At the start of the season, I had a list of things that needed to happen for the team to turn it around and avoid a rebuild:
1. Wolf emerges as a starter.
2. Kadri and Huberdeau find their game and become first line talent again.
3. The defence somehow figures it out.
4. 2-3 prospects emerge and become solid 2nd line-ish depth players.
Seems like a lot of those things are falling into place. Right now the biggest issue is consistent depth scoring. Zary, Pelletier, and Coronato all need to up their games and go from 30-45 point guys to 60ish point guys. Doesn't help that Sharangovich and Kuzmenko have forgotten how to tie their own skates. Losing Kirkland and Mantha to injury was also a blow.
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