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Originally Posted by Rags225
isn't that a contradiction? 
but honestly... we are going to lose Shanny, Jagr, Straka, Roszival and probably Avery. That's most of our offense.
We still don't have a sniper for Gomez, nobody that can set up Drury, no size, and a bunch of very young players, not to mention a horrible, horrible UFA class. it is very, very possible we score less next year. |
I don't think it's as hard to replace those players as you think. The only one who might be hard to replace is Jagr, and honestly, his offensive production isn't the part that is hard to replace. It's his presence on the ice. Jagr makes guys on his line look great because he draws people to him, which leaves his teammates open. The problem is, last year he didn't have anyone to finish.
Drury didn't have a playmaker this season and he still managed to tie for the lead in goals, I don't think thats an issue to be honest. Sniper for Gomez is going to have to come via trade IMO unless Sather takes a gamble on a guy like Ryder. As for the youth, isn't that what we have them for? To step up in times like this?