Which team is going to overachieve this year?

[Ghost of Murph]

Got tired of my annual picking of Detroit, Buffalo, and Ottawa. All three will be good, but in terms of overachieving I'm going with Montreal.

 

[NikolaTesla]

Ottawa and Montreal are going to overachieve imo.

 

[Lt Dan]

The Thrashers

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Flyers again

 

[RickyLafleur]

Devils sure, but how is Buffalo in a similar position?

Buffalo is in a very similar position to us. They are a young, skilled team, perennial underachievers who draft in the top 10 most years, look to have a good young goalie on the horizon in UPL, and, a strong defensive core with Dahlin, Power, Byram. They barely missed the playoffs in the last 2 years. How could Ottawa not be in a similar position when Buffalo has been above Ottawa in the standings since the 2018-2019 season.

 

[Ignatius]

Your 2025 Stanley Cup Champions...

...the Utah Mormons!

 

[Nineteen67]

The answer to this question is always Ottawa.

 

[cowboy82nd]

The Utah soon to be Yeti

Where does everyone think Utah is going to finish?

 

[tantalum]

Where does everyone think Utah is going to finish?

Not sure. What are the rules for soaking.....

Anywho...I think they will have a decent year. Not a playoff bound year but a year where the new stability of the team does show up on the ice.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

People can laugh react and I might be wrong but the Montreal Canadians will make the playoffs. The vibes are good there, there are some young players who will take a big step, and they won’t have the same injuries as last year.

I think they sneak into the playoffs.

 

[Machinehead]

Whoever gets .930 goaltending at even strength.

So, Boston.

And probably somebody else.

 

[centipede2233]

I say Detroit. I think a big perception is that they will finish near the bottom of the Atlantic division this season.

Detroit is in the toughest division and just paid their 2 young stars…I highly doubt they overachieve

 

[Strangle]

There's always a team every year that over achieves. They catch all the breaks, remain healthy throughout the season and get a lot of bounces their way. Who will it be this year?

Your Toronto Maple Leafs

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Flames, Sharks, Blues

 

[SensFactor]

Outside of hoping it Ottawa. I think Buffalo is going to be good this year.