Is there any team that has the "Lightning" potential?

[Canovin]

Columbus Blue Jackets

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Two Hoffmans?

He's that good.

Replace 3rd line Hoffman with Tippett.

Huberdeau - Barkov - Hoffman
Panarin - Borgstrom - Dadonov
Tippett - Trocheck - Vatrano
Hawryluk - Sheahan - Sceviour
Malgin

 

[BlueDream]

Mack, Rantanen, Landeskog, 4th overall (and another 1st,) Girard, Makar

Not even close to a 62-win lineup.

Gotta love hockey’s ‘future’.

 

[LDF]

Now forget the playoff disaster, focus only to Tampa Bay regular season achievements. Especially, their 62 wins.
Is there any team in NHL right now, that could in the near future did the same?

That means, high potent offense, brutal defense and closing door goalies.

Colorado Avalanche?
Calgary Flames?

for me..... and remember i am a die hard Bhawks fan for over 50 yrs, i really see and love what Dal is assembling. the point in anything to win the SC, a team/org needs a solid core, well people i really think Dal has that core.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Colorado's tank worked nearly flawlessly it seems. That team will do damage for a long time.

 

[alko]

Since you're talking about regular season only, it seems a bit weird to say that the team which allowed 5th fewest goals in the league had brutal defense.

Ok, maybe i used wrong word. I should be in term "brutal good" defense.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Nope. Lightning are the most complete team put together in the cap era. They completely choked in the playoffs but it will be near impossible for another team to have a regular season like they just did

 

[Lukin1978]

Every team has a chance to be swept in the first round so yes.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

Every team has a chance to be swept in the first round so yes.

Can't be swept if you never make the playoffs! - Sabres fan

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Colorado's tank worked nearly flawlessly it seems. That team will do damage for a long time.

Their high end guys are as good as anyone’s, but they still have really bad depth, a pretty weak blue line and average goaltending .