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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
Am I saying Gaudreau will never win a cup? No. Am I saying the playoff failure was all his fault? No. I'm saying we've seen the ceiling of this team with him as its best player.
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How can you say that though? If Johnny re-signs, and Tkachuk is back and they lock in Mangiapane, this is still a very good team.
Yes, it's the same team that disappointed so bloody much in Round 2, but does that automatically mean it's bound to happen again? Why can't the ceiling be higher? Why can't they learn things from what they did wrong?
If 13/19/88 are back, the makeup of the bottom six will be different next year, but different isn't bad. Different can surprise, different can be good. Different could mean a higher ceiling for the overall team and could push them to the next step.