by Dr. Hobo » 1/21/2014, 12:48 am
howard got hurt. no lidstrom, a relatively aging forward core that is mostly going to be at the olympics in dats, zett and alfie. theyre going to need to pull a rabbits foot out of their collective asses or hope all 6 (!!!) teams currently and legitimately chasing them all slow down...
somewhat big if but if the isles get a legit goalie from someone (ryan miller, cam ward, jaro halak, etc) and with that offensive fire power? look out. Last team in the league i'd want chasing my team or face in the playoffs even as an 8th seed.
the sens will eventually go back to playing lehner instead of anderson and they will get better once doing so.
the devils should find a decent enough forward to add that will help them because lou lamarello (sp?) does that. always. every single time. somehow.
the jackets are a detroit fans favorite whipping team and all that shit but #lumbus is good. they have a lot of young assets, they have a good core and they have offensively gifted players. they need more d and they could use another forward or so but theyre getting better and the 6 game win streak is the beginning for that team.
that leaves washington and carolina. the caps have enough fire power to beat most teams in the nhl. once they get going again offensively they can easily walk through most of the league and not really have to care about the defensive side of things. they'll heat up and when they do... look out.
as for carolina. they have a bongo player. also as far as i remember no one will be at the olympics so they'll be well rested. big big big plus. hell im scared about the habs and the olympics with 8 guys representing their countries. price/subban/pacioretty/markov/plekanek get hurt and its mostly game over for them (beyond those 5 they have 3 others).
go fuck yourself.