Where does Buffalo finish in the Atlantic?

[Critical13]

With a current 10 game win streak running, wanted to see if people thought they were a true contender or if they could win home ice?

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[Filthy Dangles]

4th, make the playoffs and play Toronto in the 1st round....LFG.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

3rd, hope they play Toronto like the guy above.

I said fifth before the year

 

[LT]

3rd or 4th in the playoffs.

 

[enthusiast]

3rd, but I'd rather have a wildcard spot to play someone in the metro

 

[La Masse]

5th as the wild card unless the Bruins injury concerns last

 

[Team Cozens]

5th as a wild card unless the Leafs run into injury issues.

 

[Pyrophorus]

5th as a wild card unless the Leafs run into injury issues.

If this were to happen, I hope we miss totally, and hopefully get Hughes to come to his favourite team.

 

[Pyrophorus]

If this were to happen, I hope we miss totally, and hopefully get Hughes to come to his favourite team.

The question since this would be a Tampa situation, and HF has major recency bias, will people pick us to miss again, or rebound
with a healthy roster.

 

[Holymakinaw]

I think their goaltending will fall back down to earth, and they finish out of the playoffs.

 

[Pyrophorus]

I think all 4 could battle all year long.
Depends if the Bruins can surpass what they did last season (due to injuries)

 

[Team Cozens]

I think their goaltending will fall back down to earth, and they finish out of the playoffs.

Exactly. Andersen is playing over his head.

 

[7even]

For those voting 3rd, which seems to be the plurality, which of Tampa, Toronto, and Boston do they edge out?

 

[hamzarocks]

Exactly. Andersen is playing over his head.

And the sabres goalie isn't?

 

[koyvoo]

I think they lock up a wildcard spot.

 

[bob27]

Their results aren't reflective of their on ice performance. Wouldn't be surprised if both Boston and Montreal pass them.

 

[Team Cozens]

And the sabres goalie isn't?

Hutton lead the NHL in GAA and SV% LAST YEAR. So far he is a little behind last year. So no.

Have said that, most Sabres fans are a little concerned about the next 4 games.

 

[hamzarocks]

Hutton lead the NHL in GAA and SV% last year. So far he is a little behind last year. So no.

Hutton played 30 games last season. Before that he had no prior record of being this level of a goalie. We will see which of andersen and hutton have better stats at the end of the season.

 

[Team Cozens]

Hutton played 30 games last season. Before that he had no prior record of being this level of a goalie. We will see which of andersen and hutton have better stats at the end of the season.

This isn't a Andersen vs. Hutton. Leaf fans always try to turn threads into pissing contests. My player is better than your player. Grow up.

My point is I feel ANDERSEN is going to regress from .932 unless the Leafs improve their average D.

 

[jc17]

Voted for 4th.

Despite the streak 1st or 2nd would be really hard. 3rd still seems like a optimistic idea at this point

 

[dukeofjive]

1st Tampa/Leafs
2nd Tampa / Leafs
3rd Buffalo
4th Boston

 

[The Kessel Run]

I think they slip to 4th and just miss.

 

[lawrence]

1st or 2nd. they remind of the 2016 Oilers with more depth, and I expect Dhalin to get even better as he adapts and the season progresses something the OIlers didn't have, so yea 1st or 2nd i'm not surprised.

 

[Aavvaa]

I think they slip to 4th and just miss.

That would require 5 metro teams to make it which I just don't see happening.

Columbus and Washington are safe bets, Pittsburgh is in the air because they've started shitty and turned it around before, but bar that I don't see two other teams making it over everyone else in the Atlantic, which is an absolute blood bath right now.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

I think their goaltending will fall back down to earth, and they finish out of the playoffs.

Ullmark has always been good and Hutton had the highest save percentage last year?

So what’s back to earth exactly?