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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
Is it, though? I mean, better OT luck and Markstrom bouncing back to even .910 and this is probably a 100 point team as built. Could they win the Cup? That's probably less likely but if 95% of this roster comes back next season with the same coaching and management, I'd bet on a return to the playoffs.
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Sure, they could sneak in next year. After all, 17th overall...a couple of OT wins and they're in right now. With the contract status of key players, I'd hope they're looking beyond next season.
Holding on to our UFAs to make playoffs next year, they're missing the forest through the trees. Whether they want to admit it or not, big changes are coming. Failure to recoup assets for the UFAs...I'd consider that a huge missed opportunity to jumpstart a now inevitable rebuild of some sort.