The NHL season is upon us and the end result appears as unpredictable as ever.

That’s why we’ve assembled a panel of Sportsnet NHL Insiders to give it their best shot.

From the Stanley Cup winner to Connor McDavid‘s point total to how many goals Phil Kessel will put home playing next to 87 or 71, the following is our Insiders’ predictions for the 2015-16 NHL season.

Stanley Cup winner:

Scott Morrison (@morrisonSNET): Anaheim Ducks

Christine Simpson (@SNChrisSimpson): Montreal Canadiens

Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek): Anaheim Ducks

Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec): Anaheim Ducks

Leah Hextall (@leahhextall): Anaheim Ducks

Luke Fox (@lukefoxjukebox): Washington Capitals

Corey Hirsch (@CoreyHirsch): Calgary Flames

Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph): Tampa Bay Lightning

John Shannon (@JSportsnet): Anaheim Ducks

Chris Johnston (@reporterchris): Washington Capitals

Brad Fay (@SNBradFay): Tampa Bay Lightning

Gord Stellick (@GordStellick): Anaheim Ducks

Damien Cox (@DamoSpin): Anaheim Ducks

Daren Millard (@darenmillard): Anaheim Ducks

Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper): Washington Capitals

Doug MacLean (@DougMaclean): Anaheim Ducks

Most popular response: Anaheim (9), Washington (3)

East Champion:

Scott Morrison: Pittsburgh Penguins

Christine Simpson: Montreal Canadiens

Jeff Marek: Washington Capitals

Mark Spector: Washington Capitals

Leah Hextall: Tampa Bay Lightning

Luke Fox: Washington Capitals

Corey Hirsch: New York Rangers

Dan Murphy: Tampa Bay Lightning

John Shannon: Pittsburgh Penguins

Chris Johnston: Washington Capitals

Brad Fay: Tampa Bay Lightning

Gord Stellick: Tampa Bay Lightning

Damien Cox: Washington Capitals

Daren Millard: Montreal Canadiens

Nick Kypreos: Washington Capitals

Doug MacLean: Tampa Bay Lightning

Most Popular Response: Washington (6), Tampa Bay (5).

West Champion:

Scott Morrison: Anaheim Ducks

Christine Simpson: Anaheim Ducks

Jeff Marek: Anaheim Ducks

Mark Spector: Anaheim Ducks

Leah Hextall: Anaheim Ducks

Luke Fox: Anaheim Ducks

Corey Hirsch: Calgary Flames

Dan Murphy: Anaheim Ducks

John Shannon: Anaheim Ducks

Chris Johnston: Anaheim Ducks

Brad Fay: Anaheim Ducks

Gord Stellick: St. Louis Blues

Damien Cox: Anaheim Ducks

Daren Millard: Anaheim Ducks

Nick Kypreos: Dallas Stars

Doug MacLean: Anaheim Ducks

Most Popular Response: Anaheim Ducks (13)

Team Most Likely to Disappoint:

Scott Morrison: Boston Bruins

Christine Simpson: Los Angeles Kings

Jeff Marek: St. Louis Blues

Mark Spector: New York Islanders

Leah Hextall: Toronto Maple Leafs

Luke Fox: Chicago Blackhawks

Corey Hirsch: Arizona Coyotes

Dan Murphy: Ottawa Senators

John Shannon: Minnesota Wild

Chris Johnston: Chicago Blackhawks

Brad Fay: Calgary Flames

Gord Stellick: Nashville Predators

Damien Cox: Calgary Flames

Most Popular Response: Calgary (2), Chicago (2)

Team Most Likely to Surprise:

Scott Morrison: San Jose Sharks

Christine Simpson: Edmonton Oilers

Jeff Marek: Dallas Stars

Mark Spector: Colorado Avalanche

Leah Hextall: Columbus Blue Jackets

Luke Fox: Columbus Blue Jackets

Corey Hirsch: Dallas Stars

Dan Murphy: Nashville Predators

John Shannon: Buffalo Sabres

Chris Johnston: Toronto Maple Leafs

Brad Fay: Columbus Blue Jackets

Gord Stellick: Dallas Stars

Damien Cox: Los Angeles Kings

Most Popular Response: Columbus/Dallas (3)

Hart Winner:

Scott Morrison: Sidney Crosby

Christine Simpson: Sidney Crosby

Jeff Marek: John Tavares

Mark Spector: Sidney Crosby

Leah Hextall: Sidney Crosby

Luke Fox: Alex Ovechkin

Corey Hirsch: John Tavares

Dan Murphy: Steven Stamkos

John Shannon: Sidney Crosby

Chris Johnston: Steven Stamkos

Brad Fay: Sidney Crosby

Gord Stellick: Alex Ovechkin

Damien Cox: Sidney Crosby

Most Popular Response: Sidney Crosby (7), Alex Ovechkin (2), Steven Stamkos (2), John Tavares (2)

Art Ross Winner:

Scott Morrison: Tyler Seguin

Christine Simpson: John Tavares

Jeff Marek: John Tavares

Mark Spector: Sidney Crosby

Leah Hextall: John Tavares

Luke Fox: Steven Stamkos

Corey Hirsch: Sidney Crosby

Dan Murphy: Alex Ovechkin

John Shannon: Sidney Crosby

Chris Johnston: Steven Stamkos

Brad Fay: Sidney Crosby

Gord Stellick: Sidney Crosby

Damien Cox: John Tavares

Daren Millard: Sidney Crosby

Nick Kypreos: Tyler Seguin

Doug MacLean: Sidney Crosby

Most Popular Response: Crosby (7), Tavares (4), Stamkos (2), Seguin (2).

Norris Winner:

Scott Morrison: Drew Doughty

Christine Simpson: Erik Karlsson

Jeff Marek: Victor Hedman

Mark Spector: Mark Giordano

Leah Hextall: Mark Giordano

Luke Fox: Victor Hedman

Corey Hirsch: P.K. Subban

Dan Murphy: Drew Doughty

John Shannon: Drew Doughty

Chris Johnston: Drew Doughty

Brad Fay: Victor Hedman

Gord Stellick: Drew Doughty

Damien Cox: P.K. Subban

Daren Millard: Drew Doughty

Nick Kypreos: John Carlson

Doug MacLean: Shea Weber

Most Popular Response: Drew Doughty (6), Hedman (3), P.K. Subban (2), Mark Giordano (2).

Vezina Winner:

Scott Morrison: Carey Price

Christine Simpson: Carey Price

Jeff Marek: Braden Holtby

Mark Spector: Henrik Lundqvist

Leah Hextall: Carey Price

Luke Fox: Braden Holtby

Corey Hirsch: Carey Price

Dan Murphy: Ben Bishop

John Shannon: Henrik Lundqvist

Chris Johnston: Braden Holtby

Brad Fay: Carey Price

Gord Stellick: Carey Price

Damien Cox: Sergei Bobrovsky

Daren Millard: Carey Price

Nick Kypreos: Braden Holtby

Doug MacLean: Carey Price

Most Popular Response: Price (8), Holtby (4), Lundqvist (2).

Breakout Player of 2015-16:

Scott Morrison: Vladimir Tarasenko

Christine Simpson: Alex Galchenyuk

Jeff Marek: Ryan Johansen

Mark Spector: Nathan MacKinnon

Leah Hextall: Teuvo Teravainen

Luke Fox: Jakub Silfverberg

Corey Hirsch: Jack Eichel

Dan Murphy: Joonas Donskoi

John Shannon: Brandon Saad

Chris Johnston: Nathan MacKinnon

Brad Fay: Bo Horvat

Gord Stellick: Carl Hagelin

Damien Cox: Mark Stone

Most Popular Response: Nathan MacKinnon (2)

McDavid Point Total:

Scott Morrison: 75

Christine Simpson: 80

Jeff Marek: 82

Mark Spector: 65

Leah Hextall: 60

Luke Fox: 71

Corey Hirsch: 70

Dan Murphy: 68

John Shannon: 60

Chris Johnston: 91

Brad Fay: 70

Gord Stellick: 60

Damien Cox: 70

Average response: 71

Kessel Goal Total:

Scott Morrison: 51

Christine Simpson: 45

Jeff Marek: 42

Mark Spector: 44

Leah Hextall: 30

Luke Fox: 38

Corey Hirsch: 40

Dan Murphy: 41

John Shannon: 50

Chris Johnston: 35

Brad Fay: 46

Gord Stellick: 35

Damien Cox: 35

Average Response: 41

Does Steven Stamkos re-sign before July 1?

Scott Morrison: No

Christine Simpson: Yes

Jeff Marek: Yes

Mark Spector: Yes

Leah Hextall: Yes

Luke Fox: No

Corey Hirsch: Yes

Dan Murphy: Yes

John Shannon: Yes

Chris Johnston: No

Brad Fay: Yes

Gord Stellick: No

Damien Cox: No

Responses: Yes (8), No (5)

Coach With the Hottest Seat Starting the Season:

Scott Morrison: Bruce Boudreau

Christine Simpson: Claude Julien

Jeff Marek: Ken Hitchcock

Mark Spector: Bruce Boudreau

Leah Hextall: Ken Hitchcock

Luke Fox: Claude Julien

Corey Hirsch: Ken Hitchcock

Dan Murphy: Ken Hitchcock

John Shannon: Ken Hitchcock

Chris Johnston: Mike Johnston

Brad Fay: Claude Julien

Gord Stellick: Mike Johnston

Damien Cox: Michel Therrien

Most Popular Response: Hitchcock (5), Julien (3), Johnston (2), Boudreau (2)

Number of Canadian Teams That Make the Playoffs:

Scott Morrison: Three

Christine Simpson: Five

Jeff Marek: Two

Mark Spector: Three

Leah Hextall: Two

Luke Fox: Two

Corey Hirsch: Three

Dan Murphy: Two

John Shannon: Four

Chris Johnston: Four

Brad Fay: Three

Gord Stellick: Four

Damien Cox: Two

Average Response: 3