Avs vs Vegas

[lawrence]

Avs, although props to the way the Vegas knights play their style.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Isn’t Theadore a lefty? I assume he plays on the left side?

The Knights could put him with Petro, or make a more balanced top-4 by playing them apart.

Lefty, but they use him on the right.

 

[hockeyguru]

The avalanche are the most overrated team in hockey. They get so much love for accomplishing so very little. They haven't been to the final 4 since bush 2 was in the office. Even the Phoenix coyotes and Minnesota wild have been to the final 4 more recently than them. They won't win a cup this decade. Guaranteed

 

[The Abusement Park]

The avalanche are the most overrated team in hockey. They get so much love for accomplishing so very little. They haven't been to the final 4 since bush 2 was in the office. Even the Phoenix coyotes and Minnesota wild have been to the final 4 more recently than them. They won't win a cup this decade. Guaranteed

I mean their trajectory since the 16-17 season has been quite impressive. The love they get is based on their future, but realistically this season is their best shot at a cup unfortunately it may not even happen. Once Macks contract is up it'll be pretty tough to contend for much longer after unless they dramatically improve their drafting.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

It's close.

Vegas has the edge in goal.

Defense is relatively even. Vegas has the best individual defenseman, but Colorado has the better unit.

Colorado has the edge in the forward group.

I voted Colorado just because of their elite forwards, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Vegas pull a victory.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

The avalanche are the most overrated team in hockey. They get so much love for accomplishing so very little. They haven't been to the final 4 since bush 2 was in the office. Even the Phoenix coyotes and Minnesota wild have been to the final 4 more recently than them. They won't win a cup this decade. Guaranteed

This

 

[Muffin]

Neither are as good as people like to make them out as. Give me Vegas for the goaltending.

Still salty about last year's embarrassment I see. Take the team that demolished the Flames in 5 games then add Kadri, Burakovsky, Saad and Toews to it.

 

[Just Linda]

I'm going to cheat with this one. The OP said going into the season so I'm going to include injuries.

Avs.

If it weren't for Lehner's injury, I wouldn't be sure.

 

[Puckstop40]

Last year, when matched up against each other, the Avs appeared to be a better team. The Knights had difficulty playing against the Avs speed. They are very close but the Avs get the nod for me since they have more game breakers.

I like Cody Glass, but I did not see anything from last year that would make me believe he is going to be a #1 center. That is something missing from the Knights although they have tremendous depth.