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Originally Posted by bubbsy
Need top 3rd in league goaltending, if not better.
Need some young forwards to make strong pushes into both top 6 and bottom 6 roles.
Need young d prospects help offset Gio aging.
Need the core (Gio, Hamilton, Brodie, hamonic, Monahan, gaudreau, Tkachuk, Backlund?) to have the ability to lead this team, to bring another level come spring and carry team on their back.
They are positioned well, but a good portion of the teams in the league probably feel the same right about now.
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I don't think so. If Smith can give us consistent and dependable slightly better than average goaltending we'll be fine. Had Elliott even been average in the playoffs the Ducks were beatable. I just don't want the peaks and valleys of elite/garbage goaltending. If Smith can give us somewhere around 2.5 GAA and .915 Sv% that will get the teams to the playoffs. Anything better than that increases the chances of a deep run.
Edit: sorry, read top 3rd as top 3 goaltending.