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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I think Ottawa has some nice pieces too. It's going to come down to chemistry (they had a fair bit of turnover), defense, and goaltending. I think the latter two are pretty big question marks though.
Brady Tkachuk is a great young player and if he takes the next step (which I thin he might), they have a star forward there. If Dadonov and Galchenyuk can contribute, they are pretty good potential top 6 players. Tierney and Watson are decent depth players. After Chabot, their defense looks a little weak though.
Stepan is definitely declining, but he adds some much needed leadership to that team.
I don't expect them to be a playoff team, but I do expect them to be a pain to play.
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And Brannstrom, who may very well win the Calder...
People underrate bad teams because they view the prism of next year based on last year- which is the wrong prism. Like Dino, who was one of those guys laughing at me last year right before the season started and then I was right. He won’t admit it though. It might all well come down to Matt Murray who’s lost a bit of a step though.