1. Vancouver Canucks

It should come as no surprise that Vancouver played as well as they did in the Playoff bubble last season.

2. Toronto Maple Leafs

There is far too much talent on this team to fail once again. But the frustration will grow when the cap crunch comes.

3. Calgary Flames

A few shrewd moves in the offseason have Calgary hoping they solved their glaring issues. Mainly in net.

4. Edmonton Oilers

Expect huge scoring numbers from the offense. The rest of the group needs to be above average or better to clinch a playoff spot.

5. Winnipeg Jets

They could be a sneaky good team with Connor Hellebuyck in net.

6. Montreal Canadiens

A lot has to go right for them once again. Unfortunately they play in a very talented Canadian division.

7. Ottawa Senators

The future is quickly coming for them and this season will be an interesting one to watch.

Head Coach: Travis Green

Key Position: Defensemen

Key Acquisitions: D Nate Schmidt (Las Vegas)

Head Coach: Sheldon Keefe

Key Position: Defensemen

Key Acquisitions: F Wayne Simmonds (Buffalo), F Joe Thornton (San Jose), F Jimmy Vesey (Buffalo), D TJ Brodie (Calgary)

Head Coach: Geoff Ward

Key Position: Goaltender

Key Acquisitions: F Josh Leivo (Vancouver), D Christopher Tanev (Vancouver), G Jacob Markstrom (Vancouver)

Head Coach: Dave Tippett

Key Position: Defensemen

Key Acquisitions: F Kyle Turris (Nashville), D Tyson Barrie (Toronto)

Head Coach: Paul Maurice

Key Position: Forwards

Key Acquisitions: F Paul Stastny (Las Vegas)

Head Coach: Claude Julien

Key Position: Goaltender

Key Acquisitions: F Josh Anderson (Columbus), F Tyler Toffoli (Vancouver), D Joel Edmundson (Carolina), G Jake Allen (St. Louis)

Head Coach: D.J. Smith

Key Position: Everything

Key Acquisitions: F Evgenii Dadonov (Florida), F Alex Galchenyuk (Minnesota), F Derek Stepan (Arizona), F Austin Watson (Nashville), D Braydon Coburn (Tampa Bay), D Erik Gudbranson (Anaheim), G Matt Murray (Pittsburgh)