Petes2424
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Yep, and another point the Top 4 crowd isn’t thinking about is, there’s no longer 4 pushovers in the division now… You don’t get to take all those nights off, the Big 4 have been accustomed to.Really.... I could easily see Tampa falling out. Does Florida have a hangover season as we have seen so many times?? Bruins are still weak down the middle. The Leafs while the current class of the Atlantic have many question marks particularly 4th line, defense and goaltending. Top 9 is awesome as of September 18th, 2024.
Detroit, Ottawa and Buffalo, will hit you in the mouth if you take a night off. We’ll see if Montreal wants to join the crowd too, but it’s now probably the best division we’ve seen in recent memory. If one of the 3 up and comers gets off to a hot start, they may never fall out of the Top 3. If Buffalo and Ottawa find that consistency, and if Detroit’s D keeps maturing, or they add another Top 4, these 3 teams will be in the mix. In fact, I’d argue 2 of them could finish in the Top 4 this season. All those young, monster Dmen are all another year older, and they’re not easy to play against.