Team: 2021-22 Custom Team

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 8, 2021

Published: Sep. 8, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Central
Avs-(President Trophy best team in the regular season, Kuemper bounces back)
Wild-(if Kirill stays, if he doesn't swap them and the Blues)
Blackhawks-(Fleury carries them into playoffs)
Blues- WC#1(Jordan Binnington plays well enough and the offence is good enough for playoffs)
Jets- WC#2(Connor Hellebuyck carries them into the playoffs after playing 70+ games in the regular season)
Stars- First one out(Just barely miss and have a lot of OT/SO losses and goaltending remains inconsistent)
Preds- Second one out(Like Dallas, they barely miss and even with Sarros having another great season, the offence and relatively inexperienced right side D ultimately is their down fall)
Coyotes-Worst in Central, but not in the West(Terrible season, but Loui does better than expected)
Pacific
Golden Knights-(1st in Pacific, but it's not the landslide 1st place in the Pacific most expected)
Oilers-(Almost get 1st in Pacific, McDavid and Drat put up almost 300 points combined)
Canucks-(Perhaps a little bias as a Nucks fan, but Demko carries the Nucks back into the playoffs)
Flames-(Lose out because the Central wild card teams are way ahead in points)
Kings-(Same story as the Flames)
Kraken-(Don't make the playoffs, but aren't a basement despite a poor record)
Sharks-(2nd worst in West)
Ducks-(Worst in West)
Atlantic
Lightning-(Edge out Florida for most points in the East)
Panthers-(So close to Tampa in points, but fall 2-4 points short)
Bruins-(Goaltending is good enough and they get enough scoring to make the playoffs)
Leafs- WC #1(A disappointing season for most players, but Jack Campbell carries them into the playoffs)
Habs-(The wild card Metro teams and the Leafs are too strong)
Sens-(Finish just behind the Habs)
Larkin-(Again, a slightly better record than last season)
Buffalo-(Worst team in the League)
Metro
Islanders-(Win a close race for 1st in Metro)
Penguins-(Cannot get rid of Crosby and Co just yet)
Flyers-(I mean it's a even year so they are supposed to make the playoffs)
Hurricanes- WC#2(Offense is good enough to push the Canes into the playoffs despite mediocre goaltending)
Capitals-First one out(poor goaltending is ultimately there downfall)
Rangers-(Just barely miss like the Capitals, downfall is injuries)
Blue Jackets-(Better than last year, but still a weak season)
Devils-Worst in Metro, but not the East(Focusing on getting lottery pick)
Cup Final Prediction
Blackhawks vs Panthers
Panthers in 5
Jumbo Joe finally wins the Cup!