When Sutter took over this team in 2021 he coached the team to a .500 record over 30 games and they took off for 111 the next year. Swapping out Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Gudbransen, Kylington (for now) with Hubderdeau, Kadri, Weegar, Stone/Mackey/Gilbert basically had this team back to square one.
Players had to figure out where to fit and who plays with who. Lindholm is back right near ppg, Kadri had a great start and recent solid stretch sandwiched between lackluster results. Huberdeau has had a hard time adjusting but has started to collect points in almost every game.
We are 33 games in and hopefully this team is going to start to take off. Mangiapane has been a big disappointment but Toffoli and Dube have stepped up huge. With the Mangi-Backs-Coleman line back together the need for a top 6 wing remains at the top of the list and if they can get that the top 9 will look very strong. If Markstrom can get on a consistent roll this team will be one of the best over the last 50ish games
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