Already thinking about spring and real games? Youre not alone. We asked David Schoenfield, Sam Miller and Dan Szymborski to talk about their thoughts about how the 2017 races are already shaping up.David Schoenfield: Weve had big deals and controversial deals, and we had the Diamondbacks signing Fernando Rodney. The offseason isnt complete, but who is your team to beat right now?Sam Miller: This is normally when I ask Dan what ZiPS says and defer. I think theres a good case that the Dodgers and the Cubs are close to equal, but any argument against the Cubs feels cheap. They lose Dexter Fowler and two months of Aroldis Chapman, gain Kyle Schwarber and Wade Davis and Koji Uehara, from one of the best teams weve seen in 15 years.Dan Szymborski: Cubs. Even with the Nationals being aggressive, still Cubs. Theyre still the obvious favorite until they prove they dont deserve the label. I live in constant fear that theyll do something seemingly silly like pick up Ubaldo Jimenez for the fifth starter job but then he goes out and wins the NL Cy Young. Because Cubs.Miller: Whats the least-troll-y argument we could make against the Cubs? The rotation loses Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks is a regression candidate, Jake Arrieta is already regressing, so are they an injury or two from the pitching staff being a problem?Schoenfield: Plus, all the starters were healthy all season. Yes, the defense will help cover some of that, but it would be reasonable to expect that all four starters will be worse and the fifth starter will be worse than Jason Hammel was. In fact, look what happened to the Cardinals: After posting a 2.99 rotation ERA in 2015 -- not to mention an adjusted ERA that ranked alongside the 1990s Braves -- they fell into mediocrity in 2016, dropping to a 4.33 rotation ERA. On the other hand, Theo said hes looking to upgrade his eighth through 10th starters, so I guess hes not too concerned.Szymborski: Jason Heyward could be done. Their fifth starter is probably weaker than theyd like in the end. Maybe Schwarbers defense cancels out his offense.Miller: Heyward couldnt possibly be much worse than last year, though.Szymborski: Who would have bet on his bad 2016 before it happened? A whole bunch of things could go wrong for the Cubs, and they still end up winning 95 games.Miller: There was a theory going around late in the season that, with Rich Hill and Josh Reddick added and Clayton Kershaw back and healthy, the Dodgers were actually a better team going forward than the Cubs. 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I didnt want to become the next YouTube sensation.Instead, Greene became the first Devils player to convert a penalty shot in overtime, scoring 29 seconds into the extra period to lead New Jersey in a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.Greene earned his penalty shot when he was held from behind by Buffalos Evander Kane on a breakaway up the left side.I was hoping they would let someone else take it on the ice, the Devils captain joked afterward.Greene, who has never participated in an NHL shootout, is the first Devils defenseman to score on a penalty shot since Scott Niedermyer in 1998. Greene made a move to his left and slipped a forehand between the pads of Sabres goaltender Anders Nilsson. Greenes only other goal this season came on an empty net.The Devils got both their goals from defenseman as Yohann Auvitu scored his first NHL goal to tie the game in the third period. Keith Kinkaid made 25 saves to help the Devils win their third straight.Matt Moulson scored for Buffalo and Anders Nilsson made a season-high 41 saves. The Sabres have lost three straight and are 0-4 in overtime games this season.Both teams played their backup goaltenders in the opener of a back-to-back home-and-home series.The Devils won despite going 0 for 6 on the power play. Buffalo killed a four-minute high-sticking penalty on Kane in the third period and a 5-on-3 disadvantage spanning 1:25 of the second period.The power play is just one part of the game, Devils coach John Hynes said. It was good to see the players who were on the power play, it didnt affect the rest of their game and thats why we were able to find a way to do it in a different way.Auvitu scored the tying goal 3:13 into the third period. Taylor Hall and Travis Zajac cycled the puck to the the French rookie defenseman at the point and his long shot went in off the cuff of Nilssonns glove.dddddddddddd The goal ended the second-longest shutout streak of Nilssons career at 119:46.Its obviously a save I would like to make, Nilsson said.Nilsson made 17 of his saves in the third period.For his work, youd like him to get the W, Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said.Moulson scored on a power play to give Buffalo the lead 10:34 into the game. Kinkaid stopped Kyle Okposos shot from the left slot but the rebound bounced to Moulson on the other end of the net and he fired the puck into the top right corner. Moulson has five power-play goals this season, tying him for second in the NHL.Top-line center Ryan OReilly returned for the Sabres after missing one game with a mid-body and recorded his 200th NHL assist on Moulsons goal. But OReilly aggravated the injury on a face-off late in the third period and did not return.Well see where hes at for tomorrow, Bylsma said. I dont see it lingering.Game notes Devils F Mike Cammalleri missed the game for personal reasons and his status for Saturday nights game is uncertain, Hynes said. ... Sabres D Dmitry Kulikov missed the game with an undisclosed injury. Star C Jack Eichel has yet to play this season due a high-ankle sprain but is nearing a return, Bylsma said. F Tyler Ennis is also out indefinitely with a groin injury ... Buffalo recalled F Justin Falk from the minors on Friday. ... Former Sabres G Dominik Hasek attended the game wearing his Hall of Fame jacket. He received a standing ovation from the crowd when shown on the video scoreboard during the second period. . The Sabres observed Veterans Day by wearing camouflage jerseys during warm-ups and holding a moment of silence before the game for U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Byers, who was killed last week in Afghanistan.UP NEXTDevils G Cory Schneider and Sabres G Robin Lehner are expected to start when the teams meet again Saturday night at Prudential Center. ' ' '