The playoffs are over, time for the off-season. In the field of possibilities, where everything is always greener in our yard than in that of the neighbor. A handful of smart draft picks, a few steals in the trade market and presto, every club can claim to win the Stanley Cup in three years.
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However, three years, in hockey, is a long time. What would fans of 2019 and 2022 tell each other if they met in a time machine? Back to the future.
Ducks d’Anaheim
2019: “Hampus Lindholm. Brandon Montour. Josh Manson. Cam Fowler. In three years, we will have one of the best defenses in the league. »
2022: “Or not. »
Coyotes of l’Arizona
2022: “The good news? The Coyotes are still in Arizona. The bad ? There are just 5,000 seats left in the arena. »
Bruins de Boston
2022: “Do you remember, in 2019, when we reached the final after a season of 107 points? »
2019: “Of course! »
2022: “Well, we made as many points this season. Except this time, we fired our head coach. »
buffalo sabers
2019: “Jack Eichel. Rasmus Dahlin. Sam Reinhart. Alex Nylander. Casey Mittelstadt. Dylan Cozens. The rebuild is complete. Now, the Cup is ours! »
2022: “How can I tell you…”
Flames de Calgary
2019: “Sean Monahan just scored 82 points. Finally an elite center in Calgary. Impossible for him to leave. »
2022: “It’s true, it is untradeable. But for other reasons. »
Carolina Hurricanes
2022: “Two guys on our fourth line cost us nearly $8 million this season. »
2019: “Well, let’s see. Who is that ? »
2022: «Max Domi et Jesperi Kotkaniemi. »
PHOTO FRANÇOIS ROY, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Blackhawks de Chicago
2019: “Have we found our guardian of the future? »
2022: “Next question, please. »
Blue Jackets de Columbus
2019: “With Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Seth Jones, Cam Atkinson, Josh Anderson and Matt Duchene, the future is bright. »
2022: “Yes. Somewhere else. »
Colorado Avalanche
2022: “It will be fine. »
2019: “Why do you say that? »
2022: “You will understand. »
Dallas Stars
2022: “We came within two victories of winning the Stanley Cup with a 33-year-old reserve goaltender as a starter. »
Red Wings de Detroit
2019: “Still so bad? »
2022: “Still as bad. »
Oilers d’Edmonton
2019: “Have we found a new goalkeeper? »
2022 : « Oui. »
2019: “Oh dear! That’s exciting. Who is it ? »
2022 : « Mike Smith… »
PHOTO AMBER BRACKEN, THE CANADIAN PRESS ARCHIVES
Mike Smith
Florida Panthers
2022: “We won the President’s trophy, lalalere. »
2019: “It is sure that with Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov, it is 60 guaranteed goals. It helps. »
2022 : « … »
Los Angeles Kings
2022: “Marc Bergevin and Phillip Danault are now with us. Danault is even our second best scorer. The best ? We gave nothing back! »
PHOTO FRANÇOIS ROY, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Phillip Danault, in black-white-grey
Wild du Minnesota
2022: “One of our forwards just had a 108-point season. »
2019: «Zach Paris or Eric Staal? »
Montreal Canadiens
2022: “Last summer, we reached the Stanley Cup final by winning the Western Conference title. »
2019: “Do you mean from the East? »
2022: “No, no, from the West. »
Predators of Nashville
2022: “Kevin Fiala has scored 85 points this season. »
2019: “Are you serious? »
2022: “Yes. Unfortunately, he was no longer with us. »
PHOTO FRANÇOIS ROY, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Kevin Fiala, of the Wild of Minnesota
New Jersey Devils
2019: “We can’t do worse than last season. »
2022 : « … »
2019: “Can we? »
Islanders de New York
2022: “Since 2019, despite three different homes, we have reached the semi-final twice. And we still fired our head coach. »
Rangers de New York
2022: “Hire Artemi Panarin as a free agent, acquire Adam Fox for next to nothing and win the draft lottery, it doesn’t change the world, except…”
Ottawa Senators
2019: “Which will last longer: Liberal rule in Ottawa or our reconstruction?” »
2022: “Our reconstruction. It’s obvious. »
Philadelphia Flyers
2019: “With Carter Hart, we are in the car for the next 15 years. »
2022: “We would have to agree on the model of the car, on the other hand…”
PHOTO BERNARD BRAULT, PRESS ARCHIVES
Carter Hart
Penguins de Pittsburgh
2019: “Then, how do young people develop? »
2022: “Young people? What young people? »
San Jose Sharks
2019: “Ha! Ha! Ha! We had the best of the Senators in the trade for Erik Karlsson. »
2022: “I don’t think so, no. »
Blues de St. Louis
2022: “Do you remember Jordan Binnington? »
2019: “The one who just gave us the Cup? »
2022: “Yeah. He’s back as a reserve – at 6 million a season. »
Lightning de Tampa Bay
2019: “The Jackets have eliminated us in four straight games. Need to clean up. »
2022: “Trust Julien BriseBois. »
Maple Leafs de Toronto
2019: “With John Tavares, Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner, nothing can stop us. »
2022: “The Canadian wants to speak. »
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, ARCHIVES LA PRESSE
The Canadiens players celebrate a goal by Paul Byron in front of Auston Matthews.
Canucks de Vancouver
2022: “In 2021, COVID-19 hit us hard. »
2019: “The what? »
2022: “Where to start…”
Golden Knights de Vegas
2022: “We added Jack Eichel, Mark Stone and Alex Pietrangelo. But our best scorer remains the same as in 2019: Jonathan Marchessault. »
Capitals de Washington
2019: “Alexander Ovechkin will slow down one day, right? »
2022: “I assure you, that day has not yet arrived. »
Winnipeg Jets
2019: “With our defense, I give us a year to be champions. At worst, two. »
2022: “Do you know what? So stay in 2019. It was a lot better than today. »
