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Nash is huge in term of puck possession, and that was one of the Rangers biggest weaknesses last year. They didn't play enough with the puck. That team maintaining puck possession with a solid blueline and lundqvist back there, is going to be tough to break down.
 
Gaborik and Nash is a pretty good 1-2 punch, with Richards and Lundqvist and the defence they have they're going to be right up there again.
 
I can see a team like the Oilers sneaking into the playoffs in a short season, if the goaltending holds up. They're a team with the talent to put together a prolonged win streak or a prolonged losing streak.

Like Carolina too. Adding Staal and Semin makes them a lot better.
 
They won't go anywhere without goaltending, They are all offense and no defense. I do hope that Shultz sucks crap, especially with Gardiner out.
 
Volcanologist said:
They're going to have to eventually move one of those prize forwards to help other areas of the team.
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A lot will depend on the development of Schultz. If he's a legit top pairing guy...then the depth they have rolling into their blueline over the next 3-4 years should be enough to support that forward core in developing a contender. Dubnyk is a league averagish starter and that will do for now. They shouldn't have to move any of their forwards to improve over the next few years...to get over the hump though, possibly, yeah.
 
Oilers goaltending wasn't bad last year -- 908 sv, good for 20th in the NHL.

Maybe that says more bad than good about that team considering they had the top pick again.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Oilers goaltending wasn't bad last year -- 908 sv, good for 20th in the NHL.

Maybe that says more bad than good about that team considering they had the top pick again.
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No depth, no blueline. Guys like Horcoff & Hemsky, who were parts of their core a few years ago, are pretty shite now. They've got **** all beyond Eberle, RNG, Hall, Yak up front. They do have a decent group of kids with 2nd tier talent to support that group on it's way though.
 
Oilers shouldn't be one of the worst teams in the league this year.

Not only did they get Justin Schultz, but they also picked up Nick Schultz. With Smid and Whitney they at least have a top 4 now. What they were putting out the last few years was AHL calibre.
 
Cannot wait for Burke to announce that he has once again succumbed to pressure from ownership and is pleased to announce we have traded away what little forward future we have for the disinterested Roberto Luongo.
 
blkngldbabe said:
So will anyone who wins the cup this year have a * next to it due to the shortened season?
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I don't think they should. Really, the Kings were an 8th place team last year and won the Cup. So it's not like the regular season is that pivotal in the legitimacy of a Cup win.
 
teeds said:
Cannot wait for Burke to announce that he has once again succumbed to pressure from ownership and is pleased to announce we have traded away what little forward future we have for the disinterested Roberto Luongo.
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Why not tell us what the price tag will be?
 
teeds said:
Cannot wait for Burke to announce that he has once again succumbed to pressure from ownership and is pleased to announce we have traded away what little forward future we have for the disinterested Roberto Luongo.
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and if they either A) don't trade for him or B) trade for him, but don't give up a ton as you're suggesting...will you finally A) shut the **** up with this bullshit insider nonsense that has caused you to look ridiculous on numerous occasions or B) come up with another bullshit excuse that nobody buys?

We all know that the answer is no, but it would be nice if you would realize how ridiculous being an insanely annoying broken record is.

#JakeHorton #KomisarekNMC #FilipForsbergFirstOverall
 
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