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Originally Posted by looooob
just curious are you referring to this year specfiically? (Irrelevant-somewhat- for the Draisaitl deal- though I suppose not in a total vacuum as they may not want to go into this season with that uncertainty)
or top 3 favorites over the next 3 years?
you might be right, I know my disdain for them taints them, but I see them in the mix with more like 10 teams not 3 , and unless they make a few other slick moves their chances will be going down (in subsequent years) more into that 'you can never count out the Oilers with McDavid and Draisaitl tier' than this is one of the top 3 teams in the league tier. IMO
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Was mainly thinking this year, but 3 years is probably their window.
I don't love everything about their team but McDavid is a cheat code. And I think their additions this off-season will help with their even strength scoring.
Question is if the blueline and goaltending is good enough.
Who would be the better favorites? Florida, Avalanche, Dallas all in the mix. If Markstrom delivers NJD could be a threat. But to me Edmonton and Florida are probably the two at the top of the list.