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2015-16 picks: Capitals will be big winners

Monday, 10.05.2015 / 3:00 AM / 2015-2016 Season Preview

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2015-16 picks: Capitals will be big winners
How will the 2015-16 season unfold? That's the question we asked several NHL.com staffers and the answers were surprising, to say the least.

NHL.com continues its preview of the 2015-16 season, which begins Wednesday.

How will the 2015-16 season unfold? That's the question we asked several NHL.com staffers and the answers were surprising, to say the least.

If our collection of prognosticators are right, fans of the Washington Capitals will be very happy. The Capitals appeared as Stanley Cup champions on three of nine ballots, while Tampa Bay and Anaheim also received multiple votes. Washington star Alex Ovechkin was a near-unanimous choice to win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for the fourth straight season, while Braden Holtby received some serious consideration to claim his first Vezina Trophy.

In the heavily discussed battle for the Calder Memorial Trophy, it was Edmonton forward Connor McDavid, the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, who earned the early nod, named as the winner on seven ballots. Buffalo forward Jack Eichel, The No. 2 pick in the 2015 Draft, was selected on the other two ballots.

For a snapshot on how the NHL.com prognosticators see the season playing out, check out the predictions below:

Kreiser Compton Satriano Morreale Kimelman Rosen Roarke Basu Cubeta
Atlantic TBL TBL TBL TBL TBL TBL MTL TBL TBL
Metro NYR NYR PIT WSH NYR WSH WSH WSH NYR
Central STL MIN NSH STL NSH MIN MIN MIN CHI
Pacific CGY ANA ANA CGY ANA ANA ANA ANA ANA
East
 WSH TBL TBL WSH TBL TBL MTL WSH WSH
West ANA ANA STL CHI ANA MIN STL ANA ANA
Cup WSH ANA TBL WSH TBL TBL MTL ANA WSH
Calder McDavid,
EDM		 McDavid,
EDM		 McDavid,
EDM		 Eichel,
BUF		 McDavid,
EDM		 McDavid,
EDM		 Eichel,
BUF		 McDavid,
EDM		 McDavid,
EDM
Norris Hedman,
TBL		 Hedman,
TBL		 Karlsson,
OTT		 Hedman,
TBL		 Letang,
PIT		 Hedman,
TBL		 Ek-Lar.,
ARI		 Doughty,
LAK		 Subban,
MTL
Vezina Holtby,
WSH		 Price,
MTL		 Lundqvist,
NYR		 Holtby,
WSH		 Rinne,
NSH		 Holtby,
WSH		 Price,
MTL		 Price,
MTL		 Lundqvist,
NYR
Adams Cooper,
TBL		 Yeo,
MIN		 McLellan,
EDM		 Bylsma,
BUF		 Cooper,
TBL		 McLellan,
EDM		 Trotz,
WSH		 Yeo,
MIN		 Richards,
CBJ
Hart Tavares,
NYI		 Tavares,
NYI		 Stamkos,
TBL		 Tavares,
NYI		 Toews,
CHI		 Benn,
DAL		 Crosby,
PIT		 Ovechkin,
WSH		 Getzlaf,
ANA
Rocket Ovechkin,
WSH		 Ovechkin,
WSH		 Ovechkin,
WSH		 Ovechkin,
WSH		 Ovechkin,
WSH		 Ovechkin,
WSH		 Kessel,
PIT		 Ovechkin,
WSH		 Stamkos,
TBL


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