PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

As a comparison to our projections, we asked our partners at BetMGM to provide over/under points lines for five key players SIDNEY CROSBY 86JAKE GUENTZEL 86EVGENI MALKIN 78BRYAN RUST 73KRIS LETANG 70 *Projections are not legal betting lines and are subject to change >TOP 10 PROSPECTS >SLEEPER OR BUST Despite an aging core, the Pens will still be a competitive team, and for the second time in three years, TRISTAN JARRY garnered Vezina votes. He’ll be a 28-year-old UFA next summer, so there’s added incentive to shine again.…

BUFFALO SABRES

As a comparison to our projections, we asked our partners at BetMGM to provide over/under points lines for five key players TAGE THOMPSON 72JEFF SKINNER 60RASMUS DAHLIN 57VICTOR OLOFSSON 54KYLE OKPOSO 45 *Projections are not legal betting lines and are subject to change >TOP 10 PROSPECTS >SLEEPER OR BUST A move to center worked wonders for TAGE THOMPSON, and even with a regression from a career-high 15.0 shooting percentage, he’s slated to skate on the No. 1 line with a slew of similarly young and talented wingers. Believe in him.…

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

As a comparison to our projections, we asked our partners at BetMGM to provide over/under points lines for five key players PATRICK KANE 94SETH JONES 55JONATHAN TOEWS 47MAX DOMI 46ANDREAS ATHANASIOU 43 *Projections are not legal betting lines and are subject to change >TOP 10 PROSPECTS >SLEEPER OR BUST MAX DOMI, a seven-year NHL vet, is on his fifth team. He’s never lived up to his first-round status, but he’ll get every opportunity to put up career numbers playing across from Patrick Kane. Plus he’s a UFA in 2023, so there’s incentive.…

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