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2019-20 Season previews - projected league standings - all teams included

Created by: Random2152

Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 6, 2019

Published: Sep. 6, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

I was waiting on Gardiner to sign somewhere before making this and now he has. Welcome to the 2019-20 previews for the NHL. I use a Leafs AGM so that it stays in my history so I can look back on it, but all teams will be here with my thoughts. Below is a Leafs opening night roster (there is an Easter egg in there. Props if you find and actually understand it).

Before we begin, lets laugh at my biggest hits and misses from last year: https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/850750

Prediction: Preds fall to 99 points
Reality: Preds fall to 100 points

Prediction: WPG wins the presidents trophy with 119 points. Tampa steps back in the regular season to focus on playoff success
Reality: Ahahahahahahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Prediction: Isles at 71 points and MTL at 76 points
Reality: I made these predictions based on their off seasons. Even if NYI hadn't gone on a PDO bender I still think I ranked them too low. Won't make the same mistake with CBJ this year.

Prediction: Scott Darling rebounds and this is the first year I finally give up on the canes being my hipster pick to make the playoffs.
Reality: ****ing lol.

Prediction: NJD miss the playoffs
Reality: ...by ALOT more than I thought

Okay you can laugh at the rest on your own time. On to this years disaster of a prediction! I will include more hot takes because last years cold takes aged very poorly. Hurrah for over correction!

Atlantic Division:
P-TBL - 113P: Last year I had them chilling in the season and going deep sooo ima just flip that around this time.
X-BOS - 106P: Tighter race with Toronto this year with Toronto's health at the start being the difference. Chara is washed up and the young guys will need to step up to complete the transition. Boston will have some work to do in the coming years, but their transition to the youth is going very well.
X-TOR - 104P: Removed anchor contracts and added at a serious position of need I like what Doobie has done this off season. I think the young guys have a real chance to be difference makers down the lineup and that a healthy and re-united AM-WN line will tear up the league. I will predict right now that Marner doesn't hit 90 points again this year (not that I think there will be a serious drop off) but that the media is too enamoured with blaming Nylander that we don't notice. Injuries prevent Toronto from taking a statistical step up from last season but they will be playing a stronger and more consistent game overall. The regular season means nothing at this point. Playoff success is key.
X-FLA - 100P: If they can ever get good goaltending and offence going in the same season they will make the playoffs. This is the year (I say for the 3rd time). The Bob and Stralman contracts suck but Talon is in win-now mode and I think they will at least win-now to some extent.
MTL - 98P: They aren't quite there yet and being stuck in the best division in the league doesn't help. If Price can hold form anything is possible and they will be challenging for a wildcard spot.
BUF - 81P: They have improved this off season but they are still cellar dwellers in this top heavy division. Their young core is forming and I think they are slowly getting on the right track however THEY NEED A BOTTOM 6 FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
DET - 74P: Yzerman fires up the tanks. Larkin and friends are not enough to outweigh the many boat anchors on the team.
OTT - 69P: They have a (slightly better) team. Chabot's point totals will regress (shooting % and 2nd assists) but his play will improve. They still have issues but I like some of their pieces.

Metropolitan Division: Basically 'the **** if I know' division
Y-WSH - 103P: Still a very good team. Not much has changed from last year.
X-CAR - 101P: The best Dcore in the league don't @ me. They needs some help up front but they have the pieces to make those moves. I like the direction of this team and if they can get consistent goaltending (which is always their problem) they will make it.
X-NJD - 99P: I love their offseason. They have proved that cap space is key for a rebuilding team and I want to see them rewarded. A full season of Hall + their additions will be more than enough to make the playoffs IF they can get consistently decent goaltending.
X-PIT- 98P: You can never count PIT out but oh boy does JR seem to want to try. Baffling decisions have them deconstructing a contender and Sid isn't getting any younger.
PHI - 96P: I still think that the young pieces this team has will propel them to success but they downgraded their Dcore and signed some BAD deals. Either way I am expecting big improvement after last year.
NYI - 95P: 2013-14 Leafs esq regression is coming but they still have nice pieces in their system. I think they will still have a positive season even if they miss. Very interested in how Varly and Greiss do.
CBJ - 88P: They have lost a lot but they still have a good young core of players to rebuild around. If one of their goalies can step up Torts will win the Jack Adams.
NYR - 82P: I think they have added a lot but I still don't like their depth. They need a ton of young guys to step up in a big way and I think they will ultimately be the big losers that look worse than they are thanks to the Thunderdome thing the Metro has going on. It also doesn't help that they seem dead set on trading Kreider (according to this site anyway).

Central Division:
Y-STL - 102P: STL winning their division is less about STL (read: recency bias) as it is about the rest of their division. Binnington needs to prove he is not just a flash in the pants.
X-NSH - 99P: Downgrade PK to get an overrated Duchene? Okay I guess. That is an expensive centre core for what they are getting though.
X-COL - 97P: Overrated team. That being said I don't think they are bad at all. They have worked to add much needed depth to the roster and have a bright future ahead.
X-DAL - 96P: Ben Bishop put up the best numbers of his career and they nearly missed the playoffs. Pavalski is a nice add but the team sorely needs depth all around the roster.
CHI - 92P: A strong season from the young core. While it hasn't been perfect I have mostly liked what CHI has done this off season. I think there is more work to do but that they will be competitive.
WPG - 90P: It feels like this version of the core has already missed its chance which is too bad really. I don't think they'll stay down for long but some changes are going to be made. I DO NOT like the return for Trouba in the slightest and I think they have downgraded massively on the back end. Their F core will be key and that (as of now) is a big ?.
MIN - 81P: Mediocre team with a good Dcore. A few nice young pieces but an owner who wants to contend each year will hamstring your ability to build around them.

Pacific Division:
Z-SJS - 105P: Healthy players plus an emerging young core to supplement their talented roster should lead the sharks to be 1st in their conference. They are on the clock however and I think with all of their 30+ players (on long term deals) they are just going to stop being good one day and it will be as sudden as the Kings. I think they have at least one more year in them though, probably 2 and maybe even a 3rd if they really push it.
X-LVK - 101P: I think the race between these two teams will be tight and entirely based on how Calgary's goalies do, as well as rebound seasons by patches. A weak division brings them back to a 100 point season. Having Stone all year also helps A TON.
X-CGY - 101P: Acquiring Lucic was a head-scratcher but a strong Dcore plus decent top 6 will bring them to the top of a weak division. Goalies need to be consistent.
X-ARI - 93: Hipster pick. Fully aware they could easily miss with a low 80's point total because WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
ANH - 87P: No longer being coached by Carlyle helps with many issues. Believe me I know from experience. They got a lot younger and have the best goalie in the league who should have won the vezina for the last two seasons AND FITE ME IF YOU DISAGREE!
VAN - 84P: Marginal improvement with the future being thrown away thanks to awful contracts SOMEBODY RESTRAIN THAT MAN ON JULY 1st!
EDM - 77P: A team with serious issues that hasn't really improved much. What little they have is overshadowed by others in the division.
LAK - 72P: DundundunDADA! DUNDUNDUNDADA!

Playoff Qualification threshold:
East: 98P
West: 93P

Overall standings in an easy to view way (teams with same points ordered by who I think is the better of them):
P-TBL- 113
X-BOS- 106
Z-SJS- 105
X-TOR- 104
Y-WSH- 103
Y-STL- 102
X-LVK- 101
X-CAR- 101
X-CGY- 101
X-FLA- 100
X-NSH- 99
X-NJD- 99
X-PIT- 98
MTL- 98
X-COL- 97
X-DAL- 96
PHI- 96
NYI- 95
X-ARI- 93
CHI- 92
WPG- 90
CBJ- 88
ANH- 87
VAN- 84
NYR- 82
BUF- 81
MIN- 81
EDM- 77
DET- 74
LAK- 72
OTT- 69

Playoff predictions (Left = home ice):
Round 1:
East:
(w)TBL-PIT (PIT is on the decline and JR seems determined to make them worse so Tampa advances)
WSH-FLA(w) (Going for the upset here Bob is a beast and I like Florida's offensive core)
BOS-TOR (w) (Jokes aside Toronto's play has gotten better each go around and with Boston ageing/in transition I don't think it would be unrealistic to see them eek out a w)
(w)CAR-NJD (NJ looks promising but CAR is better in every way)

West:
(w)SJS-ARI (See the NJ-CAR series)
(w)STL-DAL (Neither are perfect but the Stars NEED depth so badly)
(w)LVK-CGY (Honestly I think LVK could have a nice resurgence with Patches)
NSH-COL(w) (Youth and speed trump an overpaid centre core)

Round 2:
East:
TBL-TOR(w) (before you call me a homer, I am betting that Tampa is mentally scarred and chokes)
CAR-FLA(w) (I like CAR but I really like Florida with an actual goalie)

West:
SJS-LVK(w) (Revenge is sweet)
STL-COL(w) (Ima be honest this is more a guess based on my intentional underrating of the blues to avoid recency bias)

For those who are actually reading this; here is a hint for the easter egg: Base 16

Round 3:
East:
(w)TOR-FLA (Okay this one is because I am a homer)

West:
LVK-COL(w) (**** if I know have a guess)

Round 4:
(w)TOR-COL (predictions at this point are meaningless so **** it GO LEAFS GO!)

Draft order (before lottery):
OTT
LAK
DET
EDM
MIN
BUF
NYR
VAN
ANH
CBJ
WPG
CHI
NYI
PHI
MTL
ARI
DAL
PIT
NJD
NSH
CGY
CAR
STL
WSH
SJS
BOS
TBL
FLA
LVK
COL
TOR

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Marner, Mitchell		1	$46,206,974

Buyouts

Mikhail Grabovski: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (15%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$118,116,673	$0	$0	-$36,616,673

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 6	Marner, Mitchell $46,206,974$46,206,974 RW UFA - 6
Mikheyev, Ilya $925,000$925,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Matthews, Auston $11,634,000$11,634,000 C UFA - 5	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 5
Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 4	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 3
Moore, Trevor $775,000$775,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW NTC UFA - 1
		Åberg, Pontus $700,000$700,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Muzzin, Jake $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD UFA - 1	Barrie, Tyson $2,750,000$2,750,000 RD UFA - 1	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 3	Ceci, Cody $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD UFA - 1	Hutchinson, Michael $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1
	Schmaltz, Jordan $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1
Marincin, Martin $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Holl, Justin $675,000$675,000 RD UFA - 1	Dermott, Travis $863,333$863,333 LD/RD UFA - 1	Horton, Nathan $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Petan, Nicolas $775,000$775,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 2		Clarkson, David $5,250,000$5,250,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1

Sep. 6, 2019 at 5:49 p.m.

shmoeman

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Good read, although dont think your Leafs will ever beat my Bruins

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Sep. 6, 2019 at 8:49 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Fun read, i like Arizona making playoffs, they almost did last year if it werent for constant injuries. I still think philly makes the cut, they look really scary especially when you factor in a lot of their players underperformed last year (Harts the real deal). But i agree that division is a fluster cluck.
I know STL could win the division but I think they will have a slow start (same with Boston), its a common trend with SCF teams since they had a significantly shorter break. I expect it to be Nashville > Colorado > St. Louis > Dallas, the WPG, ARI, and CHI to fight over that last spot.
I cant see Toronto beating Tampa tbh, they have only really choked once and i would say they want it more, just like how Washington wanted it more 2 years ago.

Sep. 6, 2019 at 9:12 p.m.

Random2152

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

They choked to Washington two years ago and choked to cbj last year. I'm pretty sure they choked the year before as well. Tampa chokes all the time lol, they are the new caps

Sep. 6, 2019 at 9:41 p.m.

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Quoting: Random2152

They choked to Washington two years ago and choked to cbj last year. I'm pretty sure they choked the year before as well. Tampa chokes all the time lol, they are the new caps

Since when is loosing in game 7 of the easern conference finals to the soon to be Stanley cup champions (who then won 4-1in the finals) considered choking. The year before (16/17) they missed playoffs by 1 point to the leafs. In 15/16 they made the Conference finals and lost to Pittsburgh in 7

Sep. 6, 2019 at 11:19 p.m.

Random2152

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Edited Sep. 6, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Because they were leading 3-2 and were dominant before they blew it to Washington?
I'll give them reprieve due to contracting the plague but Choking is what the Bolts do.

Sep. 6, 2019 at 11:25 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Quoting: Random2152

Because they were leading 3-2 and were dominant before they blew it to Washington?
I'll give them reprieve due to contracting the plague but Chocking is what the Bolts do.

By that logic the leafs choked as well this year and fall under the same rule

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Sep. 6, 2019 at 11:34 p.m.

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Quoting: Random2152

Because they were leading 3-2 and were dominant before they blew it to Washington?
I'll give them reprieve due to contracting the plague but Chocking is what the Bolts do.

With that logic , I guess choking is what the leafs do. 2018 game 7, leafs entered the 3rd period with the lead and gave up four goals. Leafs led 3-2 against Boston in the most recent playoffs and blew the lead. They were strongly favored to win the series after they went up 3-2, and they choked.

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Sep. 6, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

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Edited Sep. 7, 2019 at 12:03 a.m.

Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

By that logic the leafs choked as well this year and fall under the same rule

Quoting: Isles777

Yeah they did. They outplayed the B's for the 1st time of the 3 series and blew it on home ice in game 6. That was never in question. They aren't repeat chokers because they never deserved to win before (like Tampa has multiple times), but this year was 100% a choke. I am not sure how this is a counter argument at all. I never claimed they didn't choke because they 100% blew the best chance at a cup since '93. In fact I was very public on here on how it was a massive choke. Just like Toronto Choked this year, Tampa chokes all the damn time.

2013 was different in that the B's were kicking the Leafs up and down the ice and somehow we kept winning. A PDO bender crashing isn't a choke, losing to a team you outplayed and should have beaten is a choke.

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Sep. 7, 2019 at 1:54 a.m.

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Yeah they did. They outplayed the B's for the 1st time of the 3 series and blew it on home ice in game 6. That was never in question. They aren't repeat chokers because they never deserved to win before (like Tampa has multiple times), but this year was 100% a choke. I am not sure how this is a counter argument at all. I never claimed they didn't choke because they 100% blew the best chance at a cup since '93. In fact I was very public on here on how it was a massive choke. Just like Toronto Choked this year, Tampa chokes all the damn time.

2013 was different in that the B's were kicking the Leafs up and down the ice and somehow we kept winning. A PDO bender crashing isn't a choke, losing to a team you outplayed and should have beaten is a choke.

But they don't choke all the damn time. If you did more than just read the box score of this years sweep by Columbus you would know that the Jackets were straight up countered the bolts rush strategy (how they got most of their success all year) the entire series. Sure, game 1 was a choke but in games 2/3/4 CBJ got an early lead and played a very defensive game the rest of the night. As for other series They hardly choked vs the Caps, Washington just had more desire to win.

Sep. 7, 2019 at 9:33 a.m.

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Good post, thanks for the content. Not sure why it turned into an argument about choking

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Sep. 7, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

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Quoting: Boggsauce

Good post, thanks for the content. Not sure why it turned into an argument about choking

Because anything about the leafs starts a huge argument these days. It's the off season and we are bored. C'est la vie

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Sep. 7, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

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Edited Sep. 7, 2019 at 11:01 a.m.

The usual offenders haven't said anything. Any ideas? Am I missing something here? @BurgerBoss @Jamiepo @Laudan @LoganOllivier @TanSor etc...

Feel free to tag in others I want to get other fan bases perspective on the upcoming season.

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Sep. 7, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

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Quoting: Random2152

Marner gets more...

Seriously though this is a well thought write up. I think the real unknown is the metro. Partly because it is so weak but with so much improvement. I agree that Washington takes the division but after that... any team could be 2nd. I think it will be Carolina but who knows.

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Sep. 7, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

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Edited Sep. 7, 2019 at 3:12 p.m.

As always i like your indepth "esseys" ( same when you broke down Big Three salaries and ranked TML depth ) but from my point of view quality wise TML didnt improve much. Dubarelli made a brilliant Offseason with all UFA acquisitions and dumping all the bad contracts ( im sorry Brown had to go, kid should be played in the line with Matthews and Nylander doing Hymans duties and he could be 40+ pointer and brought bigger assets back ) but thats about it, not much of improvement. Lets say he will be able to maneuver Marner properly and heres where this years story ends. Next year overhaul of D will show if TML can walk all the way, tho it will be much tougher with the Premium contracts handed out, so 13-15M ( dependant on Marner AAV ) will be on disposal to get three Ds and that money wont bring in Elite ones, but im fine with above average ones also. I think Muzzin will be resigned ( they lost 1st and 2 x 2nds for him, so i dont think they will just let him walk ) and if we could land Hamonic at 5M i would be just fine.

Kadri - Kerfoot...............LOSS ( slight )....................... tho kid is younger, same production and at least he will play thru Playoffs
Gardiner - Rielly.............STATUS QUO........................but rental
Zaitsev - Ceci.....................LOSS ( slight )......................but one year instead of four
Marleau - Spezza............STATUS QUO.......................but money dumped for Marner
Brown - Wilson..................LOSS..................................descirebed above
Hainsey - Harpur.....................cant decide..........................as much as Hainsey sucked for last two years
Ozhiganov - Schmaltz.............cant decide..........................i didnt find Ozhiganov such a fail, i liked the kid tho he proly hoped he will pull Zaitsev
Ennis - Åberg......................BETTER.............................hes a Swede, so whatever he does....
Lindholm - Shore....................cant decide...............
xxxxxxx - Agostino...............BETTER....................more ppl to pick out from the better
xxxxxxx - Mikheyev..............complete mistery....................i still wonder how all of you can put him above everyone else thats waiting in line for that one spot

But again.....its a lot about luck too, the roster this Season after TDL was sufficient to make it to the Finals also, they just felt short i would say. And as always what im saying.....the main things that need to be adressed are 8th in PP, 16th in PK, 20 in GAA, 24th in SAA and 27th in SCAA. Till then.....

Sep. 7, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

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Quoting: Random2152

Usual offenders lmao

Kinda biased to see TOR fan assuming they're gonna win, but I'd guess it's understandable.

As a DAL fan I have to question that DAL needs depth? They have more than enough mid-6 to bottom-6 players, they need one top-6 player.

Point totals on the teams are pretty good. Imo the biggest differences between what I'd predict are the point totals of NYR, MTL and maybe ANA. NYR should get more points, MTL and ANA have too much if you ask me.

Also Marner's a bit underpaid.

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Sep. 7, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

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Edited Sep. 7, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

Quoting: Random2152

Holy ****, man! Some serious thought went into this, great work! Predicting the standings is always tough, but fun to look at or do yourself.

I think MN might surprise some people. Yeah, we aren't going to make a deep cup run or anything, but I just wouldn't be surprised if we are right there in the playoff mix come February. Zucker has a lot of fuel behind him after being rumored in 3 trades (Arizona, Calgary, and Pittsburgh). Parise may be getting older, but I still think he has the ability to score 30 goals. Suter is a wildcard, he looked rough to start the year after his injury but a full offseason of being healthy should get him back to being at least an average top pairing D. Dumba will be healthy and should score 20+ goals like he was on pace to do last year. The major question for this team is whether or not the young guys can take a step forward and have breakout years. Fiala has the ability to be a 60+ point player, but can he actually do it? Kunin looked awesome for the majority of the year and had great chemistry with Parise, but I worry he will be victim to the "Charlie Coyle Curse" of flip-flopping between center and wing, ruining his development. Regardless, Kunin needs to develop into a 40-50p player this year. Greenway has all the raw tools you could ever want in a prospect, and more, but can he put it together? Donato looked great in his first 10-15 games, but fell off a cliff afterwards. Can he be consistent enough to score the 20+ goals he's capable of, or is he one of those guys that gets red hot and falls off a cliff again? And then there's the whole Zuccarello thing: will he mesh with this team and give us the playmaker we lost after trading away Granlund? Or will his age begin to show and we're stuck with another albatross contract.

Anyways, this kinda got really long, but basically if everything goes well I think we make the postseason but there's also a sizable chance we fall on our face and end up a lottery team (in that case, gimme Lucas Raymond)

Sep. 7, 2019 at 2:50 p.m.

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Quoting: Jamiepo

Yup

Sep. 7, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

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Quoting: BurgerBoss

Quoting: TanSor

I think Minnesota is going to do much worse in the standings than they actually are as a hockey team due to the rest of their division. I have seen the other teams vastly improve (imo) compared to min who has mostly remained the same and continues to age. The points for the rest need to come from somewhere and min was the unlucky loser who I think gets victimized along with the Rangers, Sabres and Oilers.

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Sep. 7, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

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Quoting: Jamiepo

Pretty much everything is based on goalies not messing it up for teams like CAR or NJ. If I am going to be wrong that'll be the reason. Maybe Helly pulls out a Vezina season and drags wpg in, maybe Blackwood can't keep it up, maybe Chicago's platoon dominates. I fully expect to be wrong on two of them and that will be why.

Sep. 7, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

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In terms of Dallas' depth I was looking at projected lines and I am not a huge fan of your middle 6. The 2nd line in particular is desperate for talent after Joe. I am also not a fan of 4 of your dmen so there is that too.

In terms of the leafs winning it all, I think that Boston is do able and I was more betting on a choke for Tampa. After that I straight up say I'm picking them BC I'm a homer and because predicting the 3rd and 4th rounds as of today is pointless (so I might as well be a homer lol).

I think Minnesota is going to do much worse in the standings than they actually are as a hockey team due to the rest of their division. I have seen the other teams vastly improve (imo) compared to min who has mostly remained the same and continues to age. The points for the rest need to come from somewhere and min was the unlucky loser who I think gets victimized along with the Rangers, Sabres and Oilers.

I agree, the other teems seemed to have improved, but all I'm saying is don't be surprised if MN squeaks into the playoffs if our young players all take big steps forward this year.

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