Quoting: A_Habs_fan
I mean for me 1-6 could go anyway but i feel like Edmonton and Ottawa are the teams with the biggest holes
I am wondering what you would qualify as the Oilers' roster holes when we compare turnover from year to year? Taking into account the Oil had the best season of all Canadian teams from last season. Just want to see your logic.
The only potential new roster hole for the Oil is if Caleb Jones doesn't handle extra minutes. However, adding Barrie to the PP takes away Klef's loss there, meaning Jones' role is to replace most of Klef's remaining minutes at EV and PK. Not easy per se, but Klef wasn't spectacular in those minutes. He just didn't fail. It's not like replacing a Dman playing 25 minutes and dominating competition. The team is asking for the replacement players to come out even against that competition. Klef is good, but he was overplayed. Not like losing a Giordano or a Hughes.
In net, while they are not blessed with a star starter like Helle, Price or Markstrom who have proven they can steal a series, these same tenders got them to the top of the Pacific. It's not a plus for the team, but when you keep the same goalies that got you to the top of the division...that is not a hole.
At forward, they add a full season of Yamamoto and Ennis, as well as Kahun and Turris, and a wildcard in Pulju. Only forwards they lost from the end of season roster were AA and Sheahan, who were pretty ineffective most nights. So, if anything, they have only plugged former holes at forward.
Let me know where you think the major holes are.