I don’t know . After the Bruins game, I watched the avalanche / stars game in its entirety. Honestly, it looked like I had discovered a different hockey league that was at an elite level. The speed and skill of both teams was unbelievable, and it felt like I was watching the game in a higher speed even into the second overtime. Massive infusion of talent needed if we were to compete at that level .
This is so on point
The West plays a different ( better) brand of hockey.....speed, skill and grit all mixed together in a much better product
When I look at the Bs I see deficits in all three categories - there are clearly foundational building blocks in Sway, Pasta and yes McAvoy ....and hopefully Lohrei
Then it gets to a lot of - shall we say - Swiss Army knife players who bring a reasonable game but without a defining characteristic. With the expedition of Jake ( speed) and Marshy( grit) I find it difficult to say which others players have a clear advantage in speed, skill or grit ...individually I like Coyle, Zacha, Geekie et. al. but this is a case where the whole is not greater than the sum of the parts
Should make for a very interesting summer