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I mean. What else is left? With 50% of the cap going to 4 forwards you have to try this.
It worked for Lou/Babcock not too long ago. Let's see them try it.
Time for Robertson, Liljegren, Sandin, etc. to step in and Plough.
We can't just rely on Spezza and Simmonds to be there through and through. We can't have a Joe Thornton (skating in mud) situation again.
How could they hurt you? They can't at this point.
Can you see it?
This is go time for Dubas. Committing to kids was something for 2 playoff losses ago. He needs to ice the strongest lineup he can to keep his job which means not relying on anyone who wasn't helping him last year to win this year. He can't leave a hole in the lineup in the hope that Robertson or the young D "might" have it, and then have to scrounge in season for the right players. If anything one of those guys is more likely to be traded to beef up the lineup with somebody more proven. Adding someone new for a tolerable price is way easier in the summer than during the year when lineups are set and the last decent UFAs are gone.
He was all in on the last playoff, selling picks for rentals because he thinks the team is "there" so why would we hope that isn't going to continue with his ass clearly on the line this year? Sorry I can't see it at all. He and Shanny believe in this group and they are going to try and bring an improved lineup to the post season. Assuming some unproven pieces will suddenly click is a gamble they can't afford to take, nor should they. The only way I want any of the young guns in this seasons lineup is if they tear the spot away from someone who was already penciled in to start the year.
This is not the training camp for a kid to step in unless he walks on water.