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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
You sure about that?
We have people saying we should start trading for "star" players now and pushing for the playoffs because this isn't a bottom 5 team in the NHL.
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Oh it very much is - their 1st round pick this year isn’t likely to make the roster.
Their 1st round pick from last year isn’t gonna play.
If their 1st round pick from 2021 can learn to stay healthy, that would be a welcome change.
They’re probably going to do what they did this year - cycle guys through from the AHL and see what they have. They’ll probaby call up at least five or six defensemen, and a similar number of forwards.
Kuzmenko, Sharangovich, Huberdeau, Kadri and Weegar is a near elite powerplay, with limited sample size. They should be watchable if nothing else.
40% of that group could also be traded by the deadline if they’re not interested in extending for a reasonable number.
But against teams that know what they’re doing, they’re going to be overmatched and outgunned most nights.