Positives:
1. Team play and work ethic: Everyone has bought in and works damn hard. Seeing both Gaudreau and Tkachuk play a strong 200 foot game is a revelation.
2. Team defense: Very few lapses in strong defensive play, and teammates work hard to pick each other up when a mistake happens. Goaltending has been very strong to support the skaters.
3. Higher than anticipated offensive production. They've dropped a little recently, but are still top half of the league on GF/G and have a top 10 power play.
Negatives
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I don't really have any to be honest. Based on the personnel, this team is exceeding expectations. All the individuals have come as advertised or much better than previous viewings. The only one who hasn't is Zadorov (who I thought would be a top 4 guy), but that's evened by the play of Gudbranson who has been a nice surprise so far.
Now, that being said, I think this team needs at least one more great shooter to finish some plays. Everything else is there.
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"You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender
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