Teams that are better on paper now than they were last season: CAR, CBJ, DET, EDM, LAK, MTL, NSH, NYI, NYR, OTT, SEA, WSH.
Teams that are worse: BOS, CGY, CHI, COL, DAL, FLA, PHI, SJS, STL, TBL, TOR, VGK
Teams that are basically the same: ANA, ARZ, BUF, MIN, NJD, PIT, VAN, WPG