by Timo Seppa
Here’s what VUKOTA has to say about the 2013 season, with its original 82-game projections and the 48-game equivalents.
Rank Team 82 gm 48 gm
1 Pittsburgh 104 61
2 Boston 103 60
t-3 Chicago 99 58
t-3 Vancouver 99 58
t-5 Los Angeles 97 57
t-5 NY Rangers 97 57
t-5 Philadelphia 97 57
t-5 San Jose 97 57
9 St Louis 96 56
t-10 Carolina 93 54
t-10 Toronto 93 54
t-12 Detroit 92 54
t-12 Nashville 92 54
t-14 Buffalo 91 53
t-14 Colorado 91 53
t-14 Dallas 91 53
t-14 Winnipeg 91 53
t-18 Calgary 90 53
t-18 Ottawa 90 53
t-18 Tampa Bay 90 53
t-18 Washington 90 53
22 Montreal 89 52
t-23 Edmonton 88 52
t-23 Minnesota 88 52
t-23 NY Islanders 88 52
t-26 Anaheim 86 50
t-26 New Jersey 86 50
t-26 Phoenix 86 50
29 Florida 84 49
30 Columbus 81 47
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Note: I’m hearing interest in getting updated team projections before the season starts. Let’s see how the next 10 days goes - if there is significant movement influencing the projections, we can provide an update.
If you’re just looking to do your own, back-of-the-envelope calculations-let’s say in the case of Roberto Luongo getting traded-just remember that 3 GVT equals one point in the standings (6 GVT equals a win). Of course, with goalies, you’ll need to factor in who’s gaining and losing starts.
As far as restricted free agent signings (Del Zotto, etc.), VUKOTA operates under the assumption that RFAs will resign with last year’s teams. So that’s already taken into account.
