EDM
How is the team with the single best player in the NHL not considered a top 16 team? I know that one player, even the best player, cannot carry a team at the highest level, but he has pieces around him and the team finished last season strong. This will be a team people are talking about next season.
To answer this all one has to look at is last season. Why did they finish strong? I would argue that it was because Sekera started to play well towards the end of the season which is why it is still mind boggling that he was bought out? I think since the Hall trade its been shown that CM and LD can't do it all. They absolutely need help and since Kenny H didn't give them any I have a hard time seeing how they are better this year? I am curious to see how the DT hiring affects the overall play of the team, but is DT anymore of a defensive guru than Hitchcock? I wouldn't say so... but we'll see?