Yes, no issue with Talbot. Rittich is an anchor. He has confidence issues game by game at the best of times, and ever since his " all Star by default" appearances he's been a nightmare, pulled multiple times.
Ward needs to step back to his old role. Treliving rolled the dice keeping him in the full time role, when I think they needed to hire the replacement 6 weeks after.
The "players coach" was what Treliving got away from after GG, because the team didn't take orders well from that kind of guy, but then they got a guy who was a players coach. Save for Lucic, not sure if the coaching style change benefitted anyone really, considering how Peters had them playing last regular season.
How drastic does the roster change? Given a flat cap, not sure.
Brodie was great all year and he had a health scare. Gio not his best playoffs. Hanifin would've liked to have seen more offensive in the playoffs. Gustafsson was good pick up and the PP would've been worse without him.
Prize goose Valamaki has big shoes to fill next year especially as Mark Stone continues on in the playoffs this year. Forbort was decent as well as a number 6. Not a lot of complaints about the defense this year.
Forwards, you have question marks in Lucic, Bennett as to them playing like this for 2/3 of the games next year. Tkachuk sure, but I think they still need a 2c and push Backlund down to 3c. Mommy and Johnny, who knows. Lindholm looking out if it in the playoffs. So a lot of questions up front. And then chicken and egg....new coach will want certain players and roles.
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