I think people forgot how important Jeff Carter is to this team because of the success we initially had after his injury. The moment Carter went down, I knew that this team has to basically survive and try to be in a playoff spot come next year February. Fortunately, we stockpiled so many points at the beginning of the season that we are remarkably still in first place. We likely will fall from first place within a couple of days, but we just need to keep on fighting until Carter is back. With Carter back, this will be a whole different team and with different line combinations that will be far more productive.
