Feels like a round one win is realistic as long as it’s not the Oilers or Vegas. With Doughty coming back before the TDL, things are shaping up nicely if you are wearing purple shaded glasses.
The good news is that a lot of kids are contributing at the same time as the team is winning. The bad news is that one or two of them are going to move for a short term move.
It’ll probably be an overpayment for a guy like Palmieri instead of a savvy move for an Ehlers. But who knows, maybe 8 years of half measures finally adds up to a second round berth.