Quoting: SPdevotee
Yeah but consistent 40 goal scorers don’t grow on trees. Size aside, he’s exactly what we want.
"what we want" vs "what we need"
Our offense is developing well.
Getting to next level won't come with the addition of a goal-scorer.
Our offense will take the next step when we get better play in front of net and in corners.
We have plenty of skill on perimeter. We don't waste possessions there.
We waste them in front of the net without screens, tips, deflections, someone pouncing on rebounds. (This is our #1 need by far)
And we waste them when we cannot sustain pressure by losing puck in corners (we are fine in neutral zone, o-zone entries)
Defensively, we need more shot-blocking from wings (we allowed more shots from point to hit net than anyone).
DeBrincat would be nice, (especially for the power play).
But he is not likely to lead to many more wins as the price would suggest.
If we spending big this off-season, it should be on (1) goalie, (2) heavy skill forward.