I don’t think the roster is that bad. We have good center depth and a pretty strong defensive core. But this refusal to play in the slot or in front of the net is baffling. It’s just dump in, 50/50 puck battle, cycle, point shot, rinse, repeat. That plus poor goaltending just doesn’t work. I still even think with a better coach this is likely a fringe contender in say the barely squeak over 100 points line but there would be at least hope.
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