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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
If they do have to consider a material shuffle, I think one question they should ask is if you can truly build a cup contender around a winger.
Which is to say, no one should be safe from big questions if this season doesn't go well.
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I can't believe this has to be said, but they aren't. They are trying to build a cup contender around a centre-wing pair. Who happen to be 23 and 22 years old right now and have been pretty damn successful (individually) to this point. But, sure. Lets suggest running Gaudreau out of town whilst blindly defending Gulutzan.
Incidentally, you pointed to 5 on 5 play being okay. All that does is belie a small sample size. Our first four games of the year were against teams that were absolutely brutal 5 on 5 last year and still suck this year. Unfortunately, our special teams caused us to utterly waste those opportunities.
Our next ten games are not against creampuffs. The Blues demonstrated last night just how awful Gulutzan's system is 5 on 5 against a decent team. And I don't have much faith it will look any better against the likes of Chicago, Washington, LA and Anaheim.