Kingfan1967
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- Oct 6, 2017
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Field is Edm, LV, LA, Col, Win, Nas in the West or Dal/Van. One of Col/Win is out in round 1.Field. Aside from Dallas don't see the rest of those teams going far, maybe Rangers ECF as their ceiling.
You're assuming Florida is winning the division but as of now it's more likely that it's Boston as they'd clinch with 2/4 pts remaining. If Florida is in the pack then I would think about it more as I favour them coming out of the East.Field is Edm, LV, LA, Col, Win, Nas in the West or Dal/Van. One of Col/Win is out in round 1.
NYR/FLA. or it's Bos, Tor, TB, Car, NYI, and the last WC2 team. Boston, a boatload of extra time wins, so not as confident in them. A healthy TB with Serg would be a tough test. Think Car has the goaltender I least trust of the home ice teams, save for maybe Edm due to limited track record.
I'd probably take the division winner over the field to win the Cup.
I look at goaltending. Demko coming off injury, Oettinger, hasn't been top level this season. Bob can play well, same with Shesh.
Helly, Vasi and Sorokin probably the best of the Field goalies. Not sure the field has the goaltending to go all the way.
Not sure a see another team that is as good as LV/Col to get by with just avg. goaltending. But, it's either take 1/4 of the teams vs 3/4You're assuming Florida is winning the division but as of now it's more likely that it's Boston as they'd clinch with 2/4 pts remaining. If Florida is in the pack then I would think about it more as I favour them coming out of the East.
Regarding goaltending, don't think any of us pegged Adin Hill and Bob last year to be the ones going all the way. It's an important factor but goalies are very volatile, Helle for example has been mediocre in the playoffs recently despite his regular season success. Even the year before Kuemper was pretty mid for Colorado and I'd argue they won in spite of him.
I told my buddy like 2 months ago that either Dallas or Florida will win. Bettmans wet dream.Took Dallas and Florida final before season started, so not changing yet, we’ll see before the weekend hits.