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Originally Posted by Kaktus
It is but Devils can adjust. Losing Martin is big but not as big as losing Stevens, Niedermayer, Rafalski. They can adjust and they will adjust.
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Don't want "500 word essays" [editorial note: your post was longer than mine], fine.
Answer me this: What have the Devs won since losing Stevens? What have they won since losing Nieds? What have they won since losing Rafalski?
You act as if they've kept on being a force of nature without those guys?
They haven't. They've been a very strong regular season team because they're consistent over the 82 game schedule, get good goaltending, have a team philosophy, and just putter along and do their thing. Great. But that ain't what championships are made of.
They have won 2 playoff series since '02-'03. 2. 16-26 in the playoffs.
If they've been adjusting to the loss of those guys, then they need to try something else.