Dube, Mangiapane, and Ras are the future of the team, the "new core". Other parts of the new core are Tkachuk, hopefully Valimaki, hopefully Bennett. The "old core" is Gio, Brodie, Backlund, possibly Monahan and Gaudreau.
This is a neat time for the team, with some really genuinely talented (and hard working) new blood being injected at just the right time.
I said in another thread I think the team is a step shy of being a cup contender, but it's starting to look like a very good team here, very deep.
What's Dube? A really decent winger with some speed.
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