There all what-ifs so we will never know. But even with their offensive success, the Panthers reasoned they needed to move on from Brunette and Huberdeau to win. Yes, Stamkos was declining, but Forsberg dropped by 28 points last year. And not only were they terrible on offense, but they weren't very good defensively either - allowed the 6th most goals in the league.
The coach can only play the players he has. This year, the Preds are 8th worst in goals allowed and 25th in goals for. Stamkos has 1 goal, Skjei has 0. Luke Evangelista has 1. Svehckov has 0 points.
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