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Most likely to win the Cup - top 4?

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Select 4 most likely to win the Cup?

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Boston
NYR
Dallas
Edmonton

Note : people seem to underestimate Dallas. Robertson, Hintz, Pavelski, Benn, Heiskanen, Oettinger, and even Seguin could do a lot of damage if they are all hot at the same time
 
Rangers, Devil, Tampa, Boston. In some sort of order. Picking a team out of the West is probably the smarter bet in that they're going to have that 50-50 shot once they get to the Finals...but i don't really believe in any of them this year.
 
biturbo19 said:
Rangers, Devil, Tampa, Boston. In some sort of order. Picking a team out of the West is probably the smarter bet in that they're going to have that 50-50 shot once they get to the Finals...but i don't really believe in any of them this year.
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I think I believe in Dallas. That team is just sneaky strong. They will need God tier goaltending, but I like how they are built.
 
I was not expecting NYR to be so high. I am not sold on them being a better than NJ or even Toronto right now. Playing Carolina or NJ in round 1 is insane for a team that good.
 
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Boston, Edmonton, Colorado, Tampa. I'd probably put Dallas in that group as well but I'd say they are just a tad behind Tampa.
 
Bruins, Devils, Stars, Avs. Have a feeling the East is gonna beat each other up bad and somebody from West is gonna sneak in healthy and surprise in final.
 
NorthernFlicker said:
I think I believe in Dallas. That team is just sneaky strong. They will need God tier goaltending, but I like how they are built.
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There's a lot to like with the Stars, but there are also some weak spots that i think have been glossed over a little bit because of the other things going well for them.


Like...Colin Miller has had a pretty good rebound season, but do you honestly want your best defenceman having to lug him around, or the broken corpse of Ryan Suter? Everything on the line...playoff crunch time, that feels like a weakness to me. Hidden by how good Heiskanen has been, but playoffs are the time when those sort of little flaws start to get more exposed.


I think it's the same think a little bit with their depth down the middle. That top line is obviously golden and hides a lot of problems. Wyatt has brought solidity to that "2nd/3rd Line" whatever you want to call it with Benn. But i'm not completely sold on that 2/3 punch of Seguin/Johnston. Relying on a veteran who is fading and a rookie as a sort of tandem. Domi being part of the equation doesn't really inspire a lot of confidence either.


Could be fine. Could be nothing. But it doesn't feel like it's to the same level of top quality depth that teams in the East can boast.

Boston with Bergeron-Krejci-Coyle is just stacked, with guys who have been there, done that and proven themselves to earn the T-Shirt. Rangers have a lot of experience between Zibby/Trochek/Chytil that lets them spread that winger depth around. Tampa also miss McDonagh on defence, but have that same depth up front and down their center ice lineup. That's still where i tend to look at a playoff team when estimating their chances. Center ice, defence, goaltending. Not sure i see a team in the West that has that all completely shored up this year. Maybe Vegas?
 
Bos/nj/edm/col for me. I think two from each conference is a balanced choice given only 1 team can make the final from each conference.
 
The Nuge said:
This. I can see a good argument for a bunch of teams to be #4, but those 3 should be on every list
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Just out of curiousity, why? Boston is the only team from that group of 3 to pull away this season. Why would Edmonton be a lock for the top 4 but not NYR / NJ / TOR / DAL? Does it have something to do with your avatar choice?
 
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