It feels like there are a lot of very good teams this year. Usually there are, what, like four favorites?
Teams were mostly either good or trash this season; there wasn't a lot of mediocrity.
DAL, CAR and FLA are all deep and all three made it far last year.
COL is still among the best and has won it all recently. VKG dealt with injuries but still has an impressive roster when fully healthy and has players who know what it takes to get to the SCF.
Teams like VAN, WPG and NYR wouldn't be among my absolutes favorites but shouldn't be taken lightly at all.
EDM has two of the best players in the League and can certainly make a deep run and possibly win. If FLA fails, I wouldn't be shocked to see any of BOS, TOR or TB make a good run.