Quoting: teehihl
Thats cap
reasons why wild are better then rangers
1. rangers were a bottom what 8 team 5v5 scoring
2. their 2 top goal scorers had more PP goals then 5v5 goal
3. Panarin is declining every stat and analytic shows he isn't as good as he once was, rangers PP just perfromed very well this year boosting his points, is overall impact isn't what it used to be.
4. minnesota has a better coach/ better system/ better depth/ better defence and don't even try to tell me they don't brodin/ dumba/ goligoski/ spurgeron is a top 5 top 4 in the league, Rags rely rather heavily on fox
5. Shestorykin is very good but he just had a top 5 season by a goalie all time, PO's showed he can't maintain that forever, though i still think he will be a top 3 goalie next year he will not be able to carry Rags as much as he did this year
6. no room to make improvements, rags have no cap space and the contracts they can move will cost big time, minnesota has 4.3 mill in cap with easier contracts to move and little positions to fill. Minnesota only needs a 1C but hartman played very well and they have rossi who could potentially step up, Rags if Kakko/ Miller/ Chytil/ Kravstov don't step up they need 3C/ 2RW/ 2LHD/ 3RW