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Originally Posted by Bingo
Man you can be long winded.
A team with three solid centers, four top four defenders, above average 5-6 guys (one went AWOL), and a vezina finalist goaltender is a contending hockey team.
Too many good players didn't play well.
But that doesn't change the construction no matter how many words you throw at me.
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It should be a playoff team but on paper, two 50 point centers and a 70 point center is rarely enough to be a true Stanley Cup contender in this league.
On paper at the start of the season the Avs, Oilers, Lightning, Rangers, Hurricanes and probably Bruins and Leafs were better teams at the start of the season. This team was never a Stanley Cup contender on paper, hard to see this group of players having another gear in the playoffs.
Eventually they should get some young talent in the inevitable rebuild that is coming in 12 months.