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Originally Posted by Kovaz
IMO it all stems from a flawed core. They look great when the stars align but they're too easy to knock outside their comfort zone, and the rest of our problems show up as a result.
The supporting cast seems suspect, but those guys are making <$2M for a reason. Dominik Simon and Josh Leivo shouldn't need to be impactful, they should just have to slot in beside the real difference-makers and keep their heads above water.
Coaching becomes an impossible job - when your best players are liabilities there's no system that works.
Building the roster becomes impossible too - if your top guys can't produce without the perfect linemate, at what point are they the problem?
That's not to say the supporting cast, coaching, or GMing have been perfect - far from it. Those things are all holding us back from reaching our potential, but the core problem is our potential just isn't that high.
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I agree with this. They looked fine against Ottawa because Ottawa let them skate around. Plus Murray wasn't good. POs are tighter and the top line has trouble against tight checking. The top line is just not talented enough to say "OK, you are checking me tighter - I'm just going around or through you". Not enough raw speed, not enough power, not enough quickness to pass.