{"id":34699,"date":"2018-08-25T01:23:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T05:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?page_id=34699"},"modified":"2018-09-29T19:50:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-29T23:50:18","slug":"2018-puck-drop-preview-lwoh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018-puck-drop-preview-lwoh\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Puck Drop Preview LWOH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2018-19, where\u00a0Last Word On Hockey<\/a>\u00a0gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we\u2019ll offer our full predictions for the standings in each division, and eventually our 2018-19 Stanley Cup pick. You can check out all our articles, right here on our Puck Drop Page.<\/em><\/p>\n

Puck Drop Preview<\/h1>\n

Western Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pacific Division<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Anaheim Ducks<\/a>
\nArizona Coyotes<\/a>
\nCalgary Flames<\/a>
\nEdmonton Oilers<\/a>
\nLos Angeles Kings<\/a>
\nSan Jose Sharks<\/a>
\nVancouver Canucks<\/a>
\nVegas Golden Knights<\/a><\/p>\n

Central Division<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>
\nColorado Avalanche<\/a>
\nDallas Stars<\/a>
\nMinnesota Wild<\/a>
\nNashville Predators<\/a>
\nSt. Louis Blues<\/a>
\nWinnipeg Jets<\/a><\/p>\n

Eastern Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Atlantic Division<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Boston Bruins<\/a>
\nBuffalo Sabres<\/a>
\nDetroit Red Wings<\/a>
\nFlorida Panthers<\/a>
\nMontreal Canadiens<\/a>
\nOttawa Senators<\/a>
\nTampa Bay Lightning<\/a>
\nToronto Maple Leafs<\/a><\/p>\n

Metropolitan Division<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>
\nColumbus Blue Jackets<\/a>
\nNew Jersey Devils<\/a>
\nNew York Islanders<\/a>
\nNew York Rangers<\/a>
\nPhiladelphia Flyers<\/a>
\nPittsburgh Penguins<\/a>
\nWashington Capitals<\/a><\/p>\n

Division Previews<\/h2>\n

Atlantic Division Preview<\/a>
\nMetropolitan Division Preview<\/a>
\nCentral Division Preview<\/a>
\nPacific Division Preview<\/a><\/p>\n

Puck Drop Preview: Overall League Preview, Standings Predictions, and 2019 Stanley Cup Picks<\/h3>\n

Stanley Cup Predictions<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks for checking us out. Be sure to bookmark the page and check back often as we will release a new article in the series, each day at 9:00 am Eastern Time. The regular season is right around the corner and we here at Last Word on Hockey have you covered with this year’s edition of our annual Puck Drop Preview.<\/p>\n

While you are here, you can also check out Top Shelf Prospects, our look at the Top 10 prospects of all 31 NHL teams, as well as organizational rankings, the top 100 prospects in the league, and a junior hockey preview.<\/p>\n

Top Shelf Prospects<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also check out our Franchise Best Series, where we look at each NHL team and define their best season in Franchise History. Take a trip through memory lane and re-live each team’s best moments.<\/p>\n

Franchise Best<\/a><\/p>\n

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Main Photo:\u00a0LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 27: Erik Haula #56 of the Vegas Golden Knights trips during a faceoff with Nate Thompson #44 of the Los Angeles Kings as Alex Tuch #89 of the Golden Knights and Alex Iafallo #19 of the Kings fight for position in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on February 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Kings won 4-1. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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