NHL Season Preview and Predictions 2016-17
How will the 2016-17 NHL season pan out? A roundtable discussion of what should happen around the league.
After an exciting offseason full of twists and turns, the 2016-17 NHL season is finally ready to begin. The reigning Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will have a long road to repeating, with many teams stacking their teams to copy the Penguins’ approach.
Many teams have improved while others have declined. That said, hockey is the most unpredictable of the major professional sports, so anything can happen. Who will win each of the major awards? Will anyone be able to unseat the Penguins from their throne? Which teams will disappoint and which players will surprise?
Here at FanSided, we will answer those questions and more in our NHL preview and predictions. We have assembled a diverse and experienced group of writers who will strive to bring you the best content on a daily basis.
Before we get started with our predictions, here’s the list of writers who gave predictions. David Stevenson, Mike Santa Barbara, Allison Scott, Nathaniel Reeves, and David Rouben. Each writer provided answers to a series of questions about the 2016-17 season.
