I'm all in on the plucky underdog narrative. I can't cheer for a tank. It's not in me. I'll be okay if we do suck and end up getting a high end pick, but I can't cheer for it. Why we won't suck;
1) No dark clouds in the form of major UFA's not willing to sign here this year. It'll be a far more cohesive team.
2) Our defense is full of inexperience, but not rookies. It is plausible that Miromanov and Bahl in particular take major steps in their career. Our transition game may not suck as much as it looks like on paper.
3) Wolf and Vladar will be good. Hot take or prediction, but I'm going with it.
4) We don't have that NHL superstar up front. But, we should be pretty balanced throughout.
5) I think Huska learned a lot in his first year and some of the kinks will be ironed out.
6) PP can't be worse.
That's a whole lot of maybe's, but I'm running with it.
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