I would say we are now trending in the right direction with a new coach, a new goalie, and some additional (hopefully positive) moves are coming this Summer to stabilize our D-corps and a couple of additions up front to provide some depth and leadership.Does the trade change any opinions?
Ullmark should help out with two of our biggest issues last year:
Goaltending should improve significantly.
PK should also improve (via goaltending).
As a team, we allowed 27 more goals than expected at ES and 9 more than expected on the PK.
Ullmark saved 28 more goals than expected at ES, and 5 more than expect on the PK.
Does Green build off what Martin instilled?
First 41 games, we had xGA/60 2.85 at ES (21st)
Final 41 games.we had xGA/60 of 2.59 at ES (8th)
I think the potential is there to be much better defensively.
Offensively, the loss of Tarasenko and presumably Chychrun will need to be addressed, however, we can hope a healthy Stu is closer to the ~40g 90 pts player he was a year earlier than the 20g 70 pts player we saw this year playing through a bad wrist. We'll also have a full season of Pinto assuming he deleted his bet365 account... I think we'll need to score more either way, the only teams to score less than us and make the playoffs were washington and NYI.
They're better than Detroit now with Ullmark. But still 5th at best.As of now without seeing any offseason moves..
Florida
Toronto
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Tampa
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Montreal
Agreed. Ullmark puts them above Detroit pending draft/UFA.They're better than Detroit now with Ullmark. But still 5th at best.
Does Korpisalo tank Boston's season?They're better than Detroit now with Ullmark. But still 5th at best.
No I dont think so, as you mentioned Swayman is going to play more. I dont think its possible for Korpisalo to be as bad as last year. Boston also is going to get a center one way or another they will likely be better than last year if anything.Does Korpisalo tank Boston's season?
I mentioned in his 40 games, Ulmark saved about 30 goals more than expected, meanwhile Korpisalo allowed about 18 more than expected at ES and PK combined.
Obviously Swayman will get the bulk of the starts, but swapping 20 games of Ulmark for Korpisalo could still do so serious damage...