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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Define not talented enough. If you want to wait until the team is as talented as the Avalanche it could be decades if ever. There's enough talent here to make the playoffs and as long as they play Sutter hockey they have a chance. There was enough talent on the team to put 3 players on the 1st and 2nd all star teams which was more than any other team so I think you are selling the team short here.
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I think our blue line got exposed hugely in the playoffs. One injury to Tanev really exposed our lack of depth, and at least as of now - the inability of our top pairing to be a top pairing on a successful playoff team. This isn't surprising to me though, as I don't think we really have a top #1 defenceman that is typically seen on Stanley Cup champions (Hedman, Pietrangelo, Letang, Doughty, Carlson, Keith...Makar soon?).
If we lose Johnny, I don't believe Chucky is a 2nd team all star either.
The point that I was really getting at was that this team needs to improve, not just maintain - and losing Johnny puts us well below any marker as far as maintaining what the team had last season.
I think the rumour that Johnny has brought up the point that the team needs to add another puck carrying player is pretty on point.