Vegas Golden Knights head coach Pete DeBoer is preparing for the 2020-21 season to be a potentially very difficult one for his squad.
With the NHL having to do division realignments for the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Knights are set to be in a division with the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, and the Dallas Stars, who were all amongst the league's top teams last season.
«That's the group of death, to use a soccer term,» DeBoer said Tuesday, according to The Athletic's Jesse Granger.
While DeBoer is correct that the top teams in division are all stacked, it is important to note that the division is also set to have weaker teams in the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and Arizona Coyotes. All four of those teams placed in the bottom 10 last season in points percentage.
These proposed divisions have not yet been named official, but the NHL has stated on numerous occasions their desire to realign teams in order to mitigate travel during the current pandemic. If the divisions do get realigned as many suggest they will, fans will be in for some great games and fantastic rivalries throughout the 2020-21 campaign.
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