Most improved team

[Edge 0]

Vancouver, Minnesota, and my coyotes(maybe we'll make the playoffs this year! I think Roenick will pick up the slack back in AZ :)

[Chadd 916]

Anaheim because they got the best player moved during the summer.

They should be able to get a decent return on whatever goalie they decide to move as well. They're my early favorite to win the west.

[Meathead 0]

Chara is a oaf and Savard doesn't play defense. Boston is the new Pittsburgh (Gonchar and Palffy)

Best teams right now in order...

Calgary, Carolina, San Jose, Anaheim, Ottawa, Dallas, Nashville, Buffalo

[kosydar 0]

How is Buffalo one of the top teams in the league when half their guys aren't even signed yet?

[Meathead 0]

How is Buffalo one of the top teams in the league when half their guys aren't even signed yet?

Because they are all RFA's and most of them will be signed.

[kosydar 0]

I don't think you can make that assumption. The team salary right now isn't particularly low, and a lot of key players who will be getting raises need to be signed.

[Eazy_b97 1]

They'll be signed if Buffalo has the cash, which they apperantly don't.

[willc7786 0]

last year, buffalos salary was $29 million, so they have 15 more to spend this year...brieres arbitration was a big hurt though

[Chadd 916]

last year, buffalos salary was $29 million, so they have 15 more to spend this year...brieres arbitration was a big hurt though

They aren't going to max out their cap number.

[willc7786 0]

they're of course not going to max out, I was just saying that they do have some breathing room. A lot of people would expect a team that got that far to be more cap heavy and not have any room, but thats not the case with Buffalo

[Eazy_b97 1]

Why would people think that? Half the team is in Arbitration and the majority of people had Buffalo outside the playoffs at the start of the season. It wasn't a team of superstars which usually takes up the cap numbers (see Tampa).