NHL Teams to Watch Out For

We are a couple weeks away from the advent of the new NHL season. You know about Connor, Sidney, Ovechkin, Stamkos, and Auston. But are you keeping tabs on these teams heading into the first week of the NHL season?

• Carolina Hurricanes: A popular darkhorse pick, Carolina is looking to finally make the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade. The Canes may be weak in their goalie tandem and may also play in the toughest division in the NHL. However, their left wings and centers are incredible young groups.
• Buffalo Sabres: It isn't just Jack Eichel that you should watch for. Buffalo just picked up Jeff Skinner, Patrik Berglund, and Vladimir Sobotka. They also have Rasmus Dahlin on board as Buffalo looks to take advantage of a weak Atlantic Division.
• Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov and the Panthers are also looking to take advantage of a weakened Atlantic Division. Roberto Luongo proved to be a bit of an ageless wonder, but James Reimer will be waiting in the wings should Luongo fall out of favor. Players to watch for include Vincent Trocheck, Evgenii Dadonov, and Nick Bjugstad.
• Dallas Stars: The Stars just inked Tyler Seguin to a hefty contract. The team overall has plenty of goal scorers on it and have Ben Bishop as the experienced netminder. All the Stars need to do is to put everything together and they'll be a formidable playoff contender.
• Edmonton Oilers: Another team that needs to put it together is Edmonton. It can't just be Connor McDavid doing all the work; players like Milan Lucic and Ryan Strome must be better. The back check, goaltending, and power play must also be better. If they can put it all together, they can be Stanley Cup contenders once again.