Quoting: Maleskualex
Well the fixes don't seem outrageously difficult. Plenty of good coaches available in the AHL. Markstrom, Saaros, and Jarry should be available in the offseason, Defense is always a work in progress for any team, Nemec should be a big help tho
The annoying part is we had an excellent coach lined up to be the successor already in Andrew Br. unettte. Instead we extended Ruff.
Internal development will be huge for our D with Luke and Nemec. Hamilton getting healthy and Marino and Siegenthaler getting back to the level they were at last year will be crucial. I'd like 1 puck moving, PK, defensive dman to pair with Marino tho. (Marcus Pettersson).
On forward the lines need to be figured out. Palat Bratt Nico works but then after that Holtz, Mercer, Toffoli, and Meier all work best on the right side. Ideally it can be figured out internally tho.
Goalie should be a simple fix via trade or UFA. I wouldn't pay through the moon for this tho with how volatile it is.
The toughest hole to fill is McLeod. 2 way quality Centers just aren't available easily, especially young ones with that level of skating ability. I'd give up a haul to find a quality replacement here.
Also would like to bring in a guy like Yakov Trenin for some size, PK ability, physicality and defense to the 4th line
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