Still a lot of "Ifs" to sort out, but.... IF the Avs can get a legit 2C, and IF Landy can come back for the playoffs, and IF the Avs could add a legit Dman still.
Team could absolutely win the cup this year:
1st + RyJo for Walker
Byram for Mittelstadt
Nuke - Mack - Mikko
Landy - 2C - Lehky
Wood - Colton - LOC
Drouin - Wagner/Cogs - Parise
Toews - Makar
Girard - Walker
Johnson - Manson
George
Annunen
Probably still want another Dman here, as we'd be 1 injury away from possibly having to use MacDermid in the playoffs. But otherwise that's a group arguably as deep as the 2022 team.
Team could absolutely win the cup this year:
1st + RyJo for Walker
Byram for Mittelstadt
Nuke - Mack - Mikko
Landy - 2C - Lehky
Wood - Colton - LOC
Drouin - Wagner/Cogs - Parise
Toews - Makar
Girard - Walker
Johnson - Manson
George
Annunen
Probably still want another Dman here, as we'd be 1 injury away from possibly having to use MacDermid in the playoffs. But otherwise that's a group arguably as deep as the 2022 team.