Ottawa Senators projected lineup next season:
Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux
Tarasenko-Norris-Batherson
Kubalik-Pinto-Greig
Kelly-Kastelic-JosephChabot-Chychrun
Sanderson-Zub
Brannstrom-HamonicJoonas Korpisalo
Anton ForsbergAre they the favourite to take that Atlantic spot now? pic.twitter.com/kWfS2o2vEw
– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) July 27, 2023
Tarasenko’s addition to Ottawa may not be enough to make the playoffs
Auteur: Manuel Sperandio-LemayIt’s no secret that the NHL’s Atlantic Division is packed with powerful clubs.
Already, we’re down to four contenders. Boston, however, could lose a lot of hair and even be left out of the playoffs. That would be a major surprise, but the other clubs in the division are young and have plenty of potential to make the playoffs.
Detroit has added the talented Alex DeBrincat, who can certainly breathe new life into the Wings’ attack. However, the team lacks depth up front, and although they can count on Moritz Seider on defense, the rest of the defensive brigade isn’t very scary.
Ottawa’s attacking top-6 is excellent, with players like Tim Stützle, Drake Batherson, Brady Tkachuk and Claude Giroux.
Erik Brännström is a talented young defenseman who is slow to establish himself as a good offensive defenseman, but at 23, this could be his breakout year.
Not to mention the fact that Joonas Korpisalo and Anton Forsberg don’t make one hell of a tandem in front of goal.
It’s pretty hard to see the Senators sneaking into the playoffs next year with the powers that be in this division.
Then there’s the young Buffalo Sabres, who have one of the NHL’s finest prospect banks, with some of these young talents already in the line-up.
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– Interesting.
Players currently under contract by the Detroit Red Wings who played a game on the 2019-20 team:
Dylan Larkin
Robby Fabbri
Gustav Lidstrom
Taro Hirose
Justin Abdelkader’s Dead Cap HitYzerplan has been in full effect for the last few seasons pic.twitter.com/zC2l9d8BXB
– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) July 28, 2023
– In my opinion, Nathan Mackinnon is one of the three best players in the league.
Nathan MacKinnon had more even strength points last season than:
Alex Ovechkin
Roope Hintz
Johnny Gaudreau
Anze Kopitar
Jesper Bratt
Brad Marchand
Brock Nelson
Jack Eichel
Timo Meier
Jordan Kyrou
Kevin Fiala
Mark Scheifele
Sebastian Aho
Kirill Kaprizovhad points of any type. pic.twitter.com/UxKUehDGF1
– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) July 28, 2023
– Simply too strong.
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– TVA Sports (@TVASports) July 28, 2023