Yeah lots of under-rating the Jets in this thread. They are a bit questionable up the middle but really strong on the wings and very solid on the backend with decent goaltending.
Lots of wildcards in the Central as the only locks are the Hawks and Blues.
Colorado - Tons of young talent, new coach, some decent vets. Horrible defense and questionable goaltending
Minnesota- solid core of vets + some good young talent. They were worse than I thought they would be last year but have what it takes to be a better team
Dallas - Lost Erikson but added Seguin, Peverley, Gonchar and I guess Horcoff. That and Lindy Ruff as head coach this could be a better team than people give credit for
Nashville - Horrible last year but had some injuries. Adding Jones, Stalberg, Nystrom, Cullen might not be enough to keep them out of the bottom unless Rinne bounces back to vezina form
Winnipeg - add Frolik, Setoguchi, Trouba, Schiefele with a core that is entering their prime years. Built to play in the west.
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