Before the 2025-26 NHL season -- on Sept. 24, to be exact -- we made bold predictions for all 32 teams . With a quarter of that season now in the books, it's time to check the validity of those claims.

At least one of them was already proven true. At least one of them was very, very wrong.

Here's a progress report on our bold predictions. We'll rate each prediction on a 1-10 scale, with "1" indicating that the prediction absolutely will not come true and "10" indicating that I absolutely nailed it. Enjoy!

Atlantic Division

Boston Bruins

Bruins will trade Pavel Zacha

Considering the Bruins' massive trade-off last season, seeing Zacha shipped out during their "retool" made sense. He's a center who plays in all facets of the game and really found his offensive stride since arriving o

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