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Originally Posted by 868904
Hoffman is no good. One dimensional scorers don't help you win.
Not a coincidence the Panthers are better off without him.
Panthers are interesting. Quenneville needed a full year to get them to buy in, gives me hope for Sutter here for the next two seasons.
They got rid of one dimensional forwards like Hoffman and Dadanov and replaced them with two way forwards like Hornqvist and Wennberg. Maybe lucked out on Carter Verhaeghe or maybe just good pro scouting as the guy produced well in the minors and has good size. Brought in Gudas on the backend.
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I wouldn't call Dadonov one dimensional, he's pretty good both ways but the point still stands. Also everyone though they were crazy to let them both walk but goes to show again that paying UFA money for 30+ players who aren't elite rarely works, no matter what their previous resume is.
Great point on maybe Sutter needs a year to work with the roster like Q. The main difference vs. the Flames of course is that the Panthers have those #1C and #1D in their prime but I would still bet that the team next year will be hell of a lot more competitive than this one.