Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:48 pm
bradleygt89 wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:29 pm
Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:00 pm
Ottawa, Detroit, Los Angeles. That's the list for me. There are a number of teams that have almost no chance, but those are the 3 that might as well hit "autoplay season" on their PS4 or whatever the kids play these days.
I disagree on Detroit; they are going to score a lot of goals I think with that young core of theirs. I don't see them as a bottom 5 for sure, and I think they have a strong shot of making the WC in the East.
I absolutely don't see the Wings finishing within 20 points of the playoffs. Who is going to be scoring all these goals? They finished with the 5th fewest goals in the league last year and added no one. They have exactly one competitive forward line, the worst D corps in the league, and a 35 year old starting goalie. I'd think it's much more likely their season point total is in the 60s than 90s.
I know it's only two games, and I'm obviously biased/vested since I have Mantha and Bertuzzi on my fantasy team but yeah, about that 'where is the scoring going to come from'
"DETROIT (AP) -- Anthony Mantha scored his career-high fourth goal with 53.3 seconds left, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night in their home opener.
Filip Hronek set up the goal with a centering pass after Dylan Larkin won a faceoff. Mantha also scored early in the third to put Detroit ahead and Roope Hintz pulled Dallas into a 3-all tie 33 seconds later with his second goal.
Jonathan Bernier stopped 19 shots to help the Red Wings improve to 2-0."
https://sports.yahoo.com/anthony-mantha ... --nhl.html
I doubt they are able to keep it up all year, but hey, stranger things have happened, which is why they are my sleeper team from the East.