Which team is the furthest away from being a playoff team?

[HugeInTheShire]

Taking in to consideration the team on the ice, cap situation and prospect pool/draft picks, which team would you LEAST like to be the GM of if the goal was to win?

Personally I wouldn't want anything to do with Montreal as they are bad, they've got numerous "bad" contracts and not a great prospect pool


This has absolutely nothing to do with me being a Devil fan an I only included them as they are tied with Buffalo for points and I wanted to put the 5 lowest point totals.

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[Narcissus]

Best to worst chances of being a playoff team in the near future.
1. Ottawa
2. New Jersey - Buffalo
4, Montreal - Seattle
5. Arizona

Montreal could probably be anywhere from 1-6 depending on Price.

 

[bobholly39]

Montreal would be in the playoff hunt with Price this year.
If Price is healthy next year - they'll be in the playoff hunt. Doesn't guarantee they make it - and if you want to argue that they're not good enough to win a cup, fine maybe. But simply playoff participation? With Carey Price, this starts next year.

Arizona or Seattle are farthest away imo. Voted Arizona

 

[Puck Dogg]

Right now its Montreal. They are terrible.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Montreal would be in the playoff hunt with Price this year.
If Price is healthy next year - they'll be in the playoff hunt. Doesn't guarantee they make it - and if you want to argue that they're not good enough to win a cup, fine maybe. But simply playoff participation? With Carey Price, this starts next year.

Arizona or Seattle are farthest away imo. Voted Arizona

I agree, but I'd be surprised if we see Price any time soon, and when we do he'll likely be a shell of his former self.
I just don't think Price will be able to step in next season and be a difference maker, therefor I put Montreal at the bottom, I hope for his sake I'm wrong though

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Best to worst chances of being a playoff team in the near future.
1. Ottawa
2. New Jersey - Buffalo
4, Montreal - Seattle
5. Arizona

Montreal could probably be anywhere from 1-6 depending on Price.

I just have Montreal and Arizona switched, the rest is exactly the same for me

 

[Sweetpotato]

It's between Arizona and Montreal. Montreal has some key youth at every position that I think will be good. I don't see that same youth movement in Arizona so I'll go with them as I believe they'll have a longer turn around.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Yotes

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Montreal

I think Arizona has the better prospect pool and is more of a clean slate. Montreal still has some massive anchors on their payroll. Considering their lack of future franchise cornerstones on the roster right now and their mediocre prospect pool, I think have a long road ahead of them for the next half decade at least.

Not to mention the Atlantic is a bloodbath and looks to be so for the foreseeable future.

 

[Captain97]

Add price to Montreal and we still suck, but more like 7th-9th last bad not dead last

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Ottawa > NJ > Montreal > Buffalo > Seattle > Arizona

 

[Bounces R Way]

Price could come back next year and drag the Habs to the playoffs. The correct answer is the Coyotes.

 

[bobholly39]

Add price to Montreal and we still suck, but more like 7th-9th last bad not dead last

With Price Habs made the finals last year.
I'm not saying that Habs are 100% a playoff team with Price - I'm just saying it's definitely a possibility Price could drag Montreal to the playoffs. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. In comparison, I don't see anyway Arizona makes the playoffs anytime soon.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Montreal has a LONG 25 year rebuild ahead of them.

 

[Ratatoskr]

With Price Habs made the finals last year.
I'm not saying that Habs are 100% a playoff team with Price - I'm just saying it's definitely a possibility Price could drag Montreal to the playoffs. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. In comparison, I don't see anyway Arizona makes the playoffs anytime soon.

I'm not sure. Price last year had the same SV% as Allen this year. The Habs score a lot less than last year, and they allow a lot more shots than last year. I think this goes way beyond goaltending. Sure, Price would probably help, but the Habs are so far out of contention, it's hard to see any one player making enough of a difference.

 

[banks]

I just don't see it for Seattle. Arizona is a long way away, yes. And I understand the votes for them. But they are about to totally stock the cupboards at the draft, and have a crazy amount of cap space moving forward.

Where as Seattle has no top-end talent, not a ton of extra draft picks (an extra 2nd and some 4ths), their big splash acquisitions have been duds (Wennberg, Grubauer), and they seem to have no direction.

It looks, to me, like they'll flounder for a few years before deciding to go where Arizona is already going.

 

[Byron Bitz]

Furthest is close between Seattle and Arizona, closest is close between New Jersey and Ottawa, I think they will both be in the fight for the last wildcard spot with the Islanders, Capitals and Red Wings.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

It's easily Arizona. If you're asking which team is furthest away, and you were to add pieces to both current rosters, Montreal is miles closer to the playoffs.

 

[Captain97]

With Price Habs made the finals last year.
I'm not saying that Habs are 100% a playoff team with Price - I'm just saying it's definitely a possibility Price could drag Montreal to the playoffs. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. In comparison, I don't see anyway Arizona makes the playoffs anytime soon.

Making to finals also included,

Weber (retired)
Danault (gone)
Perry (gone)
Kk(gone)
Petry (requested a trade)
Chiarot(Bout to be gone)

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Montreal has a LONG 25 year rebuild ahead of them.

Meh, they get Wright/Nemec and Bedard and they're back in playoffs year or two after.

Stacked few drafts coming up. Perfect time to rebuild.

 

[The90]

Making to finals also included,

Weber (retired)
Danault (gone)
Perry (gone)
Kk(gone)
Petry (requested a trade)
Chiarot(Bout to be gone)

Not to mention you wouldn’t have made the playoffs the last couple years if not for Covid. Hopefully they do a rebuild instead of a re tool for your guys’ mental well being.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Meh, they get Wright/Nemec and Bedard and they're back in playoffs year or two after.

Stacked few drafts coming up. Perfect time to rebuild.

They get 1st pick this year they can’t get Bedard next year.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

They get 1st pick this year they can’t get Bedard next year.

You can win the lottery twice in the new rules. So yes they can get both.

 

[molon labe]

Voted Montreal. Seems to be a clear decision between the Habs and the Yotes... At least the Yotes play out west and seem to be positioning themselves for a future - truck loads of draft picks, and truck loads of cap space inbound.

 

[Box Score Watcher]

Not to mention you wouldn’t have made the playoffs the last couple years if not for Covid. Hopefully they do a rebuild instead of a re tool for your guys’ mental well being.

This is important to remember. 2 years ago, they were a 24th place team and made the playoffs due to the play-in round. Last season, they were 10th place out of all the eastern conference teams (19th overall) that made the playoffs due to division realignment. Let’s not pretend this is a contending team that has had a rough season this year. It’s a very flawed team that needs a complete rebuild. A retool is the worst outcome for their fans