Count me in as someone that doesn't quite understand the love-fest with San Jose's defence. Some may say the Hawks have THE best defencemen - but definitely one of the top 3 or so defencemen in the league - in Keith. I think it drops off after that, but remains solid if unspectacular. I really do think that the Flames are better.
Underrated is St. Louis and Minnesota.
Calgary I find is behind the Preds at least, and that may be it. Will be interesting to see how it shakes down this season with Hamilton. Will also be interesting to see how Engelland looks with Russel (I think it will be Russel, not Wideman, that will drop down to the 3rd pairing). My guess is he looks much more competent out there as he did with Brodie when Giordano went down.
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