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Originally Posted by Blaster86
They're going to be the fourth best forward group in a division that the bottom three teams are legit hot garbage. No coach will change that.
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4th? based on what?
1) Vegas
Second and third are debatable. You think the Canucks obviously, I disagree. They lack depth. the Flames are deeper.
After those 3, who else is there?
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Originally Posted by Blaster86
Possible, but seems more like a hope by a non-canuck fans. It's not like his shooting percentage was unusually high, or he was getting lucky passes through. For the first time in his career he was getting consistent first line minutes and first unit PP time with an elite center and a top flight goal-scorer on the other wing. I certainly don't expect him to hit 100 points, but I won't be shocked if he stays a ppg player and neither should you.
As previously stated: Toffoli is expected to re-sign so that gives the Canucks a top six of:
Miller - Pettersson - Toffoli/Boeser
Pearson - Horvat - Boeser/Toffoli
Which is one of the strongest sets in the Western conference. If the Canucks fail to keep the momentum going next year, it won't be for a lack of offensive fire power. Defense and Goaltending are the two big question marks.
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You've gone full homer after a good playoff run that was largely due to goaltending. Boeser has really slid since his rookie year. Pearson is middling - a fine player, but nothing to get excited about. Toffoli is a fine addition, but if you think you're going to get what you saw in the playoffs for 82 games, you are going to be disappointed (and all that assumes that the Nucks manage to sign him).
Then there's Miller. Good luck on PPG - maybe Pettersson can drag him to that, but I doubt it.
Great 2 centers, pretty average wingers. Not 'one of the strongest sets in the Western Conference' IMO.