Is there anything better than the pre-season hope we all feel in the days and weeks leading up to a new NHL season? At this time of year, the Kool-Aid goes down real smooth and that’s why I’m feeling confident enough to present my way-too-early predictions for the 2022-23 season. MORE DOMINANCE FROM McDAVID AND DRAISAITLEven though predicting that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will best themselves again is hardly a bold take, I’m going to go ahead and offer both guys setting new career highs in points as my first Kool-Aid season prediction. As for Leon, I’m predicting another 50-goal, 110+ point season and doing it without getting anywhere near the credit he deserves from anyone outside of this market. Outside of that, he’s missed 4-6 games a couple of times and that’s pretty much it.
