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Originally Posted by MarkGio
The rebuild is basically over. Maybe Treliving can tinker with the roster in the offseason, but for the most part this core will determine if they can win a cup, as they've proven they can bring the franchise to the playoffs. They have several cup winning qualities. A #1 defenseman. A 1-2 punch down the middle. And depth. But they lack a true #1 goalie, and they lack an elite coach (ie, Sutter, Quenneville, Babcock, etc). Maybe it's possible Elliott is like an Osgood and shows his true talents in the playoffs, and maybe Gulutzan shows he can pull at least one year off (ala Bylsma), but who knows in the playoffs.
If the 06' Hurricanes can win a cup, then any team might get hot enough to win one.
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How the heck are you supposed to know if a coach is elite or not in his first season and first playoffs, Sutter, Q and Babcock were not winners right off the bat.
This team is a few years away, the development of Bennett and Tkachuk will be huge, how will D prospects develop? how good will Janko be? All these questions need to be answered.
I think they need all the dead weight to come off, they need a top 6 winger(Brad Trevling waive you wizard wand and get us Taylor Hall
), a top 4 D man(is Stone the answer?) and a long term goalie(is Elliott a short term answer?).