Top Ten Teams Most Likely to Win the Presidents' Trophy in the 2021 NHL Season

My personal favorite to win the Cup next in 2021. When they beat Boston last playoffs, I knew that we could very well be looking at a dynasty team. That's not easy though. If they can stay under the cap limit with the guys they got, I think they'll be one of the favorites every year for the next few years, if not longer.

I really can't see any team from the East being that competitive against them, except for maybe Boston and Columbus.

They didn't win the President's Trophy, but they won something even better: the Stanley Cup!

My Western favorite for 2021. The addition of Pietrangelo could very well push them over the line to a Cup. I was quite surprised by the way the Canucks were able to put up a strong fight against them - not a good sign for Vegas. But, with each playoff run, they learn lots and get that experience that could also be the turn to a Cup.

Not to mention their legendary goaltending, probably the best in the league.

They've beaten the San Jose Sharks 13 times in a row. That's good enough for me.

Vegas has two very good goalies. I don't know if they will keep both for the whole season, but if they do, it could be good. If they notice one team in their division is doing really well against one of them, they can put the other goalie against that team.

The Avs seem to be the early heavy favorite to win the Stanley Cup, so how could I not put them first on this list? I was quite surprised to see the Stars beat them last playoffs, but I doubt the Avs will let that kind of thing happen again.

I almost guarantee them going to the semi-finals. They've got high-quality goaltending, defense, and offense above all. MacKinnon is one of the best players right now, but even taking him out of the equation, they're an amazingly talented team.

I guess the Canucks were just super hot last playoffs because there's no way that they have a better team than the Blues. Especially now, I think that the Blues have improved their team, which puts them in a very good position to succeed. If Binnington can keep up his great goalkeeping, then they could easily lead the league in points in 2021.

I don't want to overestimate the Flames since they're my second favorite team. With the addition of Markstrom, and if he can be as good as he was last season, then the Flames will be a solid Cup contender.

Granted, they lost Brodie, but they also gained Tanev. Overall, they're a better team than last year. Also, remember that they gave the Stars a good go last playoffs without Tkachuk, and the Stars went to the finals! Just talking about that gets me excited. Part of me thinks I should have put them a bit higher on the list.

I'm very skeptical about the Flyers. A lot of people were picking them to win the Cup last playoffs, but I was definitely not on board with that prediction. I don't know, they don't give me a Cup-contending feeling at all. I guess they don't have the experience yet.

If Patrick could become a late bloomer, then we're looking at something a lot different. I hope they can get somewhere though. I've always liked the Flyers.

Okay, the Bruins are still a Cup contender, no question about that. Remember that they didn't have Rask when they played against Tampa last playoffs. They are going to be more of an underdog next season, so it wouldn't surprise me if they surprised everyone. They also have a good chunk of young talent that's just getting started.

They always do well in the season, and now they don't have to go against Tampa Bay or Boston. So, they could be very good.

I know, they went to the finals, why are they so low? Well, I don't really see them as a regular-season kind of team. They are really a playoff team, which is an amazing thing to be. I also find it hard to think that they'll be as good as last season. They definitely are still a Cup contender, but I am predicting that they're slightly on the down-slope. Prove me wrong, Dallas.

If there's a Canadian division, I could very well see Edmonton winning it. McDavid is only going to get better, and Draisaitl is probably at his peak. So, they will be better in 2021. If Smith can continue to be a solid goalie, then, as weird as it is to say, they could be a Cup contender.

The defense is what they want to forget about. But if their offense can be insanely good, then maybe the defense won't matter as much. We all know defense is needed though, so good luck, Edmonton.