Hard to see any playoff team falling off after what has happened this summer
LA- core is still in their prime with young players starting to make an impact
Chicago- core still in their prime and shored up a hole with a good vet
Anaheim- tons of young prospects and just filled a huge hole with a top centre
Wild- got much better adding another star, they also have several young players that are ready for bigger roles
Avs- key young players that should get better
Blues- filled their biggest hole and still have all their key players in their prime age
Stars- filled a big hole, young team that should be getting better
Sharks- potential to fall out if they make some major changes.
So it maybe the sharks fall outside who is ready to step in? Calgary is still very far away. Edmonton will need a huge year from their kids which includes full team buy in to take the massive step required to get in. Vancouver did not get better by adding a couple younger players in return for Kesler. Arizona has not improved, Winnipeg to no ones surprise has done nothing again so far. Nashville added a scorer but still did not improve much.
|