Joined: May 2017
Posts: 1,873
Likes: 163
Montreal will struggle because Price can't carry the whole team. They will struggle to score goals. Good top line, but after that not much. Other teams shut down the top line, Habs in trouble.
Leafs: Besides the talent they have, I can't believe no one sees how lucky they were to stay freakishly healthy last year. Look at all the players going down already. It WILL happen to the Leafs eventually, and I think it will happen this year. Plus the fact that opposing teams now know they can't take them easy, opponents will be harder to play against. Plus some of the kids having great years as rookies will fall back a bit, not all, but 1 will, so then that can make a difference between a few wins over the course of the year.
Plus the fact that Andersen is not as good as people think, neither is the D. Leafs will struggle to make playoffs and may squeak in on a wildcard, but not top 3 in Atlantic.
Ottawa will miss Karlsson the first few weeks and have a bad start and make it hard to catch up to the top 2. Buffalo is getting better but still VERY inexperienced.
Bruins will have a GREAT mix of veterans and youth. and it's the youth that will surprise everyone.
Tampa
Boston
Ottawa
Toronto
Buffalo
Montreal
Florida
Detroit