Evolving Wild - Team Point Projections

Interesting. IMO this model is a little too bullish on the Devils, Wild and Kraken for my taste. I don’t see any of them finishing 2nd.

Atlantic seems pretty much spot on, but everything else seems off.

Was surprised to see Devils there.
Have been seeing a lot of Devils in 7th or 8th...which may be a bolder call than 2nd.

Wild are good, would have (1) COL (2) WPG (3) MIN myself

Yeah I think it’s just a couple years too early on the Devils, but they’re def on that trajectory. That division is tough, though. I think they’ll compete for a playoff spot but not land in 2nd.

Wild are def good, but beyond the Avs, it’s just a slugfest of pretty decent but not great teams. Im with you in that WPG finishes 2nd. 3rd could be any of Wild, Blues, Stars or even Hawks, IMO. Wild are prob the favorite there but it really depends.

EW mystifies me. They’re always so so so wrong, yet somehow tricked the hockey world into thinking they’re a valuable resource. The information they provide is literal trash.

Forgot who first said it, but "teams get good fast and teams get bad faster".
I think the Metro is going to see a lot of change this year and next