NHL: Five Teams Best Positioned To Win The Stanley Cup In 2022
By Jim Lynch
The Stanley Cup playoffs are right around the corner and there are a lot of teams to be excited about.
16 teams make the playoffs, but only one wins the Stanley Cup. There are a lot of teams well-positioned to win the championship but only one can come away with the trophy. Today I want to talk about the five teams well-positioned to win the cup.
Right off the bat, I have to say this. Any team that makes the postseason can win. All it takes is a hot goalie or a team finding themselves at the right time to make even a team with a bad seeding a contender for the Cup.
The last time we had an actual 82 game season was in 2018-19 and the first round of the playoffs saw all four wild card teams win their series, anything truly can happen in the postseason.
So, let’s talk about the five teams’ best positioned to win the Stanley Cup in 2022!
1. The Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are first up on my list. The Flames added Tyler Toffoli in February and the deal has been paying off great with Toffoli putting up 15 points in 19 games thus far with the Flames.
Calgary is well-positioned to be the top team out of the Pacific Division. While a lot of people talk about Colorado as the top team in the west, Calgary might have a bit easier of a first two rounds in the postseason and could be well-rested by the time they reach the Western Conference Final.
Calgary has been led by their three stars in Gaudreau Tkachuk and Lindholm, and adding Toffoli to the mix has just made them that much better.