You see though, everyone is grasping at straws to find equal footing here.
"Maybe Lindholm could be a 1C..."
"Maybe Dube could get there still..."
"Maybe Valimaki could be a...."
I know, believe me I hope so too, but...
1. Petterson IS a 21 year old point per game play driving #1C
2. Horvat IS a 25 year old 2 way C who is now consistently producing 0.7ppg+
3. Gaudette IS a 23 year old C who just produced 0.56ppg as a sophomore with 12 minutes of ice time per game
4. Hughes IS a 20 year old who just played 21 minutes per game and scored 0.8ppg as a rookie
We'd all being making messes in our pants with a young core like that.
Granted, whoever said Demko hasn't proven anything yet is quite right, but that is still a pretty awesome core there to build from. I hope they screw it up by continuing to overpay veteran UFAs'. Myers long term at $6 million was a good start, hopefully they keep doing more of that.
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