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Originally Posted by macrov
You put two top 3 defensemen on that team and have the forwards commit to a 2 way game and the team would be competing for a playoff spot (7-10 in the standings).
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That is what Lowe, MacTavish and Katz believe too. That is also why they are so fixated on Ekblad. They honestly believe that between Ekblad, Nurse and Klefbom they will have those pieces in place. They also believe that Brossoit is a piece to their goaltending problems. The brain trust in Edmonton believe the pieces will be there after this next draft, and they may be right. If two of those three defensemen reach the level expected of them they will have two top pair defenders. The only thing they have to do after that is find a coach that can get through to their collection of forwards and convince them of playing a 200 foot game and supporting that defense. They do that, they should be able to get by with average goaltending and be able to challenge for the playoffs.
And yes, Edmonton is intentionally tanking.