The North Division has taken its lumps — largely from critics south of the border — that somehow it is the weakest division. I’m not sure how anyone comes to a conclusion which division is strongest or weakest, given they don’t play against each other. Each division ended up with six teams that made the 24-team playoff bubble last year. The Metropolitan Division has Carolina, Pittsburgh, Washington and the New York Islanders heading to the post-season. The traditional “Central Division” is holding up its end of the bargain: Winnipeg, Colorado and surprising Minnesota are more or less locks this year.

Source: thestar May 03, 2021 15:44 UTC