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Originally Posted by Goriders
I have a feeling the flames will be out of it right away. We don’t need more wingers up. We need centers. The cupboard is a little bare at that position. Could probably say the same on D after what I think is coming.
Could be a painful last 30 games.
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Which is honestly ok.
We’re right in that pack of teams above the bottom 5 in the league. A pre trade deadline losing run can be the difference between drafting 6th without lottery luck, and 16th.
And of our next 20 games, only one is against a tank team. 13 are against playoff spot teams and 6 against teams with playoff aspirations (maybe not MTL and WSH by the end of this stretch).
We’re basically 2/3rds of the way through the season and we’ve been dealt entertaining hockey and held the illusion of a playoff hopeful. I’d love to see Conroy ship out Tanev, Hanafin and Markstrom, sinking us to the bottom of this group and giving us a marginal chance at Celebrini or at least a solid first round pick.
Short term pain for long term gain.