Every year there’s plenty of turnover in the NHL playoff picture. On average, approximately two teams per conference make the playoffs after failing to do so the season prior.
For new teams to climb into the playoffs, others must fall out. While I’m not going to proclaim these two teams will fall out of the picture entirely, it’s possible. At the very least, we should see a step back.
We’ll start with the side I’m most confident about.
I was really high on the Jets heading into the 2018-19 campaign. Though they fell just one point shy of claiming a Central Division title, I was not impressed with what I saw out of them.