![]() ![]() ![]() This lineup is without any flaws and has no holes anywhere. There’s more than enough leeway throughout the roster to do that because this team is stupidly stacked. For most teams that would seem like a monumental error for the Bruins, it’s about finding the right mix. Those odds are up after acquiring Dmitry Orlov, Tyler Bertuzzi and Garnet Hathaway - but have also slightly diminished with the likelihood that Matt Grzelcyk might be the odd man out on the blue line. That’s the main reason Boston already has a whopping 32 percent chance of winning it all, even in the league’s hardest division. For context, the 2018-19 Lightning were 39 goals better than second-place Calgary. It’s the same difference as the one between the second and 14th. Boston’s goal differential is on pace to hit plus-139 - 62 better than the next-best team. That’s the biggest question going into the postseason as no Stanley Cup favorite in the analytics era has had this much separation from the field. ![]() The best chance to win it all: 15 percent or higher Boston Bruins But as it stands, here’s how the Stanley Cup field looks - separated into five categories. It remains to be seen which moves pan out or flame out, which players fit and which players don’t. This was an especially busy trade period with a lot of moving pieces. ![]()
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