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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
After Vegas was selected, everyone basically thought they had a reasonably solid defence with no real #1 guy but a lot of guys who wouldn't look out of place on a second pairing. I think Seattle is very similar.
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They also had MA Fleury. Grubauer is a decent goalie, but I don't find that I have a lot of confidence in him carrying that team the way Fleury did in VGK.
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The apparent weakness of the Vegas lineup was at forward - they had no one, outside of one winger (Neal) who had given any indication of being able to consistently put the puck in the net, and he was by no means a superstar. They also had a promising offensive player they got out of Florida who had previously given some good indications in Tampa of being an offensive threat (Marchessault). The Kraken are in a similar spot (Eberle and Gourde). Both teams also had a couple of guys who had yet to be put in a situation where they'd either sink or swim as major contributors - I think you could see guys like Jared McCann or Mason Appleton filling that role.
But who knows - maybe no one steps up.
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The biggest separation between Seattle's and Vegas's NHL entrances is behind the bench. Hakstol is a painfully average coach; Gallant made VGK a winner.
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