Without any doubt.
*Is there a team with 3 better two-way centres?
*I put their 6 dmen up against any in the NHL - I daresay the best 6 in the league.
*Marky obviously Vezina calibre (he has to recover from horrid Oil series look)
*High quality on the wing in Huby, Eat Bread, Teapot (hopefully regains form we saw 1st when he came over), Coleman. Dube & Pelletier X-factors, esp. if we do not add more.
- Avs are still the class of the NHL, but are weaker with the loss of Kadri and now relying on Georgiev and Francouz in goal.
- Treliving fleecing of Panthers make them a weaker squad overall
- Bolts another year on the chassis, loss of Palat
- Leafs gonna leaf; Oilers gonna Oil
- Canes remain strong.
- I like what Wild have done.
- Blues top 10ish.
- Kings will be interesting - do they fall back a bit or continue to climb?
All that to say, this is easily a top 5 team in the NHL.
Would we like to see another top 6 winger - sure.
- I have been always on the Evan Rodrigues train - right shooting versatile C/RW who can play on either of top 3 lines most likely, but recently really on the Kessel train. E-Rod likely holding out for multi-yr deal to cash in on last season success. Kessel on a palatable/cap-fit-in-able 1 yr deal has me super intrigued, as it does others. I actually really think Sutter would be great for his game. Kessel on either of top 2 lines, but esp on Huby opposite wing with Lindy centering them seems like pure gold waiting to happen.
LFG!
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