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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
As to the OP question, yes - no question he has (so far) made the team. The only question is where to put him in the lineup.
Was hoping someone: Poirier, Lazar, Pribyl? would step up and run with a RW spot. But it hasn't happened. I think Lazar can be a good player on the defensive side, but we need another offensive RW.
So I'll throw it back out on the table. Jagr. It makes the lines so much deeper:
Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Bennett Jagr
Frolik - Backlund - Lazar
Versteeg - Jankowski - Brouwer
Stajan, Hathaway
With our D, and with good or even decent goaltending, that lineup can win the cup
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A guy no one has offered a contract to in 3 months, is the missing ingredient to make this team good enough to win the Stanley Cup?
Seems like a huge stretch.
Jankowski looking like a true second liner and Bennett actually taking a step towards his potential will have far greater impacts than anything else.
Also TEAM defense is by far the biggest question mark in my mind. To many guys last year just didn't/wouldn't get back in time. I hope/expect we see a large improvement in that area.