NHL experts and analysts around the country have weighed in on the 2024-25 NHL season. Here’s what they think Dallas is capable of this year.
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, left, controls the puck in front of Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson, center, and Mattias Ekholm during the first period of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, May 31, 2024, in Dallas.have made the Western Conference Finals two years in a row.
All of these questions will be front of mind when the Stars begin their season Thursday against the Nashville Predators. Though there’s still a lot of hockey to play, experts around the country have weighed in on the 2024-25 NHL season. Here’s what they think Dallas is capable of this year:came in second with four selections, with just one picking the Predators. As for the Stanley Cup, Dallas got the second-most selections behind the Edmonton Oilers’ 11.
’s Lyle Fitzsimmons predicts that the Stars will win the President’s Trophy as the League’s best regular-season team. Of course, that means winning the division as well and entering the Stanley Cup playoffs as the No. 1-overall seed. That may not be good for Dallas’ Stanley Cup odds, though, and some consider it a curse. Only eight teams in NHL history have won both the President’s Trophy and the Stanley Cup, most recently the Chicago Blackhawks during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season.
“Dallas has knocked on the door so many times over the past couple of seasons. The team is too deep and plays so structurally sound. If Jake Oettinger can find himself in the postseason, it’s a scary team to think about come playoff time,” Bryan Murphy wrote.Here’s a fun one. EA Sports, the maker of the NHL 25 video game, simulated the season in the game.
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