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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It might not be a good thing but the team got there doing the exact thing people were endlessly clamouring for and, despite repeated warnings that they couldn’t just will themselves into the bottom five and if players like Wolf hit their potential it’d be near impossible… those same people are somehow acting surprised and dismayed they’re where they are.
Ideals are just ideals. Reality is what we have to work with. And unless people want to ship out guys like Wolf, Zary, and Coronato, this is reality.
I think people who believe losing Andersson is going to single handled drop up a bunch are in for disappointment as well. We shipped off Hanifin and Tanev and it hasn’t made much of a difference.
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I don't entirely agree with this.
I do agree, generally, that the addition or subtraction of a single player (other than a good goalie) will have less effect on the standings than most people think. However, moving Hanifin and Tanev DID have a significant impact on the team - they were terrible after the trade deadline. The difference this year is that 1) both Andersson and Weegar have really stepped up in their roles, and 2) Bahl, Pachal, and Miromanov are playing (aggregately) MUCH better than anyone could have hoped. However, I think the removal of Andersson would make a significant difference because it would break up their best pairing, and force everyone into higher roles than they are (likely) ready for.
I still think that moving out Andersson all but guarantees a bottom 10 finish.