They should be competitive. They are not a deep team but if the goaltending holds up they are definitely in the mix for a playoff spot. But in the West that same could be said for many teams... Edmonton, Calgary, Dallas... really only two team that would be a shocker to make the playoffs are Phoenix and Vancouver, I also think Chicago is done as a team but they could have a deadcat bounce back year. Everyone else has a good chance of being in the mix. Unlike the East were there are like 5 teams that I'd be shocked if they made it and really probably 4 teams (NJD, Buff, Carolina, Florida) in the mix for the last playoff spot, with the remaining 7 playoff teams from last year all likely to be back.