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I think we pass Vegas this year and Vancouver is the surprise team that takes 3rd.
Edmonton
Vegas
Vancouver
LA
Calgary
Seattle
San Jose
Anaheim
I wonder if Larsson would have signed with Seattle if he knew they were going to pick a bad roster. Dredger probably regrets it as well since he probably was led to believe that he’ll be the starter.
I think Dreigder probably regrets that big time now, had he signed in Edmonton he'd have Smith to be a 1B for a year at best then it's his show.
"Mike Smith won't have another Vezina-nominated season."
Ken Holland:
Driedger got sold a bill of goods by Francis. “Come sign here to be our 1A and grow with the team”
*signs Grubaeur to be the starter for 6 years*
“Suck it up, Princess”
I imagine he’ll get traded in a season or two at most
Anyone have a link to the same thread of this as last year (rank the Canadian teams)? I'm guessing a lot of people got that very wrong.
Yeah but overall the record against the Knights is pretty even in the NHL series. I think we play the Knights very well every time we meet them. They also didn’t have to play MCDrai last year.Vegas finished much higher than the Oilers last year, it baffles me to see people pick the Oilers finishing above them.
Yeah but overall the record against the Knights is pretty even in the NHL series. I think we play the Knights very well every time we meet them. They also didn’t have to play MCDrai last year.[/QUOTE
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Vegas finished much higher than the Oilers last year, it baffles me to see people pick the Oilers finishing above them.
Vegas finished much higher than the Oilers last year, it baffles me to see people pick the Oilers finishing above them.
Yeah but overall the record against the Knights is pretty even in the NHL series. I think we play the Knights very well every time we meet them. They also didn’t have to play MCDrai last year.
Oilers are 6-5 all time against Vegas
By finishing 12 points back of the 4th place Blues? No doubt that division was soft, but the North was softer.Vegas played in a very, very easy division last year.
Ottawa would’ve been fighting for a playoff spot in that division.
By finishing 12 points back of the 4th place Blues? No doubt that division was soft, but the North was softer.
As opposed to Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal.St Louis having 12 more points than Ottawa doesn’t mean much when you look at the teams they played last year. The California teams and Arizona are all terrible, worse than any team that was in the North.
Ottawa makes the playoffs in the West.
It's not a stretch to say Vegas was in a much worse division. It was basically Vegas, Colorado, and then not much else.Vegas finished much higher than the Oilers last year, it baffles me to see people pick the Oilers finishing above them.
Vegas
Nucks
Kings
Oilers
Flames
Kraken
Sharks
Ducks
I don’t think the oilers are in the same level as the knights. Likely drop off in goal and downgrade at D can bring them way down.
Vegas.......and then everyone else.
Vegas finished much higher than the Oilers last year, it baffles me to see people pick the Oilers finishing above them.
This would be my rankings also.Here's my take; the Oilers will roll through the regular season again. Vegas takes a step back slightly and L.A. surprises for the last playoff spot. I can't see Seattle being that good with the team they selected, and San Jose will just be terrible.
1. Edmonton
2. Vegas
3. Vancouver
4. Los Angeles
5. Calgary
6. Anaheim
7. Seattle
8. San Jose
Who is Calgary's backup? If Markstrom plays 70+ games they may be "ok"... but I don't think as much of their goaltending as many seem to.