2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion | Official: Sundin & Chayka to lead front office
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The Atlantic is still going to be a bloodbath next year.
Buffalo isn't a fluke. Montreal is only getting better. Ottawa is still good. Tampa keeps getting older but are still a good regular season team that can be PP merchants. Florida will be better. Toronto should be better. Boston will be fine.
Carolina is going anywhere. Pittsburgh probably could fall back...they had a lot of things go right last year. Philly should be better with a season of Martone. The Islanders will hang around although I'm not convinced on their roster. Columbus will hang around. I'm not sold on Washington but again, not really a bad team either
good teams are going to miss the playoffs in the East again.
Buffalo isn't a fluke. Montreal is only getting better. Ottawa is still good. Tampa keeps getting older but are still a good regular season team that can be PP merchants. Florida will be better. Toronto should be better. Boston will be fine.
Carolina is going anywhere. Pittsburgh probably could fall back...they had a lot of things go right last year. Philly should be better with a season of Martone. The Islanders will hang around although I'm not convinced on their roster. Columbus will hang around. I'm not sold on Washington but again, not really a bad team either
good teams are going to miss the playoffs in the East again.
Not to say that it's a fluke necessarily but they had the 3rd highest overall save percentage in the league this season. Can UPL and Lyon repeat that, I dunno. Goalies are obviously fickle.
Your overall point is of course right though, the East will continue to be tough. I'd say basically every team except maybe the Rangers will think they have a credible chance at making the playoffs.
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