NHL Joins the Party
Beginning of hockey season is part of the best time of year in sports
By Bobby Kunz
vares, who left the New York Islanders
Chieftain Staff
to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The best time of the year for sports
The Golden Knights were big buyers
is just about to start. The playoff hunt
this summer, as they signed two stars in
begins for college football and the NFL.
Max Pacioretty and Paul Stastny.
We have playoff baseball, and now
For our beloved Red Wings, it looks
hockey.
to be
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Newly acquired Max Pacioretty is ready to light up Sin City
the best
with the
in re-
Lightning.
cent memory, with the Caps winning
Rumblings from the media and others
a long-awaited Stanley Cup and the
have him pinned as the next GM for the
new expansion team, the Vegas Golden
Wings.
Knights, making it to the Stanley Cup
In other, unfortunate news, our Cap-
Finals.
tain, Henrik Zetterberg, has retired due
The NHL made national headlines
to injuries. Don’t expect too much from
with some offseason moves. One of the
the Wings this year, as the talent isn’t
most bizarre is Barry Trotz, who was
there and we are still very much in the
the head coach of the Capitals, leaving
rebuilding process.
for the Islanders after he won a cham-
Some of the top t eams from last year
pionship. Another big move is John Ta-
will still be heavy favorites this year, but
one team to watch is the Maple Leafs.
The youngest team in the NHL, the
Leafs have an abundance of young stars
who are only getting better.
The Capitals look to be the team to
beat again, though, as they return all
their major pieces and look to ride the
momentum off of last year’s historic
season. The Golden Knights, Nashville
Predators and Boston Bruins will be
other top-tier teams that will be in the
Stanley Cup hunt all season.
Chieftain Predicts
Postseason Honors
Stanley Cup Champions:
Toronto Maple Leafs
Art Ross Trophy (Most
Points):
Connor McDavid, Edmonton
Hart Memorial
Trophy (MVP):
Auston Matthews,
Toronto
Calder Memorial
Trophy (Best Rookie):
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo
Vezina Trophy (Best Goalie):
Pekka Rinne, Nashville
James Norris Trophy
(Best Defensemen):
Brent Burns, San Jose
Will the Capitals repeat, or are the Maple Leafs going to spoil the party?
B ROTHE R R I C E H I G H S C HO O L C H I E F TA I N
P AGE 6
Auston Matthews
O C T O B E R 2018