Rejoint: mars 2018
Messages: 7,318
Mentions "j'aime": 2,384
I think it shakes out something like:
leafs,
canucks (serious wildcard but I have faith in demko),
oilers (even without klefbom they will be good...it’s called the mcdavid factor
jets (offence and goaltending are elite, defence is one peice/Samberg or heinola stepping into a top 4 role away from challenging for top spot)
Flames (lost Brodie but got markstrom...they are a team to watch)
Canadiens (wildcard. They improved in every facet of the game. I would rank them higher but idk why I didn’t. Just don’t believe in them tbh)
Sens (got better but not even close)
My point is that after the leafs, every team here has major question marks.
For the canucks: can demko and holtby prove to be a good tandem?
For the oilers: can they overcome losing klefbom (they couldn’t a couple of years ago) and can they continue to get average goaltending?
For the jets: can one of the kids make the d-code better or will chevy make an upgrade or will hellebuyck have to do the heavy lifting again in an elite offensive division (I ranked them at 4th because this is an easy fix that makes this team a contender for first in the division)?
For the flames: can markstrom live up to the starter role and can they overcome losing Brodie?
For the Canadiens: can the kids take the next step. Suzuki, danault, and kk are a good centre lineup but they lack a true 1c. I’m just not so sure about them. You need elite talent to get anywhere in the nhl and the Canadiens lack it. If they can bring in a guy like Hoffman, they immediately start comtemding for top spot. But as of now, I have them with the flames.
Sens: sorry but...lol