5 of the top 6 teams are from out of the West.

[BigDaddyLurch]

The east has no cup contders outside of Florida and Tampa, and hasn't in years.

The west has seen 3-5 legit cup contenders every year in that span

 

[pezpunk]

The east has no cup contders outside of Florida and Tampa, and hasn't in years.

The west has seen 3-5 legit cup contenders every year in that span

Not sure if stupidity or satire.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

The Leafs wouldn’t make the playoffs in the West.

Before you spaz, imagine hearing this horse **** in reverse for the past half decade.

Leafs love playing the West. Like a recipe for what ails ya.

 

[Sypher04]

If you rank the league by points percentage, Washington and Toronto are both top 5, but 6 out of top 8 are Western teams.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Not how it works. This is the same as the Atlantic the last 7 years. All those cup contenders will eliminate each other in the first 2 rounds. First year I can remember the Atlantic doesn't have the clear cup favorite.

 

[Reality Czech]

Not how it works. This is the same as the Atlantic the last 7 years. All those cup contenders will eliminate each other in the first 2 rounds. First year I can remember the Atlantic doesn't have the clear cup favorite.

Time to get your memory checked

 

[qc14]

San Jose, Chicago, and Nashville are in the west

 

[HockeyVirus]

Time to get your memory checked

I mean in recent memory obviously. The Atlantic has had the clear cup favorites for at least the last 7 years

 

[JKG33]

Not sure if stupidity or satire.

Who are your contenders?

CAR and NYR are frauds. The shitty Islanders gave Tampa their hardest series during the cup wins. And nobody else has made it past the 2nd rd.

 

[Auston Marlander]

*4 of 6

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

The east has no cup contders outside of Florida and Tampa, and hasn't in years.

The west has seen 3-5 legit cup contenders every year in that span

Interesting. This same discussion was had when Chicago and LA were winning all of the cups. Only flip the conferences.

 

[JKG33]

Interesting. This same discussion was had when Chicago and LA were winning all of the cups. Only flip the conferences.

Not really the same thing. In LA/CHI's 4 years of exchanging cups, either team could've won.

What we're seeing here was 3 years where Tampa was far and away the best team in the east, and now year 3 where Florida likely is

 

[pezpunk]

Who are your contenders?

CAR and NYR are frauds. The shitty Islanders gave Tampa their hardest series during the cup wins. And nobody else has made it past the 2nd rd.

lol

 

[Deno]

Not how it works. This is the same as the Atlantic the last 7 years. All those cup contenders will eliminate each other in the first 2 rounds. First year I can remember the Atlantic doesn't have the clear cup favorite.

Agree, I would say that this the main reason Toronto never makes it out of their own division. That said other than FL i don't see a team that can beat them in the Atlantic. If they go out in the first round again than their issues are in their head or the team culture. They are definitely talented enough for a long run in the POs.

San Jose, Chicago, and Nashville are in the west

But, but, but Nashville won the FA market.