Sports fans tend to get really bent out of shape when they see their teams aren’t picked by “experts” to have good seasons in the bevy of preseason predictions that pop up prior to a season.
With the NHL season set to start Tuesday, there are plenty of forecasts for the upcoming season all over North America. These predictions feature a host of different categories, but just about all of them include division winners and eventual Stanley Cup Final participants and winners.
Unsurprisingly, the Bruins are among the favorites when it comes to the prediction game. That makes sense, too, as the defending Eastern Conference champions are returning a large amount of their core, and they have a goaltender in Tuukka Rask who’s more than capable of propelling another deep run into the playoffs.
Here’s a look at some of the predictions from across the hockey world.
Bruins predicted to win Atlantic Division: 7 out of 12
Bruins predicted to reach Stanley Cup Final: 4 out of 12
Bruins predicted to win Stanley Cup: 2 out of 12
Bruins predicted to win Atlantic Division: 11 out of 18
Bruins predicted to reach Stanley Cup Final: 6 out of 18
Bruins predicted to win Stanley Cup: 6 out of 18
Bruins predicted to win Atlantic Division: 7 out of 8
Bruins predicted to reach Stanley Cup Final: 1 out of 8
Bruins predicted to win Stanley Cup: 0 out of 8
Bruins predicted to win Atlantic Division: 2 out of 3
Bruins predicted to reach Stanley Cup Final: 0 out of 3
Bruins predicted to win Stanley Cup: 0 out of 3
Bruins predicted to win Atlantic Division: 2 out of 3
Bruins predicted to reach Stanley Cup Final: 1 out of 3
Bruins predicted to win Stanley Cup: 1 out of 3
Bruins predicted to win Atlantic Division: 1 out of 1
Bruins predicted to reach Stanley Cup Final: 0 out of 1
Bruins predicted to win Stanley Cup: 0 out of 1
TOTALS:Â
Bruins predicted to win Atlantic Division: 30 out of 45 (60 percent)
Bruins predicted to reach Stanley Cup Final: 12 out of 45 (27 percent)
Bruins predicted to win Stanley Cup Final: 8 out of 45 (18 percent)
