, putting him…
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Publish date : 2024-10-29 11:22:49
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