Willchel Marlynder
(philer bozel)
As of right now we hold the 1st Wild Card spot with 45 points. Right behind us is the Rangers with 44 points and 4 games in hand. Florida has 43 points and 3 games in hand. Boston is 3 points back with 1 game in hand. Ottawa is 8 points back with 2 games in hand. While Columbus is 10 points back with 4 games in hands.
So what do you guys think? 2 months from now are we buyers looking to get past the first round in the playoffs? Are we sellers looking to move out contracts for futures? Or are we maybe staying put and "evaluating" the team to see how things play out?
Personally I see us being a bubble team. Last year we went 11-2-1 before the massive collapse. Do we go 6-14-2 this time around? It'll be close. Our possession stud Kadri is out for the week. Our main secondary scoring contributor Lupul is out for who knows how long, and a valuable PKer in Holland is out. Winning games we don't deserve to win will be a tough task. And thus a record of 6-10-5 from December 18th to January 31st isn't too far fetched with our current schedule. With a month before trade deadline and being at the bottom half of the standings, I'm thinking we'll be sellers. Maybe not a full out refresh like some are hoping for, but I would think some noticeable changes will be made.
So what do you guys think? 2 months from now are we buyers looking to get past the first round in the playoffs? Are we sellers looking to move out contracts for futures? Or are we maybe staying put and "evaluating" the team to see how things play out?
Personally I see us being a bubble team. Last year we went 11-2-1 before the massive collapse. Do we go 6-14-2 this time around? It'll be close. Our possession stud Kadri is out for the week. Our main secondary scoring contributor Lupul is out for who knows how long, and a valuable PKer in Holland is out. Winning games we don't deserve to win will be a tough task. And thus a record of 6-10-5 from December 18th to January 31st isn't too far fetched with our current schedule. With a month before trade deadline and being at the bottom half of the standings, I'm thinking we'll be sellers. Maybe not a full out refresh like some are hoping for, but I would think some noticeable changes will be made.