Of the 15 staff members who made preseason predictions, 6 chose Carolina to win the Cup for the first time since 2006, and 4 predicted the Avalanche to be champions again.
The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers each had two votes, and the Tampa Bay Lightning had one.
Forwards if the Hurricanes win the Cup Sebastian Ajo Five of the six who chose Carolina said they would win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.Forward Andrey Svechnikov Got 2 votes left.
Colorado Center Nathan McKinnon Three picks for Conn Smythe, another one for last season’s winning defense Kare Makar.
Connor McDavid The Oilers have both picked Conn Smyth and Panthers forwards. Alexander Barkov When Matthew Takachukand Lightning Forward braden point Each got 1 vote.
Although they were not selected to win the Cup, the New York Rangers and Calgary Flames were selected by three staff members each to reach the Cup Finals. Won 1 pick for
Here’s how the staff chose it:
Amalie Benjamin, staff writer
Atlantic Division
1: Tampa Bay Lightning | 2: Florida Panthers | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: New York Islanders | 2: Boston Bruins
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Minnesota Wild | 3: Nashville Predators
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Edmonton Oilers | 3: Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Dallas Stars | 2: St. Louis Blues
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: Calgary Flames
Stanley Cup Champion: carolina hurricanes
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Sebastian Ajo, Carolina Hurricanes
Jim Cerney, Editor-in-Chief
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: New York Islanders
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Pittsburgh Penguins | 2: Ottawa Senators
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Minnesota Wild | 3: St. Louis Blues
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Edmonton Oilers | 3: Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Nashville Predators | 2: Winnipeg Jets
conference champion
east: Florida Panthers
West: Calgary Flames
Stanley Cup Champion: Florida Panthers
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Alexander Barkoff, Florida Panthers
Brian Compton, Editor-in-Chief
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: New York Rangers | 2: Carolina Hurricanes | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Columbus Blue Jacket | 2: New York Islanders
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Nashville Predators | 3: Minnesota Wild
Pacific Division
1: Edmonton Oilers | 2: Calgary Flames | 3: Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference Wildcard
1: St. Louis Blues | 2: Vancouver Canucks
conference champion
east: new york rangers
West: edmonton oilers
Stanley Cup Champion: edmonton oilers
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Nicholas J. Kotsonika, columnist
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Toronto Maple Leafs | 3: Tampa Bay Lightning
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Boston Bruins | 2: Washington Capitals
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Minnesota Wild | 3: Nashville Predators
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Edmonton Oilers | 3: Vegas Golden Knights
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Los Angeles Kings | 2: St. Louis Blues
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: colorado avalanche
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Nathan McKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
William Douglas, staff writer
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: New York Rangers | 2: Carolina Hurricanes | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Boston Bruins | 2: Washington Capitals
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Minnesota Wild | 3: St. Louis Blues
Pacific Division
1: Edmonton Oilers | 2: Calgary Flames | 3: Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Dallas Stars | 2: Nashville Predators
conference champion
east: new york rangers
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: colorado avalanche
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Nathan McKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Anna Dua, Fantasy Editor
Atlantic Division
1: Tampa Bay Lightning | 2: Florida Panthers | 3: Ottawa Senators
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Washington Capitals | 2: Boston Bruins
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: St. Louis Blues | 3: Minnesota Wild
Pacific Division
1: Edmonton Oilers | 2: Calgary Flames | 3: Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Vancouver Canucks | 2: Nashville Predators
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: edmonton oilers
Stanley Cup Champion: carolina hurricanes
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Andrey Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes
Tom Gritti, staff writer
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Washington Capitals | 2: New York Islanders
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Nashville Predators | 3: Minnesota Wild
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Edmonton Oilers | 3: Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference Wildcard
1: St. Louis Blues | 2: Dallas Stars
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: carolina hurricanes
Con Smythe Trophy Winner: Sebastian Ajo, Carolina Hurricanes
Pete Jensen, Director, Senior Fantasy Editor
Atlantic Division
1: Tampa Bay Lightning | 2: Florida Panthers | 3: Boston Bruins
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Ottawa Senators | 2: Detroit Red Wings
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Nashville Predators | 3: Winnipeg Jets
Pacific Division
1: Edmonton Oilers | 2: Calgary Flames | 3: Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Vegas Golden Knights | 2: Vancouver Canucks
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: carolina hurricanes
Con Smythe Trophy Winner: Sebastian Ajo, Carolina Hurricanes
Adam Kimelman, Associate Editor
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: New York Rangers | 2: Carolina Hurricanes | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Boston Bruins | 2: New Jersey Devils
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Nashville Predators | 3: Minnesota Wild
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Vancouver Canucks | 3: Edmonton Oilers
Western Conference Wildcard
1: St. Louis Blues | 2: Vegas Golden Knights
conference champion
east: tampa bay lightning
West: Nashville Predators
Stanley Cup Champion: tampa bay lightning
Con Smythe Trophy Winner: Braden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning
Tracy Myers, Staff Writer
Atlantic Division
1: Toronto Maple Leafs | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Florida Panthers
metropolitan area
1: New York Rangers | 2: Carolina Hurricanes | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Boston Bruins | 2: Columbus Blue Jackets
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: St. Louis Blues | 3: Minnesota Wild
Pacific Division
1: Edmonton Oilers | 2: Calgary Flames | 3: Vegas Golden Knights
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Dallas Stars | 2: Los Angeles Kings
conference champion
east: tampa bay lightning
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: colorado avalanche
Con Smythe Trophy Winner: Nathan McKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Bill Price, Editor-in-Chief
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Toronto Maple Leafs | 3: Tampa Bay Lightning
metropolitan area
1: New York Rangers | 2: Carolina Hurricanes | 3: Columbus Blue Jackets
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Washington Capitals | 2: Ottawa Senators
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Nashville Predators | 3: Minnesota Wild
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Edmonton Oilers | 3: Los Angeles Kings
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Vancouver Canucks | 2: Vegas Golden Knights
conference champion
east: Florida Panthers
West: Calgary Flames
Stanley Cup Champion: Florida Panthers
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Matthew Takachuk, Florida Panthers
Shawn P. Roarke, Senior Director of Editorial
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: Columbus Blue Jackets
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Pittsburgh Penguins | 2: Boston Bruins
Center
1: St. Louis Blues | 2: Colorado Avalanche | 3: Nashville Predators
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Edmonton Oilers | 3: Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Minnesota Wild | 2: Los Angeles Kings
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: carolina hurricanes
Con Smythe Trophy Winner: Sebastian Ajo, Carolina Hurricanes
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Dan Rosen, Senior Writer
Atlantic Division
1: Florida Panthers | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: New York Rangers | 2: Carolina Hurricanes | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: New York Islanders | 2: Boston Bruins
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: St. Louis Blues | 3: Dallas Stars
Pacific Division
1: Edmonton Oilers | 2: Calgary Flames | 3: Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Los Angeles Kings | 2: Nashville Predators
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: edmonton oilers
Stanley Cup Champion: edmonton oilers
Con Smythe Trophy Winner: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
David Satriano, Staff Writer
Atlantic Division
1: Tampa Bay Lightning | 2: Florida Panthers | 3: Toronto Maple Leafs
metropolitan area
1: Carolina Hurricanes | 2: New York Rangers | 3: Columbus Blue Jackets
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Pittsburgh Penguins | 2: Boston Bruins
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: Minnesota Wild | 3: Nashville Predators
Pacific Division
1: Calgary Flames | 2: Edmonton Oilers | 3: Vegas Golden Knights
Western Conference Wildcard
1: St. Louis Blues | 2: Dallas Stars
conference champion
east: carolina hurricanes
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: carolina hurricanes
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Andrey Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes
Mike Zeisberger, Staff Writer
Atlantic Division
1: Toronto Maple Leafs | 2: Tampa Bay Lightning | 3: Florida Panthers
metropolitan area
1: New York Rangers | 2: Carolina Hurricanes | 3: Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference Wildcard
1: Washington Capitals | 2: Columbus Blue Jacket
Center
1: Colorado Avalanche | 2: St. Louis Blues | 3: Dallas Stars
Pacific Division
1: Edmonton Oilers | 2: Calgary Flames | 3: Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference Wildcard
1: Minnesota Wild | 2: Vegas Golden Knights
conference champion
east: new york rangers
West: colorado avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion: colorado avalanche
Con Smythe Trophy Winners: Calle Makar, Avalanche, Colorado
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