Originally Posted by
Goat Milk
That's what I mean Locke. Ducks are gonna make the playoffs. Doesn't matter if they're the 7 seed or the 3 seed. Same with the Red Wings. They've made playoffs what, 24 straight years? I don't see that ending. A lot will depend on injuries too of course. Wings don't have Datysuk Franzen Mike Green Brad Richards right now. That's 4 huge pieces. Jurco is also still training. He will be good. Naturally books will not be high on the wings because without those players they're a .500 type team.
Same way books are super high on Montreal right now just because they're at like a 8-0 or 9-0 start. I don't put any stock into these games, because we all know a 7 game series is completely different than beating a team in the regular season.
We can't anticipate injuries, and for my money, assuming all teams are healthy going into the postseason, I think that the Red Wings have far and away the best roster strictly on paper.
The stars have a really good roster too and so do the ducks. I'm not too high on the kings but if they make the playoffs they are hard to count out. Nashville is solid. Capitals could be dangerous.
I don't like the lightning or blackhawks this year.