I really like Dallas. They've got the best top 9 forward group in the league, and I'd have a hard time finding a goalie I'd take over Otter in a 7 game series. But that defence is just so.. yikes. Heiskanen and Harley are great. Bischel could be a playoff beast. But any group that's relying on Lybushkin, Ceci, Dumba... yea that's a yikes.
Colorado meanwhile has two players better than anyone on Dallas, a solid D core, a top 9 forward group that's almost as good, and a goalie that's a lot better than he's given credit for in Blackwood.
I'd take the Avs if I had a gun to my head. But as someone with no horse in this race, it'll be a great matchup. It's just a damn shame this awful playoff format makes it happen in the 1st round. Reality is it should be Winnipeg vs 8, Dallas vs Min/LA, Vegas vs LA/Min, Colorado vs Edmonton, leaving a likely scenario where this is the WCF