Modifié 11 sept. 2017 à 12 h 1
Forwards:
Ottawa has the better depth (Smith, Ryan, Dzingel, Pyatt, Burrows > Beleskey, Spooner, Nash, Vatrano), but Boston has the better top-end guys (Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, Krejci, Backes > Turris, Stone, Hoffman, Brassard, Pageau).
Defense:
In this case, Ottawa has the bona fide number one defenseman advantage over Boston (Karlsson > whoever they consider their number one defenseman). But Boston has the depth advantage (Krug, Carlo, Chara, Miller, McQuaid > Phaneuf, Ceci, Claesson, Wideman, Borowiecki). McAvoy looks to be the future number one guy for Boston, but we still need to see how he performs over a full season. Chabot will also get a good look this season in Ottawa. I still think Sweeney made a piss poor decision in not protecting Colin Miller.
Goaltending:
This one's pretty easy: Rask > Anderson
The two teams are much closer than people probably think. But I'd have to give the advantage to Boston, simply because I think they have the better back end.