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Originally Posted by belsarius
This is what gets me the most. I agree a top line capable RW is nice to have, but it wasn't the top 6 that caused last year's problems. 4 of the top 6 had career years, Backlund was just off and Frolik had an off year with injury issues.
The bottom 6 completely #### the bed when it came to adding to the offense, excepting a few weeks in December the third line was productive. The fourth line couldn't shoot its way out of a wet paper bag.
Moves to get that high profile RW is flashy but doesn't solve the depth problem. Getting these mid-bottom 6 guys who are productive at the NHL level is critical to success. The Golden Knights just showed the entire league what a team of "2nd liners" can accomplish. The core is good, its shoring up the support staff that I see as the major failure last year and bringing in guys like Ryan are just the moves that need to happen.
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agreed. I think adding two depth forwards a la Ryan, Grabner, Rieder etc. would help the team in a big way. Having a third line that can provide secondary scoring would solve a lot of problems.
I think those who hope for a big name UFA or trade will be disappointed.