They’re an absolute playoff lock. As constituted, i think they won’t do anything in the playoffs though.

Probably a wild card team.

Well, if you look at how deep they are, and how deep the other teams are, they have a good chance. If divisions go back to normal, they will have Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs in the same division. I believe, Tampa will be first again, because they are just so stacked! I think for second place, it will be a fight between Florida, and Boston. For the fourth spot, it will be a fight between Montreal, and Toronto. Leaf fans may get mad, but is Mrazek better than Andersen….I would have to say no! Mrazek is more injury prone than Andersen, so they would be the same there, also Andersen is as good or maybe better than Mrazek if healthy. They lost Hyman to the oilers, and replaced him with Ritchie, Kase, and Bunting. They are good players, but they are not as good as Hyman. Hyman is very good all around, and in the playoffs. Kase is injury prone, Ritchie is slow, and Bunting is an okay third liner. Now, as I look at Boston, I see that they lost Krecji, but got Forbort, Ullmark, Haula, Foligno, and Hall for the full season. I believe with the experience, and with how good Boston is, they will make either the second or third spot. They are deep all around, and will be an interesting team to watch.

depends how good the metro is. if only 3 from the ATL make it I dont think boston will

They’re probably the 2nd best team in the division behind tampa. Toronto is still a country mile behind boston, even with a tough (but perhaps temporary) loss at 2C

and what about florida? do you think boston is better than them too?

also I wouldnt say Leafs are that far behind boston they propably will fight it out for the third spot. Leafs are good in the regular season