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Most surprising and disappointing teams so far

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Initial Creation Date: Mar. 5, 2021
Published: Mar. 5, 2021
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This is based on my predictions from before the season. One team in each category from each division.

Central
Stars: They just made the cup finals last year and they heavily regressed. I thought they would be top 3 in the division
Panthers: I didn't expect the Panthers to be good this year but they definitely surprised me

East
Devils: This might sound biased but the Devils are the most surprising team for me. My predictions for the East were very similar to the actual standings. I thought the Devils would be a horrible team but they have been competitive in games.
Sabres: Sorry Sabres fans

North
Leafs: There isn't really a surprising team from the North but I would have to pick the Leafs. I'm surprised about how much of a lead they have over the other teams. I thought it would be a tight race.
Canucks: I thought they would be better

West
Wild: I thought they would be decent, but I didn't expect them to be in the mix with all of the other top teams
Sharks: I thought they would have a solid season and make the playoffs in their weak division but they have been disappointing so far
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Surprising, Teams
$925,000$925,000
Disappointing, Teams
$925,000$925,000
Logo of the Florida Panthers
Acciari, Noel
$1,666,667$1,666,667
C, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Dallas Stars
Barteaux, Dawson
$783,333$783,333
RD
UFA - 3
Logo of the New Jersey Devils
Bahl, Kevin
$795,000$795,000 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
LD
RFA - 3
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
Asplund, Rasmus
$845,000$845,000
LW, C
RFA - 1
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Waivers ExemptAbramov, Mikhail
$810,000$810,000
C
RFA - 4
Logo of the Vancouver Canucks
Baertschi, Sven
$3,366,666$3,366,666
LW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Minnesota Wild
Addison, Calen
$795,000$795,000 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
RD
RFA - 3
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
Balcers, Rūdolfs
$735,000$735,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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Mar. 5, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.
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Beetlejuice
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Chicago?
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Mar. 5, 2021 at 4:23 p.m.
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Stars lost in the finals
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Mar. 5, 2021 at 4:23 p.m.
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stars didn't win the cup.

most surprising: florida
most disappointing: stars
Mar. 5, 2021 at 4:24 p.m.
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Quoting: Beetlejuice
Chicago?


Really close between Chicago and Florida. I chose Florida because I had them being horrible this year. Could go either way
Mar. 5, 2021 at 4:24 p.m.
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Quoting: Gmonwy
Stars lost in the finals


Quoting: DirtyDangle
stars didn't win the cup.

most surprising: florida
most disappointing: stars


I meant made the cup finals...whoops
Mar. 5, 2021 at 4:42 p.m.
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Devils point percentage is .421%, down from .493% last season. The east division is somewhat top-heavy, I guess it could be worse
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Mar. 5, 2021 at 4:56 p.m.
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Wait, you consider the West division as a weak one? A division with 3 of the best teams in the league (Colorado, Vegas, St. Louis) and a couple of decent teams with Minnesota and Arizona. East is the strongest division, but North and Central are definitely weaker overall IMO.

To me the Sharks were #6 in that division so not really disappointing considering their goalies, lack of depth and the aging massively overpaid core. But in that division, no team is really underwhelming. I feel like you've overrated them massively. They were really bad last year and now they got in a division that replaced Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver with Colorado, Minnesota and St. Louis. Yikes, 2 upgrades and 1 similar team
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Mar. 5, 2021 at 5:23 p.m.
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Mostly agree with your analysis. Just my take on the Leafs. Leafs were much better after Babcock was fired, Last year significant injuries to key players. So I'm not surprised they are in first place.
Keefe in his first full year and with some new coaches seem to a great group. Brodie and the surprising Bogosian far superior to departed Barrie and Ceci. And for the cap strapped Leafs getting great value from. the bottom enders....Spezza, Simmons(pre injury), Boyd and Engvall.
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Mar. 5, 2021 at 5:55 p.m.
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Quoting: McDavidFan97
Devils point percentage is .421%, down from .493% last season. The east division is somewhat top-heavy, I guess it could be worse


Devils have been very competitive in the games vs the good east teams. Covid really killed the Devils momentum
Mar. 5, 2021 at 5:59 p.m.
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Quoting: WellIDK
Wait, you consider the West division as a weak one? A division with 3 of the best teams in the league (Colorado, Vegas, St. Louis) and a couple of decent teams with Minnesota and Arizona. East is the strongest division, but North and Central are definitely weaker overall IMO.

To me the Sharks were #6 in that division so not really disappointing considering their goalies, lack of depth and the aging massively overpaid core. But in that division, no team is really underwhelming. I feel like you've overrated them massively. They were really bad last year and now they got in a division that replaced Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver with Colorado, Minnesota and St. Louis. Yikes, 2 upgrades and 1 similar team


West Division is top heavy compared to the other divisions, but I would consider them a weak division compared to the others. I thought they could make the playoffs as the 4 seed. I was thinking Karlsson, Burns, Dubnyk/Jones would all have bounce back years. I didn't anticipate the Kings, Yotes, and Wild to do as good as they are doing
Mar. 5, 2021 at 6:01 p.m.
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Quoting: palhal
Mostly agree with your analysis. Just my take on the Leafs. Leafs were much better after Babcock was fired, Last year significant injuries to key players. So I'm not surprised they are in first place.
Keefe in his first full year and with some new coaches seem to a great group. Brodie and the surprising Bogosian far superior to departed Barrie and Ceci. And for the cap strapped Leafs getting great value from. the bottom enders....Spezza, Simmons(pre injury), Boyd and Engvall.


Leafs definitely look like a different team compared to the years they got knocked out in the first round. There are two reasons for their success this year; the new divisions and as you mentioned, the roster/coaching.
Mar. 5, 2021 at 6:41 p.m.
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Imo I'd switch the Hawks with the Devils, but thats just me
Mar. 5, 2021 at 7:09 p.m.
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Imo I'd switch the Hawks with the Devils, but thats just me


One per division. Hawks definitely are surprising though.
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