Which teams are bound for mediocrity over the next 5-6 years?
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mm11
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Rangers as they may have to pay 12 million for a goalie and 10 million for a busted out 1st overall soon. Going to be interesting
FerrisRox
"Wanna go, Prettyboy?"
With a Mitch Marner extension seemingly inevitable, I think the Toronto Maple Leafs have lost their chance to get out from under the mess that Kyle Dubas created and unfortunately it's going to be like Groundhog Day in Leaf Nation.
5-6 years is basically impossible to project imo.
Smirnov2Chistov
Fire Greg Cronin!
If Anaheim doesn’t get their act together with coaching an inconsistencies - they might be there
Golden_Jet
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It’s cyclical, no use restricting it to mid teams.
teams that have been good for 5-6, will probably decline in 5-6 years.
teams that have been good for 5-6, will probably decline in 5-6 years.
Neil Racki
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LOL get more creative and less obvious
As a Caps fan .. all the direct and peripheral hate is amusing on here.
Anyways ...
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As a Caps fan .. all the direct and peripheral hate is amusing on here.
Anyways ...
This thread is more about teams that are mid right now that will continue to be mid; no cycle, only mid.
Islanders could be there as well but their cap situation isn't as boring. Nashville could potentially be there.
edit: to the guy claiming this is Caps bashing, I have nothing against the Caps. I have just observed that your team looks like it will be mid for the foreseeable future
Beukeboom Fan
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Not a Ducks fan - but disagree on them being included. They've got enough talent in the pipeline right now to be a hell of a lot better than a mediocre team. Obviously, they could flame out and turn in West coast version of the Sabres, but I think the talent is there to get past the mediocre stage.
My guess would be the Jets and the Islander. Both teams have good goaltending and enough talent locked up long term that they won't bottom out, but not enough talent to be more than a 1st round speedbump in a good year. Jets also trying to be as competitive as possible for attendance reasons, and assume the Isle would be in a similar boat with a new arena.
The Ducks are still young, loaded with talent they won't be mediocre in 5 years
Sens
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remove Hurricanes. Sabres and Predators and you have a good list
lol Oilers 5 years ago.. You can't predict SHIT. Threads like this are worthless for discussion.
Nobody was gonna say "Oh yea this team is gonna make the finals in 5 years"
Nobody was gonna say "Oh yea this team is gonna make the finals in 5 years"
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KirkAlbuquerque
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Minnesota because it seems like they're stuck in perpetual mediocrity (not intended as a slight against them, I am rooting for them)
Boldy, Rossi and Faber look awesome, but I expect another 6 seasons of 40-ish wins and 1st round exits because the franchise/state of Minnesota is obviously cursed.
Boldy, Rossi and Faber look awesome, but I expect another 6 seasons of 40-ish wins and 1st round exits because the franchise/state of Minnesota is obviously cursed.
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I don't think anyone is quite bound, but some are close to the ledge.
My favorte team for example, could miss the playoffs and find themselves in a position where they have to trade their captain and have their #1 goalie walk. Then again, they could make it, sign Ullmark long-term, and keep Brady happy. There's just oo many variables to answer something like this accurately, without luck being a major factor.
My favorte team for example, could miss the playoffs and find themselves in a position where they have to trade their captain and have their #1 goalie walk. Then again, they could make it, sign Ullmark long-term, and keep Brady happy. There's just oo many variables to answer something like this accurately, without luck being a major factor.
Nashville has a top 5-10 prospect pool with 2 1sts and 2 2nds next year.
Misery74
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Caps fans are bullish on the future. I think our better days are a couple years away, but we should still compete for a playoff spot in the near term.
Steve Zissou
I'll order you a red cap and a Speedo.
The Kings will continue to gut their talent pipeline and be bounced in the 1st round (if they are lucky) with Rob Blake and Luc at the helm with Bergevin behind the scenes (cough Edmundson deal).
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Those players will take 2-5 years to develop. In the meantime I think they will look a lot like they did last year, every year.
Well we added an entire 2nd line and a top 4 defenseman so hopefully we'll be a little bit better.
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