The roster above could do some serious damage.
Quoting: Bigshame
Vegas went to the finals without a legit #1 centre
Yep. William Karlsson started that season less established as a 3C than Kerfoot, and played with wings less talented than the above. This team would be fine on offense.
Quoting: crankshaft
The biggest problem I see is a bunch of offensive minded forwards and not much 2-way inclinations. You need role players in the playoffs blocking shots, shutting down scoring lines, killing penalties etc and only a couple guys in those forward lines are accustomed to that. This team is going to get pushed around a lot.
True. Trade Burakovsky, Fiala, and Andersson out for Tom Wilson, Cal Clutterbuck, and Nic Dowd, and this team's chances go up a lot. 1st unit on PK could already be average, with Hedman, Hamilton, Stone, and Kerfoot, but the second unit looks like just Ekholm and Brodin, and two novice forwards, as is. Bringing in a few more guys who focus on defense, checking, and PK would make a huge difference in the ability to hold onto a lead.