What every team needs to win the Cup in 2019?

[Hockeyholic]

Tampa: Improvement by coaching.
Caps: Nothing
Pens: Legit # 1 D

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Oilers:

We would need a couple of these to happen:
Eric Karlsson for Lucic
OEL traded for Russel
Sign Tavares to a show-me contract $4 million
Patrick Kane 75% retained for Ty Rattie
Price traded at 75% retained for Talbot

 

[The Missing Piece]

Oilers:

We would need a couple of these to happen:
Eric Karlsson for Lucic
OEL traded for Russel
Sign Tavares to a show-me contract $4 million
Patrick Kane 75% retained for Ty Rattie
Price traded at 75% retained for Talbot

While I can definitely see most of that happening, the damn league will only allow a max of 50% retention on trades. I know, it's just not fair sometimes.

 

[MardyBum]

Jets : re-sign Stastny or acquire a similar C, stay healthy and we can compete again for a cup.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Flyers:

3 more Lehteras, 2 more A-Macs, and for Gudas to really get to his game.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Jets: adequate 2C

 

[treple13]

For the Flames:

Smith needs to play the way he played the first half of the year (before injured)
2-3 depth forwards/prospects need to take HUGE steps forward
Brodie-Hamonic need to play at their previous peak levels.

And of course, we would need a LOT more puck luck

 

[CBJx614]

3+4C that can consistently show up at least defensively

Our offense needs more than one line a game to show up(Wennberg rebounding/staying healthy)

Werenski and Jones need to be healthy and both will be in Norris talks (they already are, albeit on the outside looking in)

Korpi needs to play 30 +ish games to keep Bob as fresh as possible. Yes Bob can play 60 games and win a Vezina, but idgaf about that. I want him fresh and ready to go come playoff time and the only way that possible is if we don't have to rely on Bob to win games in the regular season.

 

[DEVILS130]

Devils:
-A top pairing dman
-A top 6 forward (preferably a C to take the load off Nico)
-Consistent goaltending

Devils have the cap space to make some moves this summer. Obviously the first step is making the playoffs again which isn't easy in the Metro

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Bounceback years from Toews, Saad, and Seabrook especially, the youngsters taking steps forward, and Crow to remain healthy and keep up his usual stellar level of play

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Penguins - Rest

 

[Viqsi]

3+4C that can consistently show up at least defensively

Our offense needs more than one line a game to show up(Wennberg rebounding/staying healthy)

Werenski and Jones need to be healthy and both will be in Norris talks (they already are, albeit on the outside looking in)

Korpi needs to play 30 +ish games to keep Bob as fresh as possible. Yes Bob can play 60 games and win a Vezina, but idgaf about that. I want him fresh and ready to go come playoff time and the only way that possible is if we don't have to rely on Bob to win games in the regular season.

I'd add to that for PLD to keep doing what he's doing. And I would say we need a middle-6 center - whether he plays #2C or #3C depends on Wennberg's work. (Dubinsky can be #4C.)

 

[Frank Drebin]

Jets: adequate 2C

Stastny wasn't adequate?

Hopefully the team, especially their goalie matures from this year. I don't think the jets need much

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Everyone needs a whole lot, even Washington. This is not easy.

I'm not too worried about individual performances per se, or individual parts of the team (like PP etc., or a 2nd line RW or 4th line center etc.), it's mostly team performance/style of play as a whole.
So for us,
- we need to play defense first hockey
- time to let that sink into the identity of the team
- no ownership meddling (should have put this first)
- need Boughner to be the right coach for this team.

And even then, I just feel like that will make us a contender. I don't know about winning the cup. That's a little unpredictable.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Oilers

- #1 Defenseman (preferably right handed)
- 2 or 3 middle six wingers
- any semblance of competence when it comes to special teams
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[Superlative Soup]

Canucks: Act of God

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Multiple 1st and 2nd OA picks.

 

[DaveG]

1 - Scott Darling announces his retirement, is miraculously replaced by a better then league average goalie
2 - Svechnikov has the best rookie season since Crosby
3 - Faulk, Rask, and Skinner not just regain form but take the next step developmentally
4 - The prospects that are brought in to replace Stempniak, Ryan, and Nordstrom (Svechnikov, Necas, and Foegele or Zykov) outproduce what the former trio brought to the team last season by a significant amount... ok this one actually isn't much of a stretch.

 

[Yung Rotini]

Another top 6 RW
Better depth scoring
Return to form for Brodie
Mike Smith playing like he did for the first half the year

 

[Paris in Flames]

Leafs need roughly 2 defenders.

And probably a bit more time.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

Everything the Habs need is explained in this video:

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Habs are in a good spot tbh:
Sign Jonathan Tavares at League Minimum Contract
Trade Shaw+4th round pick for Draisaitl (50% Retained)
Trade Lehkonen for Johnny Gaudreau (50% Retained)
Petry for Karlsson (50% Retained)
Alzner for OEL (50% Retained)

Then they'd be my sleeper pick for the cup.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Jets don't need anything at this point, we got just about everything we could ask for.

 

[DonnyG33]

A new owner and resulting competent managing staff would be a hell of a start for Ottawa.

Player wise, a goalie, a #2 Dman, a first line winger and about 4 middle six players.

 

[StevenB]

Toronto - Team defense and the ability to clear players from the front of their net