Bennett, Dube, Tkachuk, Monahan, Backlund, Andersson, Giordano, Rittich and Ryan have all taken steps back this season. That is why this team is finished.
Lucic, Gaudreau, Hanifin and Mangiapane are the only players who have arguably been better.
Tanev and Markstrom have played pretty good and as good as acquisitions can be really.
Valamaki looks like a rookie. Nesterov is a 6th dman at best.
Leivo, Simon look horrendous anywhere you put them.
Nordstrom aside from being an above average PK guy is even more uneventful than Nesterov 5 on 5.
This team is not good. Simple as that
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