1) Can the team find their chemistry quickly enough with the shortened season?
There’s a lot of roster turnover on the team and the lack of a real training camp really hurts, but I’m going to say yes. Jaromir Jagr and Ray Whitney have been around long enough that they should be able to pick up the system quickly. Jagr’s been sort of a mercenary for the past decade so he’s more than used to change.
The youngsters on the team are AHL buddies so they should be fine on the depth lines and the defense only has one real change.
The biggest question mark will be Derek Roy. He was off ice for a while before training camp due to surgery and has to find a way to click with his teammates. The lack of Jamie Benn in the shortened training camp puts some more uncertainty for him (at least for a short while) as the wings keep fluctuating around him. With his down season last year and the fact that he’s playing for a contract, there’s a lot of motivation for him this year. If he can ge...
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PLAYERS:
Jaromir Jagr,
Ray Whitney,
Derek Roy,
Jamie Benn,
Alex Goligoski,
Kari Lehtonen,
Richard Bachman,
Sheldon Souray,
Mark Fistric,
Aaron Rome,
Brenden Dillon,
Jordie Benn,
Stephane Robidas,
Trevor Daley,
Philip Larsen,
Michael Ryder,
Loui Eriksson,
Brenden Morrow,
Adam Burish,
Steve Ott,
Mike Ribeiro,
Antoine Roussel,
Luke Gazdic,
Vernon Fiddler,
Paul Gaustad,
Pavel Datsyuk
TEAMS: Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings
TEAMS: Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings
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