Can Dallas come out of the west ?

[Whoot Whoot]

I see a relation between them and Tampa, both being hard outs with grizzled vets.

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[Mr Kot]

Can they? Yes
Will they? Yes
Will they? No

 

[Despote]

One of the top contenders. West is a bloodbath though, chances are against any given team.

 

[Kcb12345]

Depends on Oettinger. If we get current regular season Oettinger, we may not even make it out of the 1st round.

Arguably the weakest goaltending duo in the West, unfortunately.

 

[sepHF]

Absolutely, one of the best teams in the West

 

[Dust]

If they don't win the Central, they play either Colorado or Winnipeg in the first round. If they do win the Central, odds are they play the defending champs or Nashville. With Nashville finding their game, there is no easy out in the West.

 

[M2Beezy]

This year is all Nashville. That team is unstoppable

 

[JianYang]

Sure they can. I can't think of a clear favorite in the west, and consider Dallas one of the upper tier candidates to come out.

 

[HockeyWooot]

Yes. Dallas and Colorado top two for me.

 

[SimpleJack]

That top 9 is absolutely ridiculous. + the Harley/Heiskanen duo and that’s some serious firepower. Scary. Definitely one of the top contenders.

 

[2for1PizzaPastuh]

Dallas is deep af. If they get 2022 Playoffs Oettinger everyone else is f***ed

 

[SimpleJack]

Sure they can. I can't think of a clear favorite in the west, and consider Dallas one of the upper tier candidates to come out.

Yup. Very hard to separate between any of COL/VGK/VAN/WIN/DAL/EDM. Then you’ve got the LAK and NSH who both could also make some noise. I can’t remember the last time I saw a conference this loaded and formidable 1-8.

 

[syz]

Yup. Very hard to separate between any of COL/VGK/VAN/WIN/DAL/EDM. Then you’ve got the LAK and NSH who both could also make some noise. I can’t remember the last time I saw a conference this loaded and formidable 1-8.

The east was pretty similar a couple of years ago imo. All 8 playoff teams had 100+ points.

 

[Azzuri]

Sure why not. Could also be bounced in the first round by really good WPG/COL/NSH teams. Who knows?

 

[Dr Pepper]

As mentioned earlier it depends entirely on Oettinger. He's in the midst of a brutal season, not sure if he's still got a lingering injury or what the deal is but it's been tough to watch. It's a testament to Dallas's depth up front that they've managed to keep pace with Colorado and Winnipeg, with that goalie tandem.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

From just having watched teams play the Canes, the Dallas Stars are for us the hardest team to play. They are especially well disciplined defensively. Their forwards commit. They have lots of talent at forward. Oettinger may be a wild card but he has the ability to be a top 5 goalie in the league, at least for short stretches. That new Harley kid is a gem. I really dig the heavy game they play. They're my pick to win the championship.

I think the best teams in the league are

Florida
Dallas
Hurricanes
Colorado
Rangers

in that order.

 

[pekka55]

Anything can happen in the playoffs. We've seen great teams lose in the 1st round, so who knows?

 

[Schennanigans]

Almost anyone in the west can come out of it.

 

[oconnor9sean]

Probably the best forward group in the league, a true #1 D man, a pretty good D group behind him and a goalie - while struggling at times - has shown the ability to be elite. They absolutely can make it out, but only one team can and the odds are so against everyone.

 

[HolyHagelin]

The Stars have looked like a contender against the rangers. Despite that I will be rooting for them - if they meet the rangers in the final I will attend a game in Dallas with my best friend and his hockey-mad kids (that is my influence )

 

[Drake1588]

Everyone spent most of the season waiting for Oettinger to revert to his previous stellar form, but it hasn't happened yet. I think they're really concerned about the goaltending in Dallas. Otherwise, this is a top contender, but no one overcomes bad goaltending in the playoffs.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Dallas is a top team in the league while having a ho-hum season. If they up their performance for the playoffs I think they have an amazing chance.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

listen,

You already took Adam Banks from us, what more do you want?

 

[Jared Dunn]

They were my top contender in the west before the deadline, now I'm not sure they're stronger than Vegas or Colorado. Oettinger's season is reason for concern but if he puts it together they can realistically beat anyone

 

[Kingfan1967]

If they don't win the Central, they play either Colorado or Winnipeg in the first round. If they do win the Central, odds are they play the defending champs or Nashville. With Nashville finding their game, there is no easy out in the West.

LA has enter the room .