Chicago
Rejoint: juin 2015
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I can see this team missing the playoffs. Duclair out for a while. One injury to their forward group and they have a problem. I'm not sure the Tkachuk trade makes them any better. Huberdeau was dynamite and fit perfectly with the speed this team has. Tkachuk has speed, but not nearly the playmaking ability Huberdeau has. The PP is going to be much weaker this year. As you mentioned, the left side of defense is horrid.
I think they've been trying to move cap like other teams (Hornqvist), but the price is too high/they don't have many assets. This team reminds me of the Maple Leafs. "We need to get tougher to beat Boston/Tampa", but at what cost?
This team gained Tkachuk, but lost Giroux, Huberdeau, Marchment, and Weegar (and futures). White, Balcers, Cousins, and Staal don't make up the difference.