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Originally Posted by dino7c
Wasn't that the excuse last year? Ekblad is always hurt, can't count on him playing a full season
East is looking tough, no 92 point playoff teams this season IMO. Might need 100 to get in.
I think it's fair to call them a bubble team, they were last year. 17th overall, that's about as middle as you can get.
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Well I know that's what you are hoping
I mean Montour has been super reliable and one would think Tkachuk gets going at some point. Barkov too actually. But sure, Ekblad and Bennett have injury issues. Though Bennett isn't that big of a deal, it's the defense that is mostly new faces and it shows.
If something goes wrong and they can't get Ekblad and Montour back then sure, then everything is up in the air. But they were at a 102 point pace since January last year even with Bob playing like garbage so one would think they can carry over some of that experience.