Anyone been looking back at the North Division?
The Leafs are fourth in points%, just seven-one thousandths from second. In any other sport a team with the same record is a contender, and not a silent one.
Then there’s a dip to the Flames, riding big years from Gaudreau and Markstrom to success.
Then another dip.
The Oilers are now on the outside looking in, they miss I can see someone possibly being unhappy enough to ask for a move.
Winnipeg isn’t even mediocre.
Vancouver will end up with 86-92 points, outside the playoffs, outside the top 5.
Ottawa will also play themselves out of a top 5 pick without sniffing the playoffs.
I don’t know who sacrificed what to whom for the Stanley Cup run, but even if who they draft this year is a star right away like Matthews, Montreal still needs high end talent at every position and has bad deals holding them back.