Everyone waz saying kuemper was suspect at best at the time.The 2022 team was as close to the perfect machine as you could get in today's NHL. You can argue that Makar, Mackinnon, Nuke are all better players today but Rantanen has disappointed and Toews has regressed a bit too. Couple that in with
Kadri > Mittlestadt
Kuemper > Georgiev
The absence of Landeskog
I think the 22 team beats today's team in 5 or 6
Amount of followers dusty Wayne has: 260kDo this years Oilers and the 1984 Oilers now.
People saying Avs had goaltending in 21-22. Francouz was an awesome backup, but we had a one-eyed-Kuemper as the starter.
Ya but the mystery box could be anything, it could even be a Stanley Cup! You know how much they’ve wanted one of those.Why would anyone think this is close?
Your goal is to win a Stanley Cup. So the poll presents you with two options:
The team that won a Stanley Cup or the mystery box?
This.2022 Avs were one of the most dominant teams of the cap era.
16-4 in the playoffs with bad goaltending. There were barely any games in that run where they didn´t outplay the opponent.
Toews definitely hasn’t regressed. Kadri/Kuemper over Mitts and George is questionable.The 2022 team was as close to the perfect machine as you could get in today's NHL. You can argue that Makar, Mackinnon, Nuke are all better players today but Rantanen has disappointed and Toews has regressed a bit too. Couple that in with
Kadri > Mittlestadt
Kuemper > Georgiev
The absence of Landeskog
I think the 22 team beats today's team in 5 or 6
Why would anyone think this is close?
Your goal is to win a Stanley Cup. So the poll presents you with two options:
The team that won a Stanley Cup or the mystery box?
tough choice. The 2022 Avalanche had the referees in their pockets. However, the 2024 Avalanche also have the referees in their pockets.
I said the avs aren't as good as they were in 2022 AND the competition improved.This is dictated by the strength of that Avs team.
You say the opponents were bad. Thats because the 2022 Avs made them look bad.