they should be a younger, quicker team that if Price is back they will win more games for sure. It would take but a few more wins last year to end up picking say 9th OA, so wouldn't be shocked if that's around where we end up. The problem is that ****ing blueline and we'll see how much they score either against teams not the Sens/Wings/NYI/Nucks, etc... or against much better goalies. So far they haven't faced a top goalie and it's just preseason as you say.
Look at the schedule to start the season. @ leafs and pens, then home vs LA, Pens, wings and Blues. Aside from the wings game that's going to be 5 out of 6 very tough games. At least we get @ Sens, Flames and @ Sabres for the next 3 so it's not too bad. Then @ boston and then Star at home to end the month.
Nov is tough, 2 vs Caps both at home, Vegas/TBL/Boston at home. Western road trip for 3 games, not that they are good but we always seem to struggle on that trip. 4 on the road in NY vs NYI/NYR/NJ/Buf and a home vs Canes.
going to be hard without Weber to win a decent amount of games before December and even then we don't know what Weber will be like after being out over a year.