The Atlantic is a peculiar division, housing two of the top three teams in the league last year including the President Trophy winning Tampa Bay Lightning and the Boston Bruins, representing the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup finals. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished in the top ten as well from the Atlantic.
At the same time, the Atlantic division represented three of the bottom five teams in the league being the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and Ottawa Senators. (The other two being New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings.