from Rory Boylen of Sportsnet,

Time to rain on your parade. Here are reasons to be pessimistic about each of the 30 NHL teams heading into 2016-17....

CHICAGO
Patrick Kane’s ridiculous 106-point MVP season won’t be duplicated (will anyone get to 100 points this tear?). Duncan Keith — now 33 years old — had to pull out of the World Cup because he’s still recovering from a 2015 injury. And last year was the first time since 2007-08 that the Hawks weren’t top-six in corsi for percentage (they finished 15th).

Everyone’s Cup window eventually closes…

COLORADO
Bad-alytics. The Avs had such a poor corsi percentage last year that the difference between their 30th-ranked mark and New Jersey’s 29th was roughly the same as the difference between the Devils’ and 21st-ranked Columbus.

At least they didn’t trade Tyson Barrie, but that defence is pee-yew, and will be crushed by the Central Division.

COLUMBUS
Sergei Bobrovsky’s injury and poor numbers last season were alarming, and backup Joonas Korpisalo won’t keep posting better numbers in the NHL than any other pro league he’s played in. Nick Foligno had an awful first year of a contract paying him $5.5 million against the cap (a.k.a. David Clarkson money).

Scott Hartnell ($4.75 million) waived his no-trade clause, but the Blue Jackets couldn’t find any takers for a player who looks to be in decline. They will continue to struggle with shots against. Seems a lot could go wrong here again.

27 more teams...