We lost Hanifin, Tanev, and Zadorov from last year and didn't really replace them anything better.
The defence is a lot worse. Zadorov may not have been a great puck mover, but he would go for a skate. Tanev was underrated he could skate and move the puck, and his defensive game allowed his partner to as well. Hanifin was great at moving the puck.
The team had trouble adapting to the zone defence last season as well. We will be pinned in our own zone a lot this season.
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