Their Metro rivals, the New York Rangers, made identical gains after trading for Jacob Trouba, signing Artemi Panarin, and drafting Kaapo Kakko #2 overall. Entering the second year of what looked like a long rebuild, the Blueshirts were a +6600 afterthought before their flurry of activity. But Jeff Gorton's retooled roster is now +2500 to win the 2020 Cup, as well.

While there wasn't as much movement in the West, Dallas is now seen as legitimate threat, going from +2800 to +2000. The Stars added Joe Pavelski and Corey Perry in free agency and, despite losing perennially underrated Mats Zuccarello, are now firmly in the top tier of the conference, along with Vegas (+1000), Colorado (+1200), St. Louis (+1400), San Jose (+1600), Nashville (+1600), and Winnipeg (+1600). After Dallas, there's a big drop off to Arizona at +3300."