I don't see Nashville being as bad as everyone expects. Rinne only played 24 games last year. With a healthy Rinne, solid defense and adding guys like Neal and Jokinen I'm sure they will be better than bottom 5. Cam Ward only played 30 games as well and a lot of their players had terrible seasons. They could bounce back as well. Sabres and Oilers both improved just a question of how much. I think Flames will need a lot to go right to not be in the bottom 5. Mainly Hiller will need to stand on his head, Gio will have to repeat his performance last year for a full year and a couple players will need to step up and surprise. As long as we see progress from the kids though I'm more than happy.
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