Vegas Golden Knights: also in the fifth year a title candidate
Four years, four times play-offs: Since the Golden Knights have come to the NHL in the 2017/18 season, they have always reached the final round. In 2018, it was even directly into the Stanley Cup final. Since then, Vegas is one of the ultimate title favorites. In summer, the Knights went the supposed problem area center and presented two new center tower with Nolan Patrick and Brett Howden. For more breakdown power, wing players Evgeni Dadonov should also provide. An painful finish is a crowd pleasure and goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury.
Vegas is heavily occupied both in the top and in depth: Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith or Alex Cloth stand for tremendous force and goal. In the defensive, Alex Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, Alec Martinez or Brayden McNabb are among the top defenders throughout the NHL.
Images Tip: If Robin Lehner works well in the goal, the Golden Knights will be easily in the play-offs in their fifth season and count with their quality again to the hottest candidates for winning the Stanley Cup.
Edmonton Oilers: Draisaitl and McDavid want to protrude again
On Top Scorer Course: Edmonton s Superstar Leon Draisaitl. Picture alliance
For the German Leon Draisaitl the summer 2021 was a more frustrating: Although the 25-year-old Cologne counted again with his teammate Connor McDavid to the top scorgan and top players in the NHL, but the dream of the Stanley Cup should not fulfill again . Edmonton has already been in the 1st Play-Off Round from the Winnipeg Jets (0: 4). So that s not repeated, the Oilers built a little and took a series-1 striker with Zach Hyman. In the defense, new access and routinier Duncan Keith should provide more rest.
The defensive but could be again the Achillesferse of the Oilers. Also on the goalkeeping position Edmonton could not improve and sends a rather below average tandem with Mike Smith and Mikko Koskinen.
Images tip : The big question remains: Can Draisaitl, McDavid & Co. shoot more goals in the front, as the Oilers collect behind? In the regular season, this question should be answered with yes. Whether it will range in the play-offs, is on a different sheet.
Vancouver Canucks: The insider tip from British Columbia
Mobile offensive defender: Vancouvers Quinn Hughes. Getty Images
Behind the Canucks is a bad season with numerous corona infections and the last place in the prestigious North Division. Now, however, Vancouver rebes, weakened the squad in particular at the depth (Jake Virtan, Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson) and moved to high-cowl like defender Oliver Ekman-Larsson or the pillet striker Conor Garland on land.
For this purpose, the team from British Columbia, key players such as Number-1-Center Elias Pettersson or the mobile offensive chef Quinn Hughes to tie long term. It is open whether defender-new access Travis Hamonic will increase for vancouver due to Covid-19 safety regulations.
Images tip : The Nucks have a young core with the storms Pettersson, Brock Boorser and Captain Bo Horvat as well as with defeatman Hughes and goalkeeper Thatcher Demko and are quite an insider tip.
San Jose Sharks: Form crisis of the power carriers
In the molding crisis: Sharks defender Erik Karlsson. Getty Images
Twice in a row failed the Sharks on the qualification for the play-offs. A catastrophe for the self-image of the North Californians, who still believe in their old elites. However, these, especially Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson and Marc-Edouard Vlasic, in a permanent form crisis and block with high salaries a possible change.
This could be threatened, San Jose again failed. In the storm, the duration Knatsch cares for scandal noodle Evander Kane for restlessness. The scaffolding in the offensive jobs captain Logan Couture, the alternate Tomas Hertl and the Swiss Power Forward Timo Meier. Many new talents such as the 2021 WILLIAM EKLAUS completed are intended to revive the last weakness productivity. Team Teal hopes a significant improvement with a completely new goalie tandem around Aden Hill and James Reimer.
Images Tip: Only if many talents hit the defenders overcome their shape crisis and Hill becomes the hoped for reinforcement in the gate, the Sharks will be able to play again around the play-offs. It threatens the third final round out of a row.
Los Angeles Kings: More pace for more success
New in LA: Kings striker Viktor Arvidsson brings a lot of tempo. Getty Images
The Kings suffer from a longer thence trunk: only twice in the last seven years l.a. The leap into the play-offs. For more momentum and pace, the new additions Viktor Arvidsson and Philipp Danault should provide. These efforts are flanked by talents such as Quinton Byfield.
Large departures did not exist for Los Angeles this summer. The German co-trainer Marco Sturm can therefore go to the start with a relatively well-rehearsed team, which is still listed by Number-1-Center Audes Kopitar and defense director Drew Doughty. In the gate, Cal Petersen is likely to detain the nine years older master goalkeeper Jonathan Quick finally as number 1.
Images tip : The trend at Los Angeles points upwards. But it will not be enough for the play-offs.
Seattle Kraken: with start superphory direction play-offs
New challenge in Seattle: Kraken-Goalie Philipp Grubauer. Getty Images
The Kraken go in the first season of their franchise history and address this mission with a lot of initial superphory. In the expansion draft, Seattle made a rather defensive-oriented squad together. When the Free Agent Market opened, the Kraken fell with Philipp Grubauer a German goalkeeper as a figurehead. In the preseason, the 29-year-old Rosenheimer landed among the three finalists for the Vezina Trophy (best goalie of the season).
Overall, the league newcomer has a lot of depth. The question, however, is whether the quality will range in the top. One of the top strikers, twice the Stanley Cup Champion Yanni Gourde, falls injured until December. On storms like Jaden Schwartz or Jordan Eberle is now the main scoring load.
Images tip: With euphoria in the city and in the club, Seattle will be able to steal some points. For a play-off qualification but the quality in the offensive should not be sufficient.
Calgary Flames: Future of Gaudeau and Tkachuk open
New character player for the Flames: Calgary s striker Blake Coleman. Getty Images
The flames lost their in the summer in the expansion draft unprotected captain and defensive chief Mark Giordano. There are now many young defenders like Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson, Juuso Välikäki or newcomer Nikita Zadorov.
In the storm, a real character player was drawn to the storm with the double Stanley Cup Champion Blake Coleman. The Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudeau and Matthew Tkachuk, for the scoring, will also arrive in the coming season. Gaudeau and Tkachuk go into their last year, which could provide restlessness.
Images tip : Calgary will be able to conquer many points in collective and with a lot of mentality. Whether it will range for the play-offs, may be doubted.
Anaheim Ducks: Weak offensive remains the problem zone
Too little penetration: Anaheim Stürmer Adam Henrique hopes to improve. Getty Images
Behind the Ducks is a sobering season: Anaheim was the two-winest team throughout the NHL and set negative values in terms of offensive (only 2.21 goals / game) and PowerPlay (only 8.9 percent success rate). Surprisingly, the Californians did not grow their weakening offensive in summer. For fresh wind some talents like Trevor Zegras should provide.
The strength in Orange County remains the defenders as Hampus Lindholm, Kevin Shattenkirk or Cam Fowler. A key role comes to Torwart John Gibson, which is one of the top goalies in the NHL.
Images tip: The upheaval in Anaheim will carry more fruits, but the Ducks are still the blatant outsider in the Pacific Division.
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Preview Atlantic DivisioVegas Golden Knightss: also in the fifth year a title candidate
Four years, four times play-offs: Since the Golden Knights have come to the NHL in the 2017/18 season, they have always reached the final round. In 2018, it was even directly into the Stanley Cup final. Since then, Vegas is one of the ultimate title favorites. In summer, the Knights went the supposed problem area center and presented two new center tower with Nolan Patrick and Brett Howden. For more breakdown power, wing players Evgeni Dadonov should also provide. An painful finish is a crowd pleasure and goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury.
Vegas is heavily occupied both in the top and in depth: Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith or Alex Cloth stand for tremendous force and goal. In the defensive, Alex Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, Alec Martinez or Brayden McNabb are among the top defenders throughout the NHL.
Images Tip: If Robin Lehner works well in the goal, the Golden Knights will be easily in the play-offs in their fifth season and count with their quality again to the hottest candidates for winning the Stanley Cup.
Edmonton Oilers: Draisaitl and McDavid want to protrude again
On Top Scorer Course: Edmonton s Superstar Leon Draisaitl. Picture alliance
For the German Leon Draisaitl the summer 2021 was a more frustrating: Although the 25-year-old Cologne counted again with his teammate Connor McDavid to the top scorgan and top players in the NHL, but the dream of the Stanley Cup should not fulfill again . Edmonton has already been in the 1st Play-Off Round from the Winnipeg Jets (0: 4). So that s not repeated, the Oilers built a little and took a series-1 striker with Zach Hyman. In the defense, new access and routinier Duncan Keith should provide more rest.
The defensive but could be again the Achillesferse of the Oilers. Also on the goalkeeping position Edmonton could not improve and sends a rather below average tandem with Mike Smith and Mikko Koskinen.
Images tip : The big question remains: Can Draisaitl, McDavid & Co. shoot more goals in the front, as the Oilers collect behind? In the regular season, this question should be answered with yes. Whether it will range in the play-offs, is on a different sheet.
Vancouver Canucks: The insider tip from British Columbia
Mobile offensive defender: Vancouvers Quinn Hughes. Getty Images
Behind the Canucks is a bad season with numerous corona infections and the last place in the prestigious North Division. Now, however, Vancouver rebes, weakened the squad in particular at the depth (Jake Virtan, Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson) and moved to high-cowl like defender Oliver Ekman-Larsson or the pillet striker Conor Garland on land.
For this purpose, the team from British Columbia, key players such as Number-1-Center Elias Pettersson or the mobile offensive chef Quinn Hughes to tie long term. It is open whether defender-new access Travis Hamonic will increase for vancouver due to Covid-19 safety regulations.
Images tip : The Nucks have a young core with the storms Pettersson, Brock Boorser and Captain Bo Horvat as well as with defeatman Hughes and goalkeeper Thatcher Demko and are quite an insider tip.
San Jose Sharks: Form crisis of the power carriers
In the molding crisis: Sharks defender Erik Karlsson. Getty Images
Twice in a row failed the Sharks on the qualification for the play-offs. A catastrophe for the self-image of the North Californians, who still believe in their old elites. However, these, especially Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson and Marc-Edouard Vlasic, in a permanent form crisis and block with high salaries a possible change.
This could be threatened, San Jose again failed. In the storm, the duration Knatsch cares for scandal noodle Evander Kane for restlessness. The scaffolding in the offensive jobs captain Logan Couture, the alternate Tomas Hertl and the Swiss Power Forward Timo Meier. Many new talents such as the 2021 WILLIAM EKLAUS completed are intended to revive the last weakness productivity. Team Teal hopes a significant improvement with a completely new goalie tandem around Aden Hill and James Reimer.
Images Tip: Only if many talents hit the defenders overcome their shape crisis and Hill becomes the hoped for reinforcement in the gate, the Sharks will be able to play again around the play-offs. It threatens the third final round out of a row.
Los Angeles Kings: More pace for more success
New in LA: Kings striker Viktor Arvidsson brings a lot of tempo. Getty Images
The Kings suffer from a longer thence trunk: only twice in the last seven years l.a. The leap into the play-offs. For more momentum and pace, the new additions Viktor Arvidsson and Philipp Danault should provide. These efforts are flanked by talents such as Quinton Byfield.
Large departures did not exist for Los Angeles this summer. The German co-trainer Marco Sturm can therefore go to the start with a relatively well-rehearsed team, which is still listed by Number-1-Center Audes Kopitar and defense director Drew Doughty. In the gate, Cal Petersen is likely to detain the nine years older master goalkeeper Jonathan Quick finally as number 1.
Images tip : The trend at Los Angeles points upwards. But it will not be enough for the play-offs.
Seattle Kraken: with start superphory direction play-offs
New challenge in Seattle: Kraken-Goalie Philipp Grubauer. Getty Images
The Kraken go in the first season of their franchise history and address this mission with a lot of initial superphory. In the expansion draft, Seattle made a rather defensive-oriented squad together. When the Free Agent Market opened, the Kraken fell with Philipp Grubauer a German goalkeeper as a figurehead. In the preseason, the 29-year-old Rosenheimer landed among the three finalists for the Vezina Trophy (best goalie of the season).
Overall, the league newcomer has a lot of depth. The question, however, is whether the quality will range in the top. One of the top strikers, twice the Stanley Cup Champion Yanni Gourde, falls injured until December. On storms like Jaden Schwartz or Jordan Eberle is now the main scoring load.
Images tip: With euphoria in the city and in the club, Seattle will be able to steal some points. For a play-off qualification but the quality in the offensive should not be sufficient.
Calgary Flames: Future of Gaudeau and Tkachuk open
New character player for the Flames: Calgary s striker Blake Coleman. Getty Images
The flames lost their in the summer in the expansion draft unprotected captain and defensive chief Mark Giordano. There are now many young defenders like Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson, Juuso Välikäki or newcomer Nikita Zadorov.
In the storm, a real character player was drawn to the storm with the double Stanley Cup Champion Blake Coleman. The Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudeau and Matthew Tkachuk, for the scoring, will also arrive in the coming season. Gaudeau and Tkachuk go into their last year, which could provide restlessness.
Images tip : Calgary will be able to conquer many points in collective and with a lot of mentality. Whether it will range for the play-offs, may be doubted.
Anaheim Ducks: Weak offensive remains the problem zone
Too little penetration: Anaheim Stürmer Adam Henrique hopes to improve. Getty Images
Behind the Ducks is a sobering season: Anaheim was the two-winest team throughout the NHL and set negative values in terms of offensive (only 2.21 goals / game) and PowerPlay (only 8.9 percent success rate). Surprisingly, the Californians did not grow their weakening offensive in summer. For fresh wind some talents like Trevor Zegras should provide.
The strength in Orange County remains the defenders as Hampus Lindholm, Kevin Shattenkirk or Cam Fowler. A key role comes to Torwart John Gibson, which is one of the top goalies in the NHL.
Images tip: The upheaval in Anaheim will carry more fruits, but the Ducks are still the blatant outsider in the Pacific Division.
Also read:
Preview Central Division
Preview Metropolitan Division
Preview Atlantic Division
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