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Originally Posted by stormchaser
I think Winnipeg and Calgary will be the only Canadian teams not making the playoffs this year. Edmonton gets to 7th and ousted in the first round.......hopefully.
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It's not a conference playoff anymore.
Edmonton is not better than San Jose, Los Angeles or Vancouver. THN had the Ducks ahead of them as well. I'm not really sold on Anaheim, but I don't think Edmonton is any better, and they have to beat out Phoenix as well. Chances are, their best hope is as the crossover.
THN's prediction for the Oilers is rather optimistic, but still fair given how weak the Central is. Chicago is clearly the class, and St. Louis second. Minnesota is the easy pick for third. So the question is, can one of Dallas, Nashville, Colorado or Winnipeg finish ahead of the 5th place team in the Pacific? That's a huge pile of mediocrity fighting for two playoff spots. Edmonton needs to take a big step forward just to be called mediocre. Two steps to be the best of the average is not impossible, but even as cruddy as they are,the teams fighting for 4th in the Central will have an easier time of it than Edmonton will in the Pacific.