Quoting: Marcsnack
Totally agree.
I think him and Pettersson were a great pairing and if that is your 2nd pairing, you are laughing.
He played on the 2nd pair for most of the year and was on the 2nd PP and was still on pace for 40 points.
Sign a top guy like Graves to pair with Letang and that d-core is good to go.
This roster as constructed sits 5th in the metro. You'll do better than the caps, worse than the islanders.
You're not beating the devils, hurricanes or rangers for position.
You might squeak into the playoffs if buffalo/florida/ottawa don't have a 100 pt season next year.
You'll win 45 games. not 50.
You have no goaltending, your defense is not getting better, its getting worse, and its getting older. You now have the oldest roster in the league (the caps got younger you didnt), and you're not actively tanking.
In a league this competitive that is the worst possible thing you can do.
I said this on another post, As a rangers fan, I love this.