Kale Makar
Lets go Aves?
You guys are missing a strong goalie imo. You can win without one - but it would certainly help to have one.
I also think expectations for MacKinnon are too high. He was insane this playoffs, close to video game stats for a while. That's not necessarily repeatable. He can be a solid #1C who goes ppg in the playoffs, but if your path to success is him going superman, odds are he doesn't do that all the time.
I'm just nitpicking - I really like your lineup and think Colorado is one of the better teams - but just a couple of comments to really put you guys over the top.
On paper - Tampa remains a very easy #1 for me. They arguably still have the #1 offense, defense and goaltending going into next season, which is insane depth.
To be fair, I don't think anyone (at least of Avs fans especially) really expected Mack to do what he does in the playoffs, other than the fact that he's now somehow proven that we should expect it because somehow he always ups his game in the postseason. That was even a big thing about him when he got drafted, he had just destroyed in the Memorial Cup. Looking at his post season numbers just now, I'm somewhat surprised he was only just at a point per game the last 4 playoffs he's been in. Each year it's felt like this past one where he just puts up ridiculous numbers, but I guess they just didn't go in as much in past years. Pretty much idk what he'll do, but it seems to just be a safe bet that he'll go beast mode.