I've been the resident pessimist in every fan circle this offseason. While Rask is good enough to steal a whole lot of games, their forward depth isn't as great as people want to pretend it is (particularly the fourth line, even if Kemppainen plays, since that leaves one of Talbot and Rinaldo still in). Their defense is pretty tough to overcome, and that was with Chara and Seidenberg in the lineup. To be fair, if those two being out for an extended period forces Miller and Morrow up and they can perform, I can see the positive in them forcing decisions on the likes of McQuaid, Kevan Miller, and Trotman, but unless they make the leap, this is a team with one top-4, one PMD, and a whole lot of bottom-pairing level people that MIGHT crack the middle pairing.
Something else to keep in mind is that it shouldn't surprise anyone that it was the Kings and Bruins that set records for most points outside the playoffs. After all, the Pacific (Edmonton and Arizona) and Atlantic (Buffalo) had some really bad teams inflating point values. Now that at least two of those three are theoretically going to be a bit better (for me, Buffalo for sure, and probably Edmonton if Talbot's the real deal), point totals in those divisions should come down a little. Add that to the Bruins' current regression, and I pegged them at 80-86 points and out.