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Old 09-23-2014, 04:44 PM   #454
Steve Bozek
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Originally Posted by Locke View Post
Thats not the case at all. No one is saying that they're a crap team or 'not a contender.'

Simply that they're among the weakest of a group of contenders.

- LA (2 recent cups)
- Chicago (2 recent cups)
- St. Louis (one point less than COL last season and on the upswing with more off-season improvement)
- San Jose (one point less than COL/total wild card)
- Colorado

And I think SJ and COL are interchangeable.

If Varlamov falters that team might not even make the playoffs.
Agree, but I suspect Iginla might have been thinking that in the search for a Cup win, he's picked two prior Cup winners with proven veteran lineups, and that hasn't worked. In Colorado, he's got a team that appears to be on the rise with youth, great offense potential, and an excellent goaltender.
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