Thoughts on US Division so far?

[winterhawkssupporter]

Been pretty close so far between Wenatchee, Everett, and Portland. Everett has been a surprise, they play a very similar style to the Hawks, and are competing at a high level. Wenatchee has Savoie, which means they probably have the best chance at winning the division if they manage to stay healthy. The Hawks are dealing with some injuries, and will most likely perform better once healthy. That injury to Špunar has led to some games they should’ve been more competitive in.

Tri cities has underachieved a bit, albeit the top three are so far ahead compared to the bottom three in the division. Seattle looks bad. I thought Ratzlaff would take that next step, but he has a sub .900 save percentage and looks lost at times. Pretty obvious he benefited from that stacked team last year. Spokane is Spokane. Hard to believe they have multiple WHL and Memorial Cup championships under their belt.

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[BE Friend]

Betting US div gets all through for playoff spots. Just PG and ??? from BC.
Early double with EVT and PG both going at 100% . We'll see who has real contender status.

 

[Juniorhockeyguru]

Been pretty close so far between Wenatchee, Everett, and Portland. Everett has been a surprise, they play a very similar style to the Hawks, and are competing at a high level. Wenatchee has Savoie, which means they probably have the best chance at winning the division if they manage to stay healthy. The Hawks are dealing with some injuries, and will most likely perform better once healthy. That injury to Špunar has led to some games they should’ve been more competitive in.

Tri cities has underachieved a bit, albeit the top three are so far ahead compared to the bottom three in the division. Seattle looks bad. I thought Ratzlaff would take that next step, but he has a sub .900 save percentage and looks lost at times. Pretty obvious he benefited from that stacked team last year. Spokane is Spokane. Hard to believe they have multiple WHL and Memorial Cup championships under their belt.

It's crazy, they can trade Benson and still be contenders.