Thoughts after Pre-season.
The defense isn't as big of a worry to me as most (as long as they do the right thing by signing Dermott and demoting Brown). I still at the end of the day see it as a deadline fix. We just need one solid top 4 guy for the playoff run.
I think our bottom 6 forward group is built very well for the playoffs, but won't provide much offense substance during the regular season. I'd like to see Podkolzin get a crack in the top 6 when injuries or poor play from one of our top 6 wingers allows for it.
Kane coming back will be great, and hopefully Savoie is ready by the end of the year. However, I could see us needing to add a middle 6 scoring forward at the deadline as well.
Lastly, I worry we are due for another slow worrisome start. I don't know what it is with this core, but they always seem to take a while to get going.