We're into the part of the season where the real analysis is starting to fly about which teams are true contenders and which ones are hopeless pretenders. We've got a pretty good grasp on which eight teams from the East will make the playoffs already. The West is a bit more open, but we're probably down to a 10 or 11 team race.

That's too limited though. I don't want to give up hope on anybody in early February. I also don't want to crown the cup champs this early. However, we're pragmatists here at WIIM. There aren't going to be 30 contenders and we can summarize why every team sucks without wasting unnecessary space. With that in mind, we limited ourselves to only three words (allowing for contractions) in giving reasons why all 30 teams can win the Stanley Cup, but will ultimately fail.

Check it out.

Three Words Why They'll Win Three Words Why They'll Lose ANAHEIM powerhouse forward corps high-event gambling ARIZONA hockey gods' pity? won't make playoffs BOSTON rough and tumble bunch of babies BUFFALO not technically eliminated come on, really? CALGARY activate Gaudreau mode not that good CAROLINA Metro division collapses not enough Staals CHICAGO they're really good should've kept Leddy COLORADO PDO rides again Roy isn't magic COLUMBUS injuries end, luck missing too much DALLAS high-flying offense low-hanging fruit DETROIT energy, experience mix dat defense tho EDMONTON shady business dealings they know how FLORIDA steadily improving youth still not close LOS ANGELES acquire Ryan Johansen no Columbus trade MINNESOTA good skating team short one goaltender MONTREAL Price over-reliance Price over-reliance NASHVILLE Rinne beats all no playoff experience NEW JERSEY Satan's a fan Marty ain't returning NY ISLANDERS great possession team thin between pipes NY RANGERS Lundvist is amazing forwards are meh OTTAWA ultimate Cinderella dream c'mon, it's Canada PHILADELPHIA Giroux and Voracek every other player PITTSBURGH top tier talent depth below Crosby SAN JOSE loads of skill can't stop choking ST LOUIS skill and size mentally fragile team TAMPA BAY scoring. defense. goaltending inconsistent defensive play TORONTO ha. ha. ha. ha. ha. ha. VANCOUVER major balanced scoring Ryan Miller implosion WASHINGTON don't face Halak Orpik top pair WINNIPEG Little Kane Byfuglien more Ondrej Pavelec

What three words would you use to describe your team's reasons for/against?