Bruins Odds To win the cup aren't that bad after all
The NHL published an article about the league's "Super 16," which rates the best sixteen teams ahead of the regular season.
The rankings reveal which teams have the best probability of capturing the Stanley Cup this season.
The Boston Bruins dominated the NHL last season, establishing all-time records for wins (65) and points (135), but they have lost Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, and several other key players. According to the NHL, this knocks them out of contention for a top-five rating.
The Bruins are ranked 10th among the "Super 16" teams. According to Amalie Benjamin, an NHL staff writer,
"It's hard to know where exactly to slot the Bruins this season. On one hand, they set NHL all-time records last season for wins (65) and points (135). On the other, they lost their top two centers to retirement in future Hall of Famer Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, subtracting a combined 35 years of experience, stellar 200-foot play and leadership. They'll need help at center during the season if they're going to seriously contend once the playoffs start. But I still believe this is a playoff team, even with the significant losses, with a more-than-solid defensive core and a goalie tandem that allowed the fewest goals in the NHL last season in Jeremy Swayman and reigning Vezina Trophy-winner Linus Ullmark."
As of right now, the NHL has the Bruins finishing with 80 points below teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, and others.
Other NHL staff members ranked the NHL's "Super 16" and here is how it looked:
AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. New Jersey Devils; 4. Edmonton Oilers; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. Carolina Hurricanes; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Los Angeles Kings; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. Seattle Kraken; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Boston Bruins; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. Buffalo Sabres; 16. Florida Panthers
NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Edmonton Oilers; 6. Colorado Avalanche; 7. Pittsburgh Penguins; 8. New Jersey Devils; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Los Angeles Kings; 11. Seattle Kraken; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Buffalo Sabres; 15. Boston Bruins; 16. Florida Panthers
TOM GULITTI
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. New Jersey Devils; 4. Colorado Avalanche; 5. Dallas Stars; 6. Edmonton Oilers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Florida Panthers; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. New York Rangers; 11. Los Angeles Kings; 12. Seattle Kraken; 13. Minnesota Wild; 14. Tampa Bay Lightning; 15. Ottawa Senators; 16. Pittsburgh Penguins
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Dallas Stars; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Colorado Avalanche; 4. New Jersey Devils; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Edmonton Oilers; 8. Florida Panthers; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Buffalo Sabres; 13. New York Islanders; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Boston Bruins; 16. Seattle Kraken
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Dallas Stars; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. Edmonton Oilers; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Tampa Bay Lightning; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Los Angeles Kings; 11. Toronto Maple Leafs; 12. New York Rangers; 13. Seattle Kraken; 14. Buffalo Sabres; 15. Minnesota Wild; 16. Calgary Flames
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SEPTEMBRE 2 | 59 ANSWERS Bruins Odds To win the cup aren't that bad after all Will the Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 2024? | ||
| Yes | 19 | 32.2 % |
| No | 40 | 67.8 % |
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