What is a “playoff contender” to you?
This team could absolutely be batting for a wildcard spot at the end of the year. The defense isn’t even (playing) that bad. They play very good AS A TEAM.
The team is literally missing 2 of its most important/valuable forwards they will eventually get back. Elvis is a problem. Tarasov is a question mark, admittedly.
And since he’s now in Cleveland, people have somehow forgotten that Mateychuk is literally better than Provorov. We will be BETTER whenever he is added to the team.
