The team is just so poorly constructed that it all came to a head this year.
A top centre that if he isn't scoring goals. is not really producing enough in other areas to make up for the lack of goals, and unfortunately this year he really isn't scoring many goals at all.
Our most skilled player is a small winger afraid of the middle of the ice, avoids contact, and is extremely easy to push off the puck, oh he also comes with serious question marks regarding a consistent compete level.
And our other top winger in Tkachuk is not a great skater and seems to have lost a lot of what makes him effective.
Our 24 year old winger who is 6th in ice time among forwards leads them all in even strength goals.
Markstrom isn't consistently outplaying the other teams goalie.
It's a mess.
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