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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
He just added one of the better goaltenders in the league so I just don't understand his mindset here as the biggest issue by far next season will be where the goals are going to come from. If Gaudreau and Monahan can't get out of their funk this team is going to have a problem putting pucks in the net.
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IMO he is expecting a whole lot more offensive contribution from the back end.
For good reason as well.
Last year they were abysmal in the regard.
While its fact that SM and JG need to be better in both ends of the ice compared to last season, its equally true that the blueline was not a big contributor on the offensive side.
Tanev will allow proper slotting of guys to attempt 3 pairings of one offensive guy and one defensive first guy and maybe the whole club can just roll the same regardless of what pairing is one the ice. Adding one more RS defense first dman actually would help in this regard IMO to pair him with Valimaki....or even have Tanev/Valimaki as a pairing depending on where JV's game is at in his comeback.
Defense first is what the entire club will be asked and generate your offense from that.