Friday, September 30, 2016

NHL's Western Conference race seems to be set up to be wild (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this April 21, 2016, file photo, Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf celebrates after scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators during the first period of Game 4 in an NHL hockey first-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Nashville, Tenn. The NHL's Western Conference should be wild, as usual, with a slew of teams with a shot to advance to the Stanley Cup finals. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

The NHL's Western Conference should be wild all season, perhaps as much as ever as parity reigns and points are tough to come by on any given night. The defending Conference champion San Jose Sharks, who had five players in the World Cup of Hockey finals , certainly appear to have a chance to be among the final two still skating in mid-June. The Blackhawks and Kings, who alternated as champions from 2012 to 2015 and won five Cups in a six-season span, failed to even make it out of the first round last in 2016.


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