The NHL is made up of 32 teams and only 7 or 8 of them are true contenders. The San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks may be at the very bottom of the list but is their future going to be worth the lows? What are the Anaheim Ducks doing and how are they going to move forward with Trevor Zegras? Is there even a Yzerplan? What do the Detroit Red Wings have in store for themselves this season? The Nashville Predators are only going as far as Juusse Saros can take them. The Calgary Flames fall into this category as well. They don't have the elite goal-scoring to push them over the edge. The Florida Panthers make a case to be on the cusp of Pretender and Contender. The Boston Bruins are a social experiment. How big will the drop-off be without Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci? Toronto Maple Leafs added Tyler Bertuzzi but still their defense still needs work. And Vegas is well, Vegas.

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