Now that there are just four divisions in the NHL, there isn’t really one “weak” division. I’d say that the Pacific would take that title, but as we’ve seen before that can change quickly. The Metropolitan was supposed to be the weakling this year but it clearly wasn’t. The Atlantic will be tough for years to come, and the Ottawa Senators need to keep up with all the other teams.
There were a lot of upgrades for the teams, and I wanted to take a look at which direction each team is trending. Let’s start off at the top.