This game without a doubt, prove how important puck possession has become in this modern NHL. I does not surprise me Tampa Bay blew us out of the water. Man for man it looks like we got better over the summer when you add up player stats.
It is evident however, the players that left complemented this core a lot better than the players we picked up.
Kadri, Gardiner, Ennis, Zaitsev are all possession type players. The one this bunch miss the most is Gardiner. Dermot is another possession type player. Can the addition of one guy make a difference.
You heard it here first. Carolina will represent the east in the 2020 Stanley Cup finals