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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Have to consider these factors
-No distractions of several player on the verge of being traded and the agent/team drama outside the rink
-Huberdeau going from a pedestrian liability to something close to the superstar that broke the record for LW assists
-Andersson looking like a bonafide #1D after wandering the desert last year also
-Pospisil destroying whatever ceiling people put on him when he made the show
-Zary himself looking like a budding star after tailing off at the end of last season
-A significantly better 4th line to provide energy and set the right tone for the next line
-A better brain behind the PP (Savard was awful)
If they're gaining elite play from guys that they weren't getting before and hit on their defense signings after the blue line was decimated from the trades, maybe it isn't completely farfetched that they could be flirting with playoffs.
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Out of thanks again (can somebody explain to me how the "thanks" works?) but excellent post!