We need to stop kidding ourselves that we're a contender. We were very lucky to beat Dallas, the worst team in the playoffs, and then got beaten badly by Edmonton, who didn't do much better in the next round.
We're a feeder team for the big US markets to help them develop talent before they hit a big payday. We should embrace this fact and try to build our roster around young players and not guys like Lucic and Coleman. It makes it too hard to contend when you have to carry those cap hits on your books.
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