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This line up certainly is improved up front, but that defence was bad to begin with and is worse now. This is just more evidence to support my assumption that no matter what Edmonton does in the short term, it won't matter. The team does not have depth beyond the top two lines. The bottom 6 is really weak and the only way to improve it is to draft skill and develop. To make this team a proper contender, they'll need 3-4 great years of drafting support guys. They can't afford to sign old declining depth guys nor can they have the assets to trade for depth. They have McDavid so a turn around can happen quickly but its going to take a couple of years.