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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Maybe a rover like Heiskanen or a Makar could make a big difference, but this team has tried to build an elite defensive group for a couple decades now. How many times have we heard “top 5 defense ” going into a new season? It took this team to mediocre 1st round fodder.
I think it’s time to try something different. Build 2 great offensive lines and with Darryl’s defensive systems, maybe they can win some more 3-1 and 3-2 games.
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This is going back to the days of Regehr, Hamrlik, Phaneuf, Bouwmeester, Gio, Brodie, Hamilton, etc where the play of the defense has never lived up to its billing and the team has never lived up to expectations because of it. It's why I feel they should shift their focus on building an elite forward group as you can teach team defense but you can't teach offensive skill. The defense group of Tanev, Hanafin, Andersson, Valimaki is already decent enough. Look at the defensive depth of the Lightning for example. They have one elite defender but the rest of the group is largely average.