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Best teams in nhl 1911/12/2022 They stunned the hockey world this past season and they do have some really intriguing young players. They have a great defense and outstanding goaltending, but Joe Pavelski, Alexander Radulov, and John Klingberg are all unrestricted free agents after this season ( can they keep all three?) while Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn are both another year older.ġ8. Carter Hart will make or break what happens here in the short-term and the long-term.ġ7. The fact this team has two MVP winners in the prime of their careers, the two best offensive players in the NHL right now, and they are only in the middle of the pack here as far as a five-year window goes is a damning indictment on the job of the past two front offices.ġ6. The goalie is what really gives them a chance every year.ġ5. They have a great goalie, some high-end forwards, and what should be an improved defense this season. Team is getting a little older, has already lost Jaden Schwartz, seen some significant departures on defense, and who knows what Vladimir Tarasenko‘s future is.ġ4. Great farm system, but it needs to prove it can play at the NHL level. Similar story as the Rangers only a year or two behind. If they can reach their potential, that is a championship core.ġ2. Now all eyes turn to Igor Shesterkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo Kakko, and Vitali Kravtsov. Absolutely loaded with young, high-end talent that they need to take a big step this season. Yeah there is a ton of talent here but this group is 0-for-4 when it comes to advancing in the playoffs, this roster is weaker than last year’s roster, they are back in a tough division, and if they lose again this season that core is going to get broken up to some degree. They are going to need a massive rebuild when Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang retire but all three are still really good right now and there is still a good supporting cast. The window is still open at least for a little bit.ĩ. They have one of the oldest rosters in the league, but it is still a good roster for now. Losing David Krejci is a short-term setback, but there is still a lot of reason to buy into them making another deep run.Ĩ. The core is getting older but it is still great. But they have been in the final four two years in a row (and advanced in the playoffs three years in a row). I get the reason people are skeptical of them. Still a Contender but a lot needs to go rightĦ. Hall of Fame coach, two superstar players at the top of the lineup, a strong supporting cast, and perhaps a franchise goalie waiting to take over. Expectations should be at an all-time high for the Panthers right now. They need somebody else to emerge at center ( Nolan Patrick, perhaps? Maybe Peyton Krebs? Or both ideally) but it is still a loaded roster.ĥ. Probably the oldest team on this tier, but also one of the best teams in the league that should still have a nice window for contention. Losing Dougie Hamilton is going to be tough, but this is still an incredibly talented roster that has sky high potential (as long as the goaltending works).Ĥ. And with their core and farm system and pipeline of talent they are not even close to finished yet.ģ. They have also won it all two years in a row. They have been in the Conference Finals/Semifinals five times in the past seven years, including three Stanley Cup Finals. They have a couple of second round exits that might look disappointing now, but they will get there.Ģ. The most talented roster in the NHL on paper and it keeps looking better with players like Alex Newhook and Bowen Byram on the horizon. To this week’s NHL Power Rankings! Stanley Cup Final should be reasonable expectationġ.
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