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Thanks for adding your thoughts on the matter, Nikilidstrom.

It turns out, even after a few weeks' time, my presumptous listing of the NHL's best scoring offenses, actually falls in line very similarly with what you detailed. (For the record, here is what I jotted down, in no particular - "power rankings" - order: Was, TB, Phi, Det, Van, Col, Chi, SJ, NYR, Pit, Bos)

At this point in time, or maybe it's just me flip-flopping a bit, I did once have the Kings as an offense to be feared, and I think the Thrashers have been hot for what seems like a month now.

The one team that has me perplexed, though, is Montreal. I can't define them. Are they a just-as-good scoring offense as those above, or is their defense (read as: Carey Price) making them look a heck of a whole let better than what they may lack in scoring touch? Perhaps a mixture of both? Could this actually be one of the finer examples of a "balanced" team, both in offense and defense, thus far into this NHL season? (tho to be honest, about researching offense, my head spins when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of individual "lines", 1-4, for each team - they shift from game to game, week to week too much for me to notice too much, other than most of the talent seems to be concentrated onto the first two.)

To re-address the goalie question I offered previously, in my biased opinion, I can only name three teams for which I feel can win any night, against any team, based on their goalies alone (or the rotation of them therein) are: Boston, Montreal, & suprisingly, even to me, Nashville at this point, is eye-opening. (In the first month, though, I would have definitely included St. Louis as well, and maybe Pittsburgh, too.)


But, what am I talking about? Everything is still up in the air, and things can change quick enough in the NHL, especially since there is still about 3/5 of a season left to go (and that's not even factoring in the unpredictability that comes when the playoffs start).

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