Pre deadline projections

Here we are with a bit less than 24 hours before the NHL’s trade deadline, (3pm Tuesday). So time for a final standing projection for both the Eastern and Western conferences. It’s not written in stone. I will redo the exercise one last time around mid march.

Eastern Conference

*division leaders

Eliminated

Rank	Team	Pts
1	Ottawa*	103 (goal diff)
2	New Jersey*	103
3	Carolina*	87
4	Pittsburgh	100
5	Montreal	98
6	Boston	94
7	Rangers	92
8	Buffalo	90
9	Flyers	89
10	Islanders	87
11	Washington	83
12	Atlanta	81
13	Florida	79 (more wins)
14	Toronto	79
15	Tampa Bay	75

The Western Conference

Rank	Team	Pts
1	Detroit*	114
2	Dallas*	103
3	Minnesota*	97
4	Anaheim	98 (more wins)
5	San Jose	98
6	Calgary	96
7	Vancouver	95
8	Nashville	92
9	Phoenix	90
10	Colorado	89
11	St-Louis	87
12	Columbus	86
13	Chicago	85
14	Edmonton	79
15	Los Angeles	72