Tampa, Dallas, Carolina, Nashville fighting with CBJ for 4th IMO.

Same, but I would switch Carolina and Dallas

Flip Fabbro and Benning. I'd be surprised if Grimaldi gets a top 6 role, especially after Poile has been hyping Sissons to play higher in the lineup, not Grimaldi -- and there is still Tolvanen + Tomasino to consider. Ultimately, these aren't bad lines though. I'd also say Saros is the starter, but I think they split it about 60/40 in terms of starts -- especially because of so many back-to-backs.



I don't think DAL will be that high, especially with Seguin and Bishop out for a while. With all the back-to-backs, they'll need good goaltending and I'm not confident in Oettinger yet. I still think they have a good chance at making the playoffs, but I think 1 and 2 go to TBL and CAR, and 3-5 is a battle between NSH, CBJ, and DAL -- maybe with FLA showing some life too, but I think they ultimately miss.

I think people are sleeping on CBJ. If they stay healthy, I wouldn't be shocked to see them win the division. TBL isn't a sure thing. They've had to give up some depth pieces (not as many as most here predicted), no Kucherov for the regular season, and most teams aren't as hungry right away after a Cup win. They're still too talented to finish lower than 2nd or 3rd, but 1st isn't automatically in the bag for them.

Dallas is suffering major injuries, I don't think they make the playoffs

That most likely