Quoting: BeastModeUnknown
This is what I love about NHL. You just don’t know. Last year people were saying Blues weren’t making playoffs, last year people said MTL will be in the bottom 3. Anaheim was apparently “Cup contender” “Vegas is making the finals no doubt” Like you just never know lol.
From the beginning of the season, I had expected the Blues to be cup contenders after adding Peron, Bozak and O'Reilly, it took Binnington to make it a playoff team then a cup champion.
Their first 40 games were a shocker to everyone in the hockey world.
I do expect the Sabres to be much better than last year, but I do not expect them to make the playoffs.
If Bales can do his magic with Ullmark and Hutton, if the bigger Mittelstadt can play up to his billing, if the UFA's and RFA's (Rodrigues, Sheary, Vesey, Montour and more) all elevate their game looking for contracts next year, they could be in the hunt until March.