New Predictions

Atlantic:
1) Tampa Bay
2) Toronto
3) Ottawa

Metropolitan
1) Columbus
2) Pittsburgh
3) New York Rangers

East Wild Card:
1) Carolina
2) Montreal

3) Boston
4) Washington
5) Buffalo
6) Florida
7) NY Islanders
8) Philidelphia
9) New Jersey
10) Detroit


Central:
1) Nashville
2) St. Louis
3) Minnesota

Pacific:
1) Edmonton (Presidents)
2) Calgary
3) Anaheim

West Wild Card:
1) Dallas
2) Winnipeg

3) Chicago
4) San Jose
5) Los Angeles
6) Colorado
7) Las Vegas
8) Vancouver (please be last...not that you'd win the lottery anyways)

Playoffs First Round:
TBL vs MTL: 4-0
TOR vs OTT: 4-2
CBJ vs CAR: 4-3
PIT vs NYR: 2-4

EDM vs CHI: 4-0
CGY vs ANA: 4-1
NSH vs DAL: 4-3
STL vs MIN: 4-3

Second Round:
TBL vs TOR: 4-3
CBJ vs NYR: 4-1

EDM vs CGY: 4-3
NSH vs STL: 4-3

Third Round:
TBL vs CBJ: 4-2
EDM vs NSH: 4-2

Stanley Cup Finals: Edmonton vs Tampa Bay: 4-2

Stanley Cup Champs: Edmonton
Conn Smythe: Leon Draisaitl
Hart: Conor McDavid
Art Ross: Connor McDavid
Rocket Richard: Nikita Kucherov
Ted Lindsay: Connor McDavid
Norris: Victor Hedman
Vezina: Cam Talbot

Cup contenders. That is a strong prediction there. Get a better arena for the team and maybe JT will want to stay. One player also doesn't make the team a cup contender, if they aren't one now, they won't be for a few years.

I said they'll probably be cup contenders in 2019 or maybe 2020 but only if Tavares re-signs. Even if he doesn't they could be pretty good in 5 years from then or something because they'd be horrible so they'd likely win a lottery and maybe get another superstar.

I said they'll probably be cup contenders in 2019 or maybe 2020 but only if Tavares re-signs. Even if he doesn't they could be pretty good in 5 years from then or something because they'd be horrible so they'd likely win a lottery and maybe get another superstar.

Cup contenders. That is a strong prediction there. Get a better arena for the team and maybe JT will want to stay. One player also doesn't make the team a cup contender, if they aren't one now, they won't be for a few years.

I said they'll probably be cup contenders in 2019 or maybe 2020 but only if Tavares re-signs. Even if he doesn't they could be pretty good in 5 years from then or something because they'd be horrible so they'd likely win a lottery and maybe get another superstar.

That stuff is impossible to predict. The Islanders don't have a #1 defenseman, or a high end goalie, so they really can't be Cup contenders without those pieces. The forward group is looking good, but the Isles don't have a #1 defenseman in the system. Plus Snow keeps making stupid trades. Why did he need to trade Hamonic? Just to make a move? It doesn't make any sense.

Islanders will be last

i disagree. either way, they will probably be cup contenders in 2019 IF they re-sign JT.

Teams that will be better than the Islanders in 2019 : Edmonton ; Toronto ; Philadelphia ; Columbus ; Nashville ; Boston ; Montreal ; Tampa Bay ; Pittsburg ; Arizona ; Carolina

Teams that will be better than the Islanders in 2019 : Edmonton ; Toronto ; Philadelphia ; Columbus ; Nashville ; Boston ; Montreal ; Tampa Bay ; Pittsburg ; Arizona ; Carolina

Well it depends if JT stays or not.

The Islanders don't have a legitimate #1 goalie, they don't have a #1 defenseman, and they don't have a lot of bottom-six contributions. Barzal and Bellows should help, but there are so many more teams with so much more going for them, AND they have a GM that knows what he's doing. Example: why did he have to trade Hamonic? If they actually thought of him as a #1 defenseman, they would have kept him or at least gotten another player for him. Carolina, Toronto, Columbus, and Buffalo all have more pieces in place than the Islanders do to be successful in the future.

preach...don't forget Philly

Well it depends if JT stays or not.

The Islanders don't have a legitimate #1 goalie, they don't have a #1 defenseman, and they don't have a lot of bottom-six contributions. Barzal and Bellows should help, but there are so many more teams with so much more going for them, AND they have a GM that knows what he's doing. Example: why did he have to trade Hamonic? If they actually thought of him as a #1 defenseman, they would have kept him or at least gotten another player for him. Carolina, Toronto, Columbus, and Buffalo all have more pieces in place than the Islanders do to be successful in the future.

By 18-19 Pulock should have a bigger role. Leddy, Hickey, Boychuk and De-Haan are good players, though Hickey may not be re-signing. And Dal-Colle, Ho-Sang, Barzal, etc should be coming into the league. The Isles have some great prospects. If JT re-signs i am not saying they win the cup. They could be a wild card team. But they have a chance in 18-19 if JT re-signs. But if he doesn't they could be very low in the standings.

Dal Colle needs to get it together this season. If not, he's pretty much a bust. The defense core is bad, especially when you compare it to what other teams have. If Tavares walks, all that means is they're further away from contention than they already are.

If JT leaves they should be in the playoffs in the next 10 years at least, though the next 5 years would be a big question. I think they make the playoffs in 17-18, though it's a good question. It's pretty 50/50 whether they make it in 17-18.

Teams better than the Islanders in the east.
Pittsburgh
Washington
Columbus
New York Rangers
Carolina
Tampa
Ottawa
Toronto
Philadelphia

That's already 9 teams
Boston
Buffalo
Montreal
Florida
Are arguably better

That leaves only jersey and Detroit worse for sure then your Islanders. The Islanders are likely to finish between 10-13 in the east missing the playoffs.

Well in 17-18 i think they're better than the last 4 but if JT leaves after that they won't be is my guess. Also, i don't think PHI is better than the Isles. PHI doesn't have a good forward group, defence, or goaltending.

Is this based off of the zero games you watched last season? I mean, 10 game winning streak, something has to be clicking