With the thrilling 2015 Stanley Cup in the books it is already time to start talking about which teams could make a run at Hockey’s Holy Grail next season. There will be some huge free agent signings this summer, some major salary cap casualties and of course some team-changing draft choices as well. All of those things could tip the balance of power just a bit as we head into the 2015-2016 season.
They are still cleaning up the confetti from the Stanley Cup Parade in Chicago – what a party indeed! But it is never too early to start thinking about next year and which team will be trying to one-up the festivities in the Windy City.
The NHL regular season is winding down and while the playoff picture may be a cloudy for some teams on the bubble, we’ve reached the point in the season where you can safely lock in about 75 per cent of the teams that will take part in the postseason.
