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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
They lost a 57 point, -35 player and they added a 115 point, +64 player who can carry the puck in on the rush and run the power play.
I'm not saying they'll be 15-20 points better in the standings, but they're going to be way more exciting and a better team with Johnny than they were with Bjorkstrand. This summer was a huge success for them. They picked up a legit star coming off a near-MVP season and gave up nothing but cap space to add that, at under $10M for seven years. How is that not a win?
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The D is still bad and the goaltending is mediocre. Opposing teams are going to double team Gaudreau and neutralize him a lot. Laine disappears for stretches and they will cover him well too. Teams will take their chances on Boone Jenner beating them. Sure, in the future that team has some nice help coming down the line but next year I would be very shocked if they were anywhere near a playoff spot.