Yes Hillis is gone till mid February, Gogolev is gone till maybe the playoffs.
People keep talking about a goalie upgrade but I ask you folks who is out there to get that is actually that much better than Poppy that it would be worth dropping even more assets to get?
To me there arent any teams that appear to be selling that has a goaltender so much better than Poppy that it's worth it.
Poppy had a bad game yesterday I'll give ya that but I've found over the past couple months most of the time hes been getting left out to dry by a weak defense. Already yesterday we could see defensively things will be better. Plus Samorukov is back this week.
I think now a centre is on the wish list. Saigeon would be perfect and a big OA upgrade over Poirier who showed the ugly side of his game again yesterday, surprised he didnt get 5 and a game.
A good centre is at the top of my wishlist now. If they can add another D great, especially if Hanley wont be ready to go come playoff time.