from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,

Here are 16 can’t-miss predictions for the year ahead:

• The Blue Jackets and Ryan Johansen will kiss and make up

Taking everything into consideration—the fractious contract talks, the brutal start to the season, the coaching change—maybe the level of tension that exists between one of the league’s worst teams and its underperforming star player is understandable. But unless there’s something going on behind the scenes that has completely poisoned their relationship, it makes more sense for the Blue Jackets to mend fences than to cut ties with a franchise center. Cooler heads will prevail.

•​ The Jets will trade Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien

Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff appears to have misjudged his organizational depth, and with his team’s postseason chances looking grim—and a tight budget limiting his re-signing options—it makes sense to address some holes by moving the pending UFAs. Both players hold limited no-trade clauses, but they’d likely waive them to move to a contender.

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