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Originally Posted by The Fonz
I don't disagree with you ranking them 2nd, as I did too, but which of their forwards do you believe underachieved last season?
Kopitar, Carter, Gaborik, and Brown all had seasons last year that were right on track with their averages the last few seasons.
I could see Toffoli increasing on his 49 points, but as for the 4 players above, I expect the same as last season.
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The biggest thing about LA is that they went 3-15 in shootouts/OT which are essentially coin flips.
Had they gone a still putrid 6-12 they would have been in and Calgary out.
Had the Kings gotten some breaks and had a winning record(10-8) in these games they would have finished second in the division ahead of Vancouver.
Last year they went 12-8. That's a huge point swing fom one season to the next on things that wouldn't count in playoff hockey.