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I’m having this debate with my friend right now, and I’m really curious what people think.
He is absolutely adamant that it’s much easier to retool Forwards than, D.
Let’s use the Canucks for an example.
Here’s my thought process, flame away, if you hypothetically, and it’s not so unrealistically, remove Myers next season (Trade when his bonus is gone), and buyout OEL, resign Wolanin, and try to find another D ( Gavrikov is a dan client) in FA, we would hypothetically be changing over 60% of our defence going into next season with Hronik.
While the forwards basically just need a third line Centre.
Let’s not use the Canucks is an example now, let’s just talk in general.
Finding basically 2 lines of forwards that are good enough to win the cup, I feel is trickier than finding 6D to fill a roster.
Obviously, you need a balance of both, but I just feel you don’t really need a great Top 6d to win a cup, I think you basically just need two Really good/ Star D ideally.
Also, just thinking about it, let’s again look at the Canucks, this defence going into next season, could look literally completely different next season, it’s not 100% going to work out, and everything is going to click, but hypothetically, we could see 80% of the Defence be completely turned over from this year in a full season.
Assuming schenn, myers, oel, burroughs, dermott (health) poolman (Health)
Leaving us with Hughes (same), wolanin ( new),Hronik (new), bear (sameish), FA Signing, FA Signing / AHL Player.
Will it be better in the long run, who knows, but it would be a completely different hockey team, basically than what we saw this year.
Thoughts!
He is absolutely adamant that it’s much easier to retool Forwards than, D.
Let’s use the Canucks for an example.
Here’s my thought process, flame away, if you hypothetically, and it’s not so unrealistically, remove Myers next season (Trade when his bonus is gone), and buyout OEL, resign Wolanin, and try to find another D ( Gavrikov is a dan client) in FA, we would hypothetically be changing over 60% of our defence going into next season with Hronik.
While the forwards basically just need a third line Centre.
Let’s not use the Canucks is an example now, let’s just talk in general.
Finding basically 2 lines of forwards that are good enough to win the cup, I feel is trickier than finding 6D to fill a roster.
Obviously, you need a balance of both, but I just feel you don’t really need a great Top 6d to win a cup, I think you basically just need two Really good/ Star D ideally.
Also, just thinking about it, let’s again look at the Canucks, this defence going into next season, could look literally completely different next season, it’s not 100% going to work out, and everything is going to click, but hypothetically, we could see 80% of the Defence be completely turned over from this year in a full season.
Assuming schenn, myers, oel, burroughs, dermott (health) poolman (Health)
Leaving us with Hughes (same), wolanin ( new),Hronik (new), bear (sameish), FA Signing, FA Signing / AHL Player.
Will it be better in the long run, who knows, but it would be a completely different hockey team, basically than what we saw this year.
Thoughts!