
S7 E2 – NHL Eastern Conference Preview 2021 – aka. Watchout for the Panthers
In the second of two episodes we preview the 2021-2022 season, with reporters from top teams from every division in the NHL. We have all your division ranking final predictions and breakout player for every single team. Now the Eastern Conference.
Guests:
David Alter – Toronto Maple Leafs Reporter for @TheHockeyNews | @dalter |
Tim Rosenthal – Managing Editor covering the Boston Bruins @BruinsDaily | @_TimRosenthal |
David Dwork – Covers the Florida Panthers @WPLGLocal10 and on the podcast @ChirpingTheCats. | @DavidDwork |
Blain Potvin – Covers the Montreal Canadiens, writer for @thehockeywriter and Co-host of @habsunfiltered | @BlainPotvin_THW |
Ryan Gilbert – Writes about the Philadelphia Flyers @SonsofPenn and editor @GamblingPodcast | @RGilbertSOP |
Andrew Schnittke – Managing Editor for SB Nation’s Canes Country | @aschnitt53 |
Joe Pantorno – He’s a sports editor @amNewYork covering the New York Islanders | @JoePantorno |
Atlantic Division : (2:25)
Divisional Rankings:
Lauren Campbell – @lalalalaurrrren – Covers the Boston Bruins
- Tampa Bay 2. Toronto 3. Boston 4. Montreal 5. Florida 6. Ottawa 7. Buffalo 8. Detroit
Bruins Breakout player: Jake DeBrusk. This is his year to shine. After a conversation about communication with Bruce Cassidy in the offseason, and the pressure off to constantly score goals, DeBrusk is poised for a breakout year.
Rory Sumner – @SumnerRory – Sports journalist who covers NHL hockey
1. Tampa Bay 2. Toronto 3. Boston 4. Florida 5. Montreal 6. Ottawa 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Bruins Breakout player: Jeremy Swayman. Studnicka didn’t make the roster, and the D-core is pretty standard with no real opportunity for someone to breakout over what they were. Ullmark looked really shaky in preseason so opportunity is there for Swayman to become the starter. But even if it’s a split, Swayman showed so much in his rookie year to instill hope that he’s the real deal. Coyle and DeBrusk are good bounceback candidates though.
Joe Yerdon – @JoeYerdon – Covers the Sabres and currently on the thathockeyshow
- Tampa Bay 2. Florida 3. Toronto 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Ottawa 7. Buffalo 8. Detroit
Sabres Breakout player: Dylan Cozens
Chris Ostrander – @2ITB_Buffalo – Writer on Buffalo sports http://twointhebox.com
- Toronto 2. Boston 3. Tampa Bay 4. Florida 5. Ottawa 6. Montreal 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Sabres Breakout player: Dylan Cozens
Clark Rasmussen – @detroithockey96 – Writes about the Detroit Red Wings
- Florida 2. Tampa Bay 3. Toronto 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Ottawa 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Red Wings Breakout player: Lucas Raymond
Brad Krysko – @BradKrysko – Host of the @wingedwheelpod
- Florida 2. Toronto 3. Tampa Bay 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Detroit 7. Ottawa 8. Buffalo
Red Wings Breakout player: Filip Zadina
David Dwork – @DavidDwork – Covers the Florida Panthers @WPLGLocal10
- Tampa Bay 2. Florida 3. Toronto 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Ottawa 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Panthers Breakout player: Owen Tippett
Ian Boisvert – @MaybeItsIan – Managing Editor @rabidhabs. 1/3 of the @Nosebleedscast
1. Tampa Bay 2. Florida 3. Toronto 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Detroit 7. Ottawa 8. Buffalo
Canadiens Breakout player: I don’t know if you can say he’s truly a breakout candidate after what he did in the playoffs for the Habs, but Cole Caufield is probably the favourite to take home the Calder for rookie of the year. A full season next to Nick Suzuki and Tyler Toffoli could see the young American lead the Habs in goals.
Alex Metzger – @nhlsensandstuff – Host of @lastwordonsens Podcast
1. Toronto 2. Tampa Bay 3. Florida 4. Boston 5. Ottawa 6. Montreal 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Senators Breakout player: Shane Pinto
Matthew S Esteves – @MatthewSEsteves – Covers the Lightning for Raw Charge
- Toronto 2. Florida 3. Tampa Bay 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Ottawa 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Lightning breakout player: Ross Colton. His speed, forechecking, and hockey IQ are underrated. He burst into the scene last year with an inflated shooting %, but he made an impact beyond just a scoring binge. He drove play well and complimented the skill players in the lineup exceptionally well. I don’t think there will be a huge drop off for him this season. He won’t score goals like he did last year, but I feel he will be a solid player for TB. He just needs to find a groove at 3C to provide the balance the Lightning wants.
Kevin Papetti – @KPapetti – NHL Analyst for Maple Leafs Hot Stove.
- Tampa Bay 2. Toronto 3. Florida 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Ottawa 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Maple Leafs Breakout player: Rasmus Sandin
Peter Bojarinov – @PBojarinov – Host
- Toronto 2. Florida 3. Tampa Bay 4. Boston 5. Ottawa 6. Montreal 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Overall Consensus Rankings:
- Tampa Bay 2. Toronto 3. Florida 4. Boston 5. Montreal 6. Ottawa 7. Detroit 8. Buffalo
Metropolitan Division : (26:09)
Divisional Rankings:
Andrew Schnittke – @aschnitt53 – Managing Editor for SB Nation’s Canes Country
1. NY Islanders 2. Carolina 3. Washington 4. Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 6. NY Rangers 7. NJ Devils 8. Columbus
Hurricanes Breakout Player: Martin Necas
Alex Ohári – @FutureCanes – Covers the Hurricanes @thehockeywriter and on the @TTS_Pod podcast.
1. Carolina 2. NY Islanders 3. Washington 4. Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 6. NY Rangers 7. Columbus 8. NJ Devils
Hurricanes Breakout player: Martin Necas
Columbus :
Matt Loughlin – @MattLoug – New Jersey Devils radio play by play man
1. NY Islanders 2. Pittsburgh 3. Carolina 4. Washington 5. NJ Devils 6) NY Rangers 7) Philadelphia 8. Columbus
Devils Breakout player: Janne Kuokkanen
Joe Pantorno – @JoePantorno – Sports editor @amNewYork covering the New York Islanders
- NY Islanders 2. Washington 3. Carolina 4. Pittsburgh 5. NY Rangers 6. Philadelphia 7. NJ Devils 8. Columbus
Islanders Breakout player: Oliver Wahlstrom
NY Rangers :
Matt Vensel – @mattvensel – Penguins reporter for the Post Gazette.
1. Carolina 2. NY Rangers 3. NY Islanders 4. Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 6. Washington 7. NJ Devils 8. Columbus
Penguins Breakout player: Drew O’Connor
Ryan Gilbert – @RGilbertSOP – Covers the Philadelphia Flyers
1. NY Islanders 2. Carolina 3. Philadelphia 4. Pittsburgh 5. Washington 6. NY Rangers 7. NJ Devils 8. Columbus
Flyers Breakout player: Oskar Lindblom
Washington :
Peter Bojarinov – @PBojarinov – Host
- Carolina 2. NY Islanders 3. Pittsburgh 4. Washington 5. Philadelphia 6. NY Rangers 7. NJ Devils 8. Columbus
Overall Consensus Rankings:
- NY Islanders 2. Carolina 3. Pittsburgh 3. Philadelphia 5. Washington 6. NY Rangers 7. NJ Devils 8. Columbus
*Standout Ranking Selections are in Italics
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Recent Article:
Metropolitan Division Preview & Betting Guide: Capitals, Flyers, Devils, Blue Jackets at Sports gambling podcast .com by Ryan Gilbert