Atlantic Division Preseason Power Rankings

[LastWordArmy]

I can't decide what my favorite quote in this artice is

"lost some grit in Prust that gave them the edge to win the division last season."

"Leaving Price to take many more games than he should won’t help Montréal push farther into the playoffs."

"A lack of distinct leadership also plagues the Bleu Blanc et Rouge, trusting four alternate captains instead of one main captain and two alternates."


All three are absolutely ridiculous....

 

[LastWordArmy]

No... wait... I found it... the most ridiculous quote of all time....

"with the potential to re-establish the “Big, Bad Bruins” with gritty Zac Rinaldo, the forwards should produce more this season."


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Zac Rinaldo HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Mentioning Zac Rinaldo as one of the reasons a team will get more production from their forwards is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. (unless you are counting production of game misconducts and suspensions)

 

[Stjonnypopo]

Tampa Bay
Montréal
Buffalo
Detroit
Ottawa
Boston
Toronto
Florida

Buffalo? Been spending too much time in China I thnk

 

[Stjonnypopo]

I can't decide what my favorite quote in this artice is

"lost some grit in Prust that gave them the edge to win the division last season."

"Leaving Price to take many more games than he should won’t help Montréal push farther into the playoffs."

"A lack of distinct leadership also plagues the Bleu Blanc et Rouge, trusting four alternate captains instead of one main captain and two alternates."


All three are absolutely ridiculous....

Someone googled "Montreal Canadiens" and tried to summarize the three latest articles but didn't do it properly.

I am sad about Prust leaving, just for the leadership though. He had a rough season last year and I think his role can be filled on the ice, but off the ice he was pretty great.

 

[Uber Coca]

The only reason I see Detroit at #2 is because betting against them has been a terrible idea for quite some time.

 

[LaP]

imo it's too soon to do predict the ranking. I prefer to wait after the training camp.

But here's my current opinion on the subject

Tampa Bay : Still the best team.
Montréal : Still the 2nd best team.
Detroit : 3rd but a team with lot of question marks. Old leadership and goalies should prevent them to finish higher. Will make the playoffs but it's gonna be close.
Boston : Should bounce back. I don't like the trades Sweeney did and the team is lacking depth but still sort of a good team when healthy. Chara will play an important role. If he bounces back the team will and if he doesn't then it could be hard for them to make the playoffs.
Ottawa : Could be lower if Anderson doesn't show up (like he did often in his career). Kind of an overrated team imo. Stone and Hoffman are still unproven 6th and 5th round picks imo. Team gonna work hard though and they have more experience at key positions than Florida and Buffalo (which are better teams on paper imo). Should miss the playoffs if Boston doesn't fail as Cendrillon doesn't happen every year.
Florida : Could finish 1 or 2 positions higher but still a very young team. If Ekblad doesn't experience "la gigne de la 2e année" and Luongo shows up it could be a surprising season for them. Hard to position this team without seeing them at the training camp imo.
Buffalo : Lehner, young defense group, lack of depth, lack of experience, young leaders, ... i really don't understand why anyone would put this team high. I really don't like the trade for O'reilly that much. I believe Zadorov gonna be a very good D and with Eichel i don't think they needed O'reilly that much.
Toronto : Well ...

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

The Red Wings are a bubble playoff-team at best...

I think they're a bubble playoff team at worst, too, so it's probably exactly where they should be pegged - anywhere in the roughly 7th to 10th spot in the conference.

 

[JayKing]

I can't decide what my favorite quote in this artice is

"lost some grit in Prust that gave them the edge to win the division last season."

"Leaving Price to take many more games than he should won’t help Montréal push farther into the playoffs."

"A lack of distinct leadership also plagues the Bleu Blanc et Rouge, trusting four alternate captains instead of one main captain and two alternates."


All three are absolutely ridiculous....

No... wait... I found it... the most ridiculous quote of all time....

"with the potential to re-establish the “Big, Bad Bruins†with gritty Zac Rinaldo, the forwards should produce more this season."


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Zac Rinaldo HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Mentioning Zac Rinaldo as one of the reasons a team will get more production from their forwards is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. (unless you are counting production of game misconducts and suspensions)

yeah they are pretty bad

 

[NobleSix]

lmao the wings at 2 before the Habs? Come on now.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

I can't decide what my favorite quote in this artice is

"lost some grit in Prust that gave them the edge to win the division last season."

"Leaving Price to take many more games than he should won’t help Montréal push farther into the playoffs."

"A lack of distinct leadership also plagues the Bleu Blanc et Rouge, trusting four alternate captains instead of one main captain and two alternates."


All three are absolutely ridiculous....

No... wait... I found it... the most ridiculous quote of all time....

"with the potential to re-establish the “Big, Bad Bruins†with gritty Zac Rinaldo, the forwards should produce more this season."


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Zac Rinaldo HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Mentioning Zac Rinaldo as one of the reasons a team will get more production from their forwards is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. (unless you are counting production of game misconducts and suspensions)

I didn't read, but those quotes are absolutely laughable, i mean not even the dumbest hf poster would come up with that.

 

[le_sean]

Can't even spell Barberio correctly.

 

[NewHabsEra*]

We've been very lucky in the past 2 years with injuries, ours best players barely missed a shift during that time span, I have the feeling it will end this year.

Thats what happen when you have depth and that you roll your 4 lines.. Many are criticizing Therrien alot but the guy knows pretty well that the regular season is a marathon..

 

[Jakomyte]

"A lack of distinct leadership also plagues the Bleu Blanc et Rouge, trusting four alternate captains instead of one main captain and two alternates. While the Habs are still a great team, two others made the moves to knock them off of the top."

Yeah, the author doesn't know much.

I mean, he's a college kid that's been a hockey fan for 4 years. He essentially just listed roster changes, then gave his opinion. Just because its posted on some website, doesn't make it any more valid than a random HF opinion.

If people that run/write for these sites actually want to contribute something meaningful, they should at least attempt to include some sort of unique analysis...

 

[Beige Van]

Tampa
Detroit
Montreal
Florida
Ottawa
Buffalo
Boston
Toronto

 

[shawdowmaker]

Tampa
Montreal
Ottawa
Boston
Detroit
Florida
Buffalo
Toronto

 

[Habs4thewin]

I agree with the Habs finishing 3rd in the Atlantic but not for the same reasons stated in the article.


We've been very lucky in the past 2 years with injuries, ours best players barely missed a shift during that time span, I have the feeling it will end this year.

I feel confident enough, with the depth we have that we will overcome some key injuries.

Also, will give us a chance to see the progression of a nice crop of Young guys we have.

But hey, if we don't have too much injuries, we should be top 2.

All and all, I'm fine with it

 

[Habs4thewin]

The only reason I see Detroit at #2 is because betting against them has been a terrible idea for quite some time.

I Wonder what will be the impact of Babcock's departure.

 

[SB164]

About Jake Reiser

As soon as Nathan Horton blasted his overtime goal past Carey Price in Game 7 of the 2011 Quarterfinals, I was hooked. When I'm not writing, I'm a student at Boston University, doing anything I can to further my sports journalism career. I also founded and operate TRLHockey.com

Oh hey, an article written by a guy who started watching hockey 4 years ago.

 

[AnotherHabsFan]

Tampa
Montreal
Boston
Detroit
Florida
Ottawa
Buffalo
Toronto

Boston and Detroit could easily switch depending on injuries and other uncertainties.

 

[Hackett]

Tampa
Montreal
Ottawa
Detroit
Boston
Florida
Buffalo
Toronto

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I Wonder what will be the impact of Babcock's departure.

I thought the same thing when Bowman left.

I'm more interested to see how Babcock fares in Toronto, TBH. Detroit as an org just doesn't seem to miss a step no matter who leaves, it's uncanny.

 

[Hackett]

I thought the same thing when Bowman left.

I'm more interested to see how Babcock fares in Toronto, TBH. Detroit as an org just doesn't seem to miss a step no matter who leaves, it's uncanny.

Detroit still has a fair amount of talent, and a good team. I don't expect them to miss a beat, to be honest.

Babcock should have a free pass for a while in Toronto, certainly for the next 2-3 seasons, I would think. This time, I actually believe that their franchise will build slow and steady from scratch.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Detroit still has a fair amount of talent, and a good team. I don't expect them to miss a beat, to be honest.

I also don't expect them to miss a beat, they should be fine.

Toronto I also see going the slow and steady way, hopefully it works out for them but I'd be completely dishonest if I didn't say a part of me still wants to see them fall flat on their yet again.

 

[GoodKiwi]

I can't decide what my favorite quote in this artice is

"lost some grit in Prust that gave them the edge to win the division last season."

"Leaving Price to take many more games than he should won’t help Montréal push farther into the playoffs."

"A lack of distinct leadership also plagues the Bleu Blanc et Rouge, trusting four alternate captains instead of one main captain and two alternates."


All three are absolutely ridiculous....

No... wait... I found it... the most ridiculous quote of all time....

"with the potential to re-establish the “Big, Bad Bruins†with gritty Zac Rinaldo, the forwards should produce more this season."


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Zac Rinaldo HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Mentioning Zac Rinaldo as one of the reasons a team will get more production from their forwards is the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. (unless you are counting production of game misconducts and suspensions)

Thank you!

I wasn't going to read that ridiculous article, but your quotes have provided me with a good laugh! Hard to pick a favourite, they're all so masterful.

 

[Hackett]

I also don't expect them to miss a beat, they should be fine.

Toronto I also see going the slow and steady way, hopefully it works out for them but I'd be completely dishonest if I didn't say a part of me still wants to see them fall flat on their yet again.

Lol, I'll be completely honest. All of my parts want them to fall flat on their face every year!