They have some good pieces, including goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, but there is a lot of uncertainty regarding their roster. There is a lot of noise in Winnipeg surrounding the futures of Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mark Schiefele. They need more growth out of their young players in Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry and take a step forward this season. The Ducks brought in some reinforcements up front in Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano. Louis behind the bench, a healthier Carey Price, and the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft in Juraj Slafkovsky but not drastically. The Canadiens should improve this season with a full season of Martin St. The Sharks made some improvements over the offseason and moved on from Brent Burns but they likely will not be a major horse in the race again. The Sabres had some promising stretches last season but are very much not where they want to be yet, especially after a quiet offseason. The Coyotes’ roster replenishing is making progress but they are still ways away. The Flyers seem to be in the front end of a rebuild as the John Tortorella era begins. Speaking of rebuild, how much longer will Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews be on the roster? ⬇️5 Trading Alex DeBrincat for no immediate help and cutting ties with 21-year-old Kirby Dach? The Blackhawks are in rebuild and are doing it the wrong way. (⬆️Up or ⬇️Down represent spaces moved since final 2021-22 NHL standings). After teams across the NHL changed their outlook for the 2022-23 season for the better or worse over the offseason, NoVa Caps does our annual preseason power rankings.
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