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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1792382" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordo-on-the-nhl-assessing-the-central-division-as-training-camps-open/article_c3812628-d17a-5087-8998-8b45db773094.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Jeff%20Gordon" target="_blank">Jeff Gordon</a></p><p></p><p>The Winnipeg Jets are the wild card team in the Central Division as teams prepare for training camp.</p><p>The rest of the teams are known quantities. The Colorado Avalanche still rule coming off their Stanley Cup parade. Losing No. 2 center Nazem Kadri to free agency will hurt and the team's goaltending is murky, but elite talent can cover a lot of shortcomings.</p><p>The veteran Blues are still a postseason threat despite losing David Perron to free agency. They will need to sort out their defensive corps on the fly this season and keep Jordan Binnington on track, but they still have admirable depth.</p><p>The big, hard-hitting Nashville Predators have a football team on skates and Dominik Hasek wannabe Juuse Saros in goal. They locked in Filip Forsberg for the long haul and got sturdier with the additions of winger Nino Niederreiter and defenseman Ryan McDonagh.</p><p></p><p>The Minnesota Wild are rebuilding on the fly around superstar Karill Kaprizov and young forwards Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi after moving from Ryan Suter and Zach Parise. Whacking those two veterans created the salary cap penalty that forced Kevin Fiala onto the trade block after his 85-point season. So they could take one step back.</p><p>The Dallas Stars still have Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn on burdensome contracts, but their new foundation is in place with forwards Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz breaking out. GM Jim Nill got an extension and new coach in Peter DeBoer should keep them in the hunt as the transition continues.</p><p>The Chicago Blackhawks are shamelessly tanking. So are the Arizona Coyotes. Which team can lose more? That will be a highly competitive race to the bottom as they battle for favorable draft lottery odds.</p><p>So that leaves the Winnipeg Jets to figure out. They hired old-school coach Rick Bowness to restore defensive order</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1792382, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordo-on-the-nhl-assessing-the-central-division-as-training-camps-open/article_c3812628-d17a-5087-8998-8b45db773094.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Jeff%20Gordon']Jeff Gordon[/URL] The Winnipeg Jets are the wild card team in the Central Division as teams prepare for training camp. The rest of the teams are known quantities. The Colorado Avalanche still rule coming off their Stanley Cup parade. Losing No. 2 center Nazem Kadri to free agency will hurt and the team's goaltending is murky, but elite talent can cover a lot of shortcomings. The veteran Blues are still a postseason threat despite losing David Perron to free agency. They will need to sort out their defensive corps on the fly this season and keep Jordan Binnington on track, but they still have admirable depth. The big, hard-hitting Nashville Predators have a football team on skates and Dominik Hasek wannabe Juuse Saros in goal. They locked in Filip Forsberg for the long haul and got sturdier with the additions of winger Nino Niederreiter and defenseman Ryan McDonagh. The Minnesota Wild are rebuilding on the fly around superstar Karill Kaprizov and young forwards Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi after moving from Ryan Suter and Zach Parise. Whacking those two veterans created the salary cap penalty that forced Kevin Fiala onto the trade block after his 85-point season. So they could take one step back. The Dallas Stars still have Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn on burdensome contracts, but their new foundation is in place with forwards Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz breaking out. GM Jim Nill got an extension and new coach in Peter DeBoer should keep them in the hunt as the transition continues. The Chicago Blackhawks are shamelessly tanking. So are the Arizona Coyotes. Which team can lose more? That will be a highly competitive race to the bottom as they battle for favorable draft lottery odds. So that leaves the Winnipeg Jets to figure out. They hired old-school coach Rick Bowness to restore defensive order [/QUOTE]
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