Gurglesons
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Are we even certain he's gonna be that bad? He had 56 points in 2022-23, on a trash team with defensive-minded Torts as coach.
Eller improved from his previous season here, at age 34. Letang was better at 36 than 35. Carter was better at 39 than 38.
Hayes is 32.
The issue is Hayes can not skate.
Those three can.
Hayes has also always been lazy. He's a country club guy. That's a big issue with this squad when you want hunger in the line-up.
I think the big positive is that there was nobody better on the UFA market that would sign for the cap hit and the term as a C.