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Originally Posted by MrMike
The Senators looked good.
Having Chabot and Chychrun with Sanderson on the back end is envious.
If they get goaltending and structure they’re interesting.
Who’s going to take the next leap this year between Ottawa/Buffalo/Detroit?
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Out of those 3, Ottawa is most likely. Only Stutzle and Sanderson are under 24. The rest of their core is at an age of being likely to break out. They added a couple of nice veterans in Giroux and Tarasenko to provide a little leadership and skill. Still unsure just how good their goaltending is, but it should be solid at the very least.
Detroit is actually surprisingly old for a building club. On defense, only Seider is under 27, and many are over 30 (and not very good). I don't like their goaltending at all. Forwards have some nice young players and good veterans mixed in, but I'm not sure they have enough firepower to outscore their defense.
Buffalo seems like the smart choice to break out. They have some elite talent at forward and defense, but everything rests on the inexperienced shoulders of Devon Levi. If he falters at all, they don't have a lot of options in net to get them to the playoffs.
I think Ottawa makes the playoffs as the last seed this year, and Buffalo is right behind them. Detroit might actually bottom out entirely this year.