My thoughts on the Pacific (and, of course, I have no horse in this race)...
Saint Joe and Vancouver...aging rosters and coaches that are not good enough
Anaheim...Boudreau is too inflexible for post season adjustments...and some of their vets are underperforming
Kings...Decent roster...decent coach (though with a short shelf life)...Too dependent on goaltending
Coyotes...smoke and mirrors...goaltender is also key
Flames...Good young roster...Hartley is average, at best...my question is if they can get enough in net to make a run. And if the tighter checking of stretch/Playoffs can be overcome.
Oilers...Loser franchise mentality...loser ownership...loser players...decent coach
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