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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Could very well do just that. Depth is what makes this current lineup tick. Remove three players from it and what do you have? Remove three players from any lineup and it is going to be a huge negative. What would really ruin the team is removing those three players, then not having the player acquired in a deal ready to play this year. That would not be good and could cause a fall down the standings, which would be doubly bad if we package our first in the deal for the injured player. So could it ruin the team? For the short term, yes. Long term? That will depend on the success of the surgery and whether Eichel will come back as billed.
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Yeah, you need to be careful with depth. None of Monahan, Valimaki or Dube are playing key roles right now. You could replace them with Gawdin, Zadorov, etc. But then Lindholm and Mangiapane cool off and you need someone to pick up the slack...who is more likely to make a difference Monahan/Dube or Gawdin? And when injuries hit you no longer have Gawdin and Zadorov on the bench, you dig deeper into your shallow depth pool and start playing more AHLers. Are you willing to risk this over 3/4s of the season? it's a risk.