Stanley Cup Favorites - #6

[GlitchMarner]

Who's the sixth favorite for the 2025 Cup?


#1. Florida Panthers (44.8%)
#2. Dallas Stars (47.6%)
#3. Colorado Avalanche (40.6%)
#4. Vegas Golden Knights (33.3%)
#5. Winnipeg Jets (58.3%)

 

[Kingfan1967]

Should be LA over Min, LA is healthy and Min is not (neither should be considered a favorite) LA's home record is enough to make them the best of the rest that are not listed.

 

[Beninnola]

if the answer comes from who has played best since 4 nations then you’ll maybe pick from stl and Ottawa. There are historic cases of teams improving in the second half and winning cups, and so sometimes lumping the first half of the results into the mix blinds us to who is playing well.

but I’d put Toronto there. They have matured guys in key roles. I know they’re struggling now but their big team is stacked. I really have a hard time picking against top heavy teams whose top heavy players are 27-30. You’re really in the wheelhouse of game breaking performance.

 

[um]

Caps.

The names may be new but they play dominant hockey. Strong on offence, defence, goaltending and depth.

Shouldn’t be a west team imo. Tampa makes sense with the playoff resumes they got.