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Not getting a top pairing dman notwithstanding, this is by far the best summer MB has had. I don’t like the D - there’s a lot of question marks, I think Chariot and Edmondson belong as 2nd/3rd pairing on a good team. having said that, we are significantly improved on the wing and the offence should be better. We couldn’t score and I think bumping Byron and Lekonan to the 4th line out of the lineup is a definite improvement. Even if Anderson doesn’t earn his salary, having Gallagher, Taffoli, Tatar and Drouin (even with his inconsistency), gives us real top 6 winger potential. The question mark up front is if one of Suzuki or KK can play all season in the playoffs. If they do we should be a top 3 team in our conference. while the D isn’t as good as I’d like, they should be tougher to play against, but at the end of the day, the D can look better if Price is Price. Our backup is also a viable option and not a garbage pickup like the rest of MB’s backups were. there’s a lot of question marks, but their is also reason for a lot more optimism. I’d probably be less optimistic if we were still in the Eastern Conference, but every Canadian team has flaws and question marks, so I think we have a much better chance of getting the top 4 than the past two times we got there.

Would someone give up a 6th or 7th for Lindgren. Demchenko or McNiven can be our Taxi squad goalie. Primeau and Demchenko/McNiven to the AHL. we really don't need Lindgren. The Devils are down a goalie with Crawford opting out. The Capitals are down a goalie with Lundqvist's heart issue. Hell, I'd be fine if someone grabs Lindgren on waivers, would like to just clear the deck so the other goalies can play.

TSN was talking about the fact that we will see the same Canadian refs all season long. PLEASE TELL ME LEE IS AMERICAN