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Originally Posted by fleury
I still don’t think this team can compare to Tampa Bay or Colorado or St. Louis. Is signing another guy from the free agent market going to change that? I know we’re excited to get Huberdeau, as it is exciting, but going for another run isn’t the best move. The team lacks speed as a whole and there a generational draft this year. I really want a rebuild around getting as many draft assets as possible. The core has changed which I’m happy about but essentially now it’s Huberdeau and Tanev’s team. Still not close to Colorado.
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Huberdeau is a better forward than anyone on St. Louis. Kucherov might be better on TB, and Mackinnon on Colorado but that’s about it.
I agree the team has lacked speed, though Huberdeau is at least as fast as Gaudreau IIRC. Team speed went up by losing Tkachuk. Other than Towes and Makar, what D pairing is better than Tanev/Weegar and who has a better top 4?