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Old 06-18-2022, 02:10 PM   #3640
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy View Post
This is true. They had 111 points and the 2nd best goal differential in the league last season.

They have room to back slide a bit and still be a very good team.

The interesting bit will be seeing if Sutter can stop the one good season one bad season trend that we keep seeing with this roster. He talked about it all year that this team needs to consistently be a playoff team to start getting respect in the league. I would wager that it is a focus on the team in the summer regardless of the contracts that are signed. That assumes they can sign the core.



That being said, I would generally be against any big free agent signings if Johnny leaves except for Forsberg. I think that he could be a good fit with Sutter and the sum of the parts may be better (see our defence this year without Gio).



Otherwise, I would be okay with the team taking a step backwards but having players here that want to be here. Perhaps that results in trading away Matthew and Andrew for prospects and picks and focusing on the next crop of players if the team is really bad. Perhaps they can get those two signed longer term and build around them.



I'm just not part of the crowd that says this team must draft in the top three to win nor do I think they need to tear the thing down to the studs to win. It's too simple for me. In my head, the team should do their best with the opportunities presented to get and retain good players.
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