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5-6 years?!?Aside from FLA, DAL and NJ are the only teams "set up" for the next 5 years. Maybe Utah?
I don't buy the Pacific teams at all. I liked OTT's late resurgence last year but they're just too thin with what's coming from the pool. Buffalo...There's some The Who song about them. For CAR, a lot depends on their new blood.
Habs fans still do not realize how much further they have to go. Still 5-6 years out from being a serious team.
I thought Steve Yzerman was the best GM in the league?
Oh wait that was when he was still in Tampa.
My mistake, it’s so hard to remember which GM benefits from low taxes these days!
With the fact the cap is a hard cap.No one’s arguing that it’s not a contributing factor, but it’s actually disingenuous to point to that as the only, or biggest for that matter, factor.
5-6 years ago, Edmonton and NYR were bottom-feeders, and Florida didn't make the playoffs. Among the top teams were San Jose, Calgary, Washington, and NYI.There is currently no reason to believe Montreal, San Jose or Buffalo will suddenly become contenders inside the next 5 years. Better than bottom feeders sure, but they are a country mile away from contention.
Also let’s let NJ get back into the playoffs again before we annoint them contenders. They are definitely improved but it feels like people are really jumping the gun on Jersey.
yes, but 5 years from now is very different from "over the next 5 years".5-6 years ago, Edmonton and NYR were bottom-feeders, and Florida didn't make the playoffs. Among the top teams were San Jose, Calgary, Washington, and NYI.
People have a hard time remembering how drastically the landscape changes in 5-6 years.
Contending for the next five years?
My Picks
Top contenders - Florida, Dallas
Secondary - Colorado, Boston, New Jersey , Tampa
Third tier - Vancouver, Toronto , Buffalo
You can add the hawks into the first group. Maybe a contender in 3 years.There is currently no reason to believe Montreal, San Jose or Buffalo will suddenly become contenders inside the next 5 years. Better than bottom feeders sure, but they are a country mile away from contention.
Also let’s let NJ get back into the playoffs again before we annoint them contenders. They are definitely improved but it feels like people are really jumping the gun on Jersey.
Don’t agree with San Jose. They need defensive prospects and those need to cook for a while.Florida, NJ, Montreal, Utah, SJ
Replace SJ with CHI, I don’t careYou can add the hawks into the first group. Maybe a contender in 3 years.
Don’t agree with San Jose. They need defensive prospects and those need to cook for a while.
Reading much? Top9 aint a topliner... That is part of the 3 top lines. Helps to comprehend what you read. "7of the 9 topliners" usually mean Top9 doesnt it?Why even pretend this a thread to solicit different opinions instead of just another Panthers glazing. Congrats on brining up the notion that the Panthers have the best contracts in the league, a previously unknown story to all. The only interesting part was trying to get away with calling guys like Luostarinen a "topliner???"
Great, another panthers thread where they pretend like they don’t benefit from low taxes.
The Sabres are really good at pinball?Buffalo...There's some The Who song about them.
Idk if the OP ignored it by noting, “Bobcop’s salary is off the books in 2026...”Love the way the OP ignored Bobrovsky and his salary because it didn't fit his narrative.