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Originally Posted by Ezio
Just telling it how it is. This team is 4-5 years away from making the playoffs unless they drastically change their bottom 6 and revamp their entire defense. Smid -3 and gave up pucks the whole night. Petry makes many blunders each game. Trading Gilbert for N.Schultz has been awful thus far. The only positive on this defense core is Justin Schultz, who is totally flawless out there and already the best defenseman by far on this team. Speaks volumes about the defense when a rookie overtakes the rest of the roster. Lowe said that we're on yr 3 of 5yr rebuild after the draft and this sets up perfectly for two building blocks in Jones and Ekblad. I'm not happy with it, but that's what I'm expecting.
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What??
Look, the kid has tremendous offensive instincts and is at a high level in that regard....but the play in his own zone is mediocre to horrendous depending on the night.
He has a LONG way to go before anything bordering on "flawless" can be attached to him.