LOL

We shall see how long that lasts!!!! Was that a crack of thunder? Oh maybe not, hope it didn't wake you from your dream!!

Yes, maybe it only worked for a short time, but teams still haven't figured out his coaching after only a half-season.

haha ok

Your team lives and dies by Tavares. Even with him you still suck.

Lightning fans are allowed to talk trash this year in my books!!

I made a thread in the bruins section. Please reply to it right now.

haha ok

MET
1- PIT 117 pts (P)
2- CAR 105 pts
3- WSH 102 pts
4- NYR 98 pts (W1)
5- CBJ 92 pts
6- PHI 86 pts
7- NJ 84 pts
8- NYI 80 pts

ATL
1- TOR 106 pts
2- MTL 103 pts
3- TB 101 pts
4- BUF 93 pts (WC2)
5- OTT 88 pts
6- BOS 87 pts
7- FLA 76 pts
8- DET 71 pts

Reasoning
MET,
PIT, the penguins don't really need much of an explanation , they are STACKED, they literally won back to back cups while having half their team injured, they did lose key players but they have proved in the past, that they have amazing luck and will find a way around it

CAR, they will be 2018's CBJ, surprisingeveryone
They'll get home ice advantage in the playoffs, they have proved in the past that they are an incredible possession team, but didn't have solid goaltending to back them up or elite offence to help them out, this year they have a very underrated top 9, have one of the best defense in the league, and if Darling proves that his numbers in CHI, weren't a fluke, the hurricanes shouldn't have a problem

WSH, this team lost oshie, williams, schmidt, alzner, shattenkirk, with very bad replacements, the capitals also had one of the healthiest lineups in the NHL last year, they are bound to be hit by an injury bug, and they simply just don't have the depth they had last, they still are a very good team tho

NYR, these are guys are too good to miss, but won't have a 100+ pts season

CBJ, they had been pretty lucky last year, I mean like they had a 16 game win streak, half their players had breakout seasons, I expect a few players to regress, most especially Bobrovsky

PHI, NJ, NYI, I honestly don't know which order these guys finish, but just feel none will make playoffs and will finish bottom 3 in division

ATL,
TOR, they could potentially have 7 players with 50+ points, Matthews, Marner, Kadri, Nylander, Van Riemsdyk, Marleau, Bozak, they have a powerhouse offense, good enough defense, and above average starter, and they are also in a pretty weak division

MTL, Carey Price

TB, They have potential to have 3 70+ point players, and 6 50+ point players, their offense and defense won't be a problem, but they do have an inexperienced starter

BUF, I really like Eichel, I just feel this will be the year they finally manage to make the playoffs, they can score a lot, lehner statistically is pretty good, defense may be a concern

OTT, after a crazy run and being one goal away from Stanley cup finals, they will miss the playoffs, the Karlsson injury, will give them a bad start, and they just won't be able to recover

BOS, Pastrnak is like the only good player under 30

although they have arguably one of the best first lines, they don't have much after that

FLA, what a garbage offseason, how they let go of marchessault is beyond me, they lost so many key players, luongo is aging, and reimer is mediocre, Florida is going back to 2013 mode

DET, they have like no depth no defense and unreliable goaltending

Marchand is 29

Plenty of other player under 30 will have impacts as well but ill leave that to paul and oneman

What if i said the same thing to you with Kucherov? The Lightning started the season really bad but got better and just missed the playoffs ... same with the Islanders.

Just Kucherov? LMFAO!

@Sahill I have a major problem with the bolts being third behind montreal. Montreal is a tire fire which, as we've seen before, can't rely on CP31 too heavily when they have trash in front of him and the lightning have arguably the best team in the east. I don't think Buffalo's dmen are that much of a concern this year as compared to last year. Much more depth plus another top 4 dman on most teams.

He forgot Hedman too. What a dummy.

I feel Carey Price will have a similar year to 2015, and talent wise Montreal isn't so much worse from last year, they replaced their major players, Radulov ~ drouin, markov ~ alzner, the Canadiens barely got worse on paper, they won their division despite Carey price being great but not spectacular,

Having them 2nd is an assumption Price returns to god-like form

They have no true centers and they lost major defensive depth: emelin, markov, and Beaulieau. They will get reamed in the faceoff circle. The whole defensive core is almost 30+. Carey Price is very good, but no one can hold down the back office for a whole season without any help.

Then you would be wrong. Any person can look at the two rosters and automatically tell that Tampa is the far better team. The Lightning were reamed with injuries last season, which is why they missed the playoffs.

Yes, i know, however they're in a similar situation as the Islanders ... sure, they're better, but still in a similar situation. The Islanders missed the playoffs by one point after a bad start, and they've got better this offseason ... they also made them playoffs 2 years before that ... They lost Hamonic and Strome, and added Eberle and i expect them to add Ho-Sang, Barzal, and Pulock to their roster. Wow, it really looks like they've got worse.



Of course they have Stamkos and Hedman, but ignore the Kucherov part, the Lightning had a similar year as the Islanders.

My brain hurts

I challenge Rangersandislesfan to a debate on why the Lightning are much better than the Islanders and would have had a much better year if it wasn't for injuries.

I think the Lightning are much better than the Islanders, so sure, you're saying the Isles are better?

He: *Forgets Stamkos didn't play*
You: *Has seizure*

Meanwhile Bruin rookies lead the league in rookie scoring!!!!

Well when half of the team is rookies it’s not that hard

And in the top 10 of the league, the future is bright!!