NHL Playoff Contenders: Avalanche and Oilers Lead the Pack

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00:00the playoffs is where it begins here and again we're a couple months out from the playoffs some

00:03of these teams just trying to figure out exactly where they stand the colorado avalanche right now

00:06are the favorites to win the stanley cup at a plus 390 price followed by the lightning the

00:10hurricanes the vegas gold knights and the panthers then you have the edmonton oilers just on the

00:14outside there at about a 10 to 1 price before the season started troy who did you like for the

00:18stanley cup and also what are you seeing now once we're in the month of december i'm gonna need you

00:24guys to trust me on this one but i really did like the avalanche coming into the season because

00:28that i mentioned uh yeah i i i am there are two teams in the western conference and we mentioned

00:34one of them that do give me some concern and we mentioned the edmonton oilers i still think they're

00:39a really powerful team if they get the goaltending to to back up their offense the other team that was

00:45on that board that you saw there the vegas golden knights you know they lost mark stone at the start

00:49of the year and it really seemed to hurt their power play and you know they struggled uh of late

00:54but they have points in in 16 of the last 18 games they're a really strong team that power play is

01:00really uh is is great and and jack eichel is a superstar that not a lot of people talk about

01:05you know how much speed he he brings to the game and and really lengthens that lineup mitch marner has

01:10come in and you know offseason addition from the toronto maple leafs and and he really lengthens that

01:15lineup and he really brings a defensive mindset which uh not a lot of people ought to talk about but

01:20uh he really makes that team a lot stronger on the defensive end uh and and i think vegas is a

01:26team i'd be worried about vegas and you know vegas and edmonton in the pacific division uh can can

01:31you know if they get to the playoffs and you know they're battle-tested teams who have won stanley

01:36cups before so i think that's the colorado when once we get to the postseason uh it'll it might be a

01:41a little different story