Even in they don't tweak anything up front, you can't deny that getting a number one goalie without giving up assets isn't a big win. I think we are also seeing the team try to start transitioning the youth the team has up the line up. A big part of this is trusting Andersson, Hanifin, and Valimaki on the the back end. I think it would be foolish for the team to go into the next season betting on Gio not declining.
To a lesser extent the same can be said for the forwards with Dube, Mangipane, and even Tkachuk who is still only 22, to make a bigger impact. I am not as concerned with the forward group as some.
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