expatriatedtexan
Habitual Line Stepper
- Aug 17, 2005
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I'm really not worried about the first 20 games. The cup favorites usually do well, but the bottom 80-85% of the league is usually all over the place. That's why GMs used to wait 20 games before making a move. Now they just don't make a move until the deadline.
Anyways, I figure they'll be enough teams struggling and trying different things that the sheer talent of MacKinnon, Rantanen, Makar with the contributions of Toews, Mitts, Lehky when ready, and the NFGs that we should be in the mix of the top three in division until Landy and/or Nuke get added.
Our core should be capable of leading an AHL team to the playoffs. I'm not saying they should win anything once there, but MacKinnon, Makar and Rants are capable of taking a team much further than you'd think.
Anyways, I figure they'll be enough teams struggling and trying different things that the sheer talent of MacKinnon, Rantanen, Makar with the contributions of Toews, Mitts, Lehky when ready, and the NFGs that we should be in the mix of the top three in division until Landy and/or Nuke get added.
Our core should be capable of leading an AHL team to the playoffs. I'm not saying they should win anything once there, but MacKinnon, Makar and Rants are capable of taking a team much further than you'd think.