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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Gaudreau - Tkachuk - Gudbranson: 236 points last year, 460 in 589 games over 3 years
Huberdeau - Kadri - Weegar: 246 points last year, 507 in 561 games over 3 years
I don't think the bolded statement is accurate
I also think we will see improved offense from whoever moves up in the lineup, likely being Toffoli and Dube, or the addition of Milano
Offense is not going to be a problem, and weakening the bolstered D to try and improve it makes no sense (unless you can hit a homerun)
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Goals dropped, and that’s including Gudbranson’s incredible 11 goals over 3 years. You need guys who put the puck in the net.
Offence largely ran through the top line for most of the year. The top line went from three 40 goal scorers to one. Who is putting the puck in the net if one of Lindholm or Mangiapane go down?
I don’t actually think offence is going to be a big problem, but people forget that this team also ran up the score in a lot of meaningless games last year. You can think we see improved offence from a bunch of guys who didn’t cut it just as I can say we see improved defence from everyone not named Tanev. For every “what if Weegar goes down??” there’s a “what if Huberdeau goes down??”
We are not a particularly deep team when it comes to scoring goals. Haven’t had to be. Probably won’t have to be. But let’s not pretend we weren’t wishing for another trigger man last year, too.