2024/2025 Around the League

[BaconNater]

Who are the cup contenders this year? I'm too out of the loop. Is it Edmonton(gross)?

 

[missionAvs]

Who are the cup contenders this year? I'm too out of the loop. Is it Edmonton(gross)?

Edmonton will run through the West unscathed only to get diddled by your 2024-2025 President's trophy and 2024-2025 Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils.

 

[Ceremony]

Who are the cup contenders this year? I'm too out of the loop. Is it Edmonton(gross)?

Us and then some cannon fodder from the other side.

 

[Balthazar]

Who are the cup contenders this year? I'm too out of the loop. Is it Edmonton(gross)?

I honestly don't know why we are that high with the uncertainty around Landy, Nuke, goaltending and lack of depth.

 

[henchman21]

The east will probably be a bloodbath again... Florida, New Jersey, Rags, and Carolina all look strong. Carolina will probably do their yearly no show. The next group down in the east are the Leafs, Bruins, Bolts group. Where the Bolts are probably the most likely to slip from there (I'm not sure if they even make the playoffs). Neither of the other teams look likely to move up. From the West, Stars and Oilers are above the rest with the next group of Avs, Vegas, and Vancouver. Vancouver probably the best chance to move up, and Vegas a very good chance to move down. Nashville is probably the team that can elevate to join that group. They aren't young, but they brought in talent.

The top 5 has to be some ranking of Florida, NYR, New Jersey, Dallas and Edmonton. Vancouver is the dark horse in the West. They need some health in net and they need to grab a top 4D... but they have the most aggressive GM in the league and assets to spare. Carolina will top a lot of lists, but I just don't think they have it.

 

[Balthazar]

This is finally the year that Buffalo and/or Ottawa makes the playoffs right?

 

[henchman21]

This is finally the year that Buffalo and/or Ottawa makes the playoffs right?

Both need to make the playoffs or they need to make major changes.

 

[Balthazar]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841210727970877922

 

[The Merchant]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841210727970877922

That's pretty sway, man

 

[henchman21]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841210727970877922

 

[Ceremony]

I honestly don't know why we are that high with the uncertainty around Landy, Nuke, goaltending and lack of depth.

Who else in the west is better? Dallas and Edmonton are the two others and that's it, really.

 

[henchman21]

I honestly don't know why we are that high with the uncertainty around Landy, Nuke, goaltending and lack of depth.

Because betting odds are not about predicting winners, they are about making the most money.

Who else in the west is better? Dallas and Edmonton are the two others and that's it, really.

I see Vancouver as better, but the Avs/Canucks/Knights groups are in roughly the same area. Nashville can join that group if the olds don't break their hips.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[henchman21]

Must have been a MCL tear.

 

[Balthazar]

So basically until the Christmas break. Not as bad as expected.