EDMONTON
They've got fantastic Centre depth with Zibanejad, Marner and Horvat. That's a great 1,2 3 punch. Amongst other forwards they have Cirelli, Burakowsky, Teravainen, Mantha and Bertuzzi that round out a young but strong forward group. They might be a bit light on pure scorers, but have 4 solid lines. Their defensive core consists of Lindholm, Parayko, Severson and Klingberg which make a great Top 4 and have a lot of depth on defense. They also look great in goal with the likely Vezina winner and a strong candidate in Georgiev looking to take the reigns.
The one area they lack in is leadership, without a single player older than 27. It will be interesting to see if this hurts them or not, because they definitely have a very balanced lineup and will be a difficult team to play on a consistent basis.
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