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Originally Posted by Bonded
That isn't reality though. 1st in the division last year and then Markstrom went off the deep end in round two. Middle of the pack this year. A bit disappointing but not basement dwellers. Also, goaltending didn't appear to be an issue until wafter the trade happened.
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While it's true we're not "basement dwellers"...yet....
our lack of defense and goaltending should not have come as a surprise and I brought it up many, many times in this thread, and was laughed at for it.
We have no defense to speak of. And we knew that before the trade.
The conversation should end there, without even getting into the goaltender topic.
Here's the reality, Markstrom had one good season. One. In his career, and we expected him to repeat it all following seasons. But let's say he did. Let's say he had a similar season this year. With the defense we have, it wouldn't matter.
And even if it mattered, he'd be worn out and spent by playoff time, with how we are structured and ran.
That doesn't change no matter how many first round picks you throw at it for RWs.