GDT: Thrash @ Canes (minus Svech)

Boom Boom Apathy

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I don't think this is critical hit against Carolina. Puljujarvi isn't going to replace Svechnikov's production, but lets not pretend Svech is a top 10 winger in the league either. This team is more than the sum of its parts, I still think they are contenders.
While I agree with all of this 100%, the one issue is that there are only a couple of guys that look to shoot first, and Svech is one of the few. He leads all forward in shots, followed closely by Necas and Aho. After that, it's a pretty substantial drop off. It's why they went after Pacioretty in the off-season, because they wanted a guy that would shoot and score goals.

It's now a bigger hole in that department. That doesn't mean they are done, because as you said, they are the sum of its parts, but the some parts bring different things than others.
 

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StormCast

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While I agree with all of this 100%, the one issue is that there are only a couple of guys that look to shoot first, and Svech is one of the few. He leads all forward in shots, followed closely by Necas and Aho. After that, it's a pretty substantial drop off. It's why they went after Pacioretty in the off-season, because they wanted a guy that would shoot and score goals.
He's also far and away the hits leader among top 6 forwards, creating space for the other guys. The Canes get outhit nearly every night and this will only exacerbate it, especially in the more physical playoffs.
 

zman77

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Carolina's projected lineup for tonight's 7 p.m. puck drop is:

Forwards:


Puljujarvi - Aho - Jarvis

Teravainen - Kotkaniemi - Necas

Martinook - Staal - Fast

Noesen - Drury - Stepan

Defense:

Slavin - Burns

Skjei - Pesce

Gostisbehere - Coghlan

Goalies:

Andersen

Kochetkov

Injuries:

Antti Raanta (Lower-Body)

Jalen Chatfield (Upper-Body)

Ondrej Kase (Concussion Protocol)

Andrei Svechnikov (Lower-Body)

Scratches:

Calvin de Haan

Paul Stastny
 
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