Do the off season moves by the Rangers and Flyers make the Atlantic Division the toughest in hockey?

	Do the off season moves by the Rangers and Flyers make the Atlantic Division the toughest in hockey? I am not necessarily saying the best or most talented nor am I saying that the Stanley Cup will land back here in the east, but will it be the toughest division to win? You have the Penguins who are the young up and comers. They have a solid young core along with a few very capable veterans. The Rangers were a playoff team who added two more stars to their lineup. Lou Lamourello and the Devils have always been able to plug in players as they were needed and be successful. The Flyers appear to have completed their face-lift adding a considerable amount of talent to another relatively young squad. Is the Atlantic Divison going to be the toughest in the league? If so, why? If not, which will be tougher and why? Asked By: Lubers25 - 7/4/2007

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Top to bottom, there is no question the Atlantic will be the toughest division to play in. The unbalanced schedule will make it even tougher for the 5 teams. If I had to guess I'd say that the Rangers and Pens will be battling for the top spot while the Devils and Flyers will be challenging for 3rd place. Unfortunately for Islander fans, the loss of Smyth AND Blake will make for a long season. Additionally, while Kozlov and Yashin took a lot of heat from everyone, they did contribute on some level (at least in the regular season). Unless the Isles pull off some moves they'll very likely be looking a lot like the '06-07 Flyers. The Northwest division would be the next toughest. However, Vancouver, specifically Luongo, will be tested to achieve similar heights as this past year and the depleted Oilers are a huge question mark to rebound from a forgettable year. Nonetheles, those teams battled hard all season and Colorado has done a nice job of fortifying itself after coming up short in the playoff chase. Conversely, the Central division has to be the biggest cake walk for the Wings at this point. The Preds are a lame duck team selling off its pieces and the Jackets are a perennial non-factor. The Blues are trying to step up and the Hawks might stop the freefall with their youth movement, but Detroit is going to pull some serious points out of that division. Answered By: zapcity29 - 7/4/2007

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Well basically I think it does make it a more competitive division but there were also losers in the UFA game, namely the Isles and the Devils so what we may see is a shift of the balance of power with the Rangers, Pens and Flyers duking it out for the top spot while the other two flounder at the bubble line. Answered By: PuckDat - 7/5/2007

Yes, it will be the toughest. You made some key points. The Rangers and Penguins both have some good, young players, though the Pens have a few more. But the Rangers mix of young guns and veterans seems to be the key. Some of their players fit both categories, such as the recently-acquired Drury (who WILL wear 23, according to the Rangers' official roster now), and Gomez. The Devils do always seem to plug in players and be successful. Gomez and Rafalski were great examples of that. They may be gone now, but the Devils can just as easily plug in someone new and thrive. Look at Oduya and Parise. The Flyers' additions of Briere, Lupul, and Smith will get them back in the hunt, but I think they'll finish 4th in the division, which is too strong for them to get back to the top of yet. The Islanders will be a distant 5th in the division, after losing Yashin, Blake, Zednik, Smyth, Kozlov, and Poti. The Islanders may be the only sub-.500 team in the division. Answered By: David D - 7/5/2007

Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, how is the Pacific Division not getting attention for this one? The Ducks, Sharks, and Stars were all fantastic teams last year, putting up 110pts, 107pts, and 107pts respectively, and none of those three look to be any worse for this coming season. The Pacific Division wasn't won until the last game of the season (Sharks losing to Vancouver and Anaheim beating Columbus decided who won the division in game 82 for each team). And this next year Los Angeles will be much better also (having made a lot of solid free agent signings to at least become respectable). I'm not saying that it's the most difficult division, but I definitely believe it's tougher than the Northwest (since our third place team had a better record than the Northwest Champ last season). Answered By: wlfgngpck - 7/5/2007

The New York Rangers, I think had the best free agent signings. To get two great goal scorers and to go along with what they already have, I like The New York Rangers and the Anaheim Ducks in the Stanley Cup..... Sound good doesn't it? Besides hockey needs a strong market team in the Finals... Answered By: Adam b - 7/4/2007

I think it will be the toughest, or at least one of the toughest. If u look at it, its the division that greatly impacted the free agency pool Answered By: Cheeeeeechooooooo - 7/4/2007

It's starting to look that way. As far as teams go, I think the Penguins are best prepared for the next season because their nucleus is in place and the players they added are only going to add to the depth that they already have. For that, I think they will win the division. The Rangers are slightly behind Pittsburgh in overall talent. They have a decent team and the difference is that they have added players that will establish depth to the team rather than just add to it. I can see the Blueshirts finishing anywhere between 2nd and 3rd place. The Flyers have restructured their team. They aren't going to open the season on a tear. Time is their greatest opponent as they work to get used to all the new faces. I don't think they will finish any lower than 4th but can put up a good fight with the Rangers. The Devils are the great unknown. Talent-wise they took a hit. But I learned to never count them down and out. Big Lou will be the greatest determining factor this season. They can be a strong 3rd place team but I'm thinking 4th if the holes that were left prove to be insurmountable. I can't see the Islanders finishing higher than 5th place. They were essentially gutted due to bone-headed management. Sorry Isles fans, this year looks to be a tough one. The great thing is that when the playoffs are about to start, we'll see if I know anything. Answered By: AwesomeBill - 7/4/2007

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