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Originally Posted by New Era
Just a reminder that we have no proven goaltending, no proven top line scorer, no proven secondary scoring, a defense with more wholes than a block of Swiss cheese, and expect an influx of youth. That isn't a contender for anything but the first pick in next year's draft. I'm optimistic about the future of the team, but next season is going to be brutal. It should be fun to watch the kids develop, but it is going to be a long year with a lot of painful losses. Prepare for the pain!
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We've got lots of secondary scoring if not a top line scorer. Cammallari, Stempniak, Hudler, Glencross and Wideman are all proven scorers.
The defence is missing one top four man but otherwise is okay.
Yeah I'm going to enjoy watching the kids develop, even if they are bottom six again. I like their enthusiasm. It's something that was missing from our veteran teams for years. If we want to be a true contender we need a mix of veterans and youth. I just think that with a few top players we could contend for the playoffs this year. I don't believe we're going to get them though, so we'll never find out and so we're arguing in circles. The other thing is even if we got those players, it would only be a temporary fix so I agree it's better to take the long road and build properly. Their biggest weakness has been their size.
As for our goaltending, it can't be much worse than it was last season. Sad to say but Kipper was awful.