East: Atlantic Division: Boston Montreal Tampa Bay Metropolitan Division: Pittsburgh New York Rangers Columbus East Wild Card: Philadelphia Washington West: Central Division: St. Louis Colorado Chicago Pacific Division: Anaheim Los Angeles San Jose West Wild Card: Dallas Minnesota Looks very similar to last season’s playoff picture, right? I just don’t see much changing other than […]
I’m down to the final team, which is the Winnipeg Jets. Ever since they moved to Winnipeg, they’ve continued the Thrasher way. They started making changes in the second half of the season by hiring Paul Maurice, who I have always liked, despite not getting Carolina to the playoffs on a consistent basis. When Maurice […]
The Washington Capitals fell out of the race for the postseason in the final week of the season. The main problem they had was their 5-on-5 play. They were the worst full-strength team in the NHL. The problem is both the lack of depth defensively and balanced scoring. The net-minding could’ve been better, as well. […]
The Vancouver Canucks had a disappointing season under John Tortorella, finishing 8 points out of a playoff spot with a 36-35-11 record and 83 points. They’re defense wasn’t too bad, but their offense definitely could’ve used some help with only 196 goals for, tied for 29th with the Florida Panthers. The first move they made […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs fell out of contention for the playoffs in the final week of the season. They had an eventful offseason. Toronto finished the 2013-2014 with an eight game losing streak, and Brendan Shanahan, hired just after, promised a “culture change” in the organization. I believe Toronto has made some good changes during […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning were a surprise team last season with Jon Cooper at the helm. After two subpar seasons, they hadn’t made many changes other than the coaching. They finished 3rd in the Conference, 2nd in the Atlantic Division. The finish wasn’t as good as they were swept by Montreal in the first round. […]
Despite having a very similar heartbreaking end to the season as 2013, the Blues didn’t need much help; they were the top in the league up until the six game losing streak to finish the year. That didn’t stop them, though. The Blues signed the top free agent Paul Stastny to a 4 year, $28 […]
San Jose is coming off a nightmare of a postseason, losing to the Kings after dominating the first 3 games and becoming the 3rd team to lose after leading 3-0 in a series. I expect them to be just as good this year. If they choke again, though, I can either see a rebuild or […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins finished last season first in the Metropolitan Division and second in the Eastern Conference. The offense, of course, was one of the strongest in the league, but their defense was still inconsistent. And it remains that way. Not only that, the offense looks like will be a little weaker. Also, they have […]
The Philadelphia Flyers lost to New York in the first round of last season’s playoffs. They made a few good changes this offseason. They first signed Nick Shultz, who is good for depth defensively. With Kimmo Timonen’s return questionable due to blood clots, the Flyers went ahead and acquired Michael Del Zotto. He’s been off […]
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