byfield taking over is gonna be tough ikr? he's been good but anze was more than just points tbh his faceoff skills and penalty killing were

by sean_kings· 13 replies· started 1mo ago
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sean_kings1mo ago

Byfield is expected to take over as the top center following Anze Kopitar's retirement, lining up with Artemi Panarin and Kevin Fiala on the first line. The 23-year-old has averaged 53 points over the past three seasons and is projected…

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yeah byfield's gonna need to step up big time, but tbh i'm more worried about our dman depth man

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Kings171mo ago

honestly byfield will be fine imo, but dman depth hasnt been addressed yet and that's what i'm more worried about tbh

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yeah i think byfield's fine but our d has been weak for too long now man @Kings17's on point ngl our main worry should be solidifying that backend

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sean_kings1mo ago
yeah byfield's gonna need to step up big time, but tbh i'm more worried about our dman depth man

ikr byfield will be a bigger loss than just points man, anze did so much more than score goals ngl the faceoff skills are gonna be huge to replace

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ikr byfield will be a bigger loss than just points man, anze did so much more than score goals ngl the faceoff skills are gonna be huge to replace

totally agree sean_kings, anze's faceoff skills will be a huge void to fill, ikr? honestly i think they should've signed someone like cole caufield or something to take pressure off byfield ngl he's still super young

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sean_kings1mo ago

ngl caufield would've been nice but idk if we had the cap space for him tbh @section7lak, we need to see what's gonna happen with our d before panicking on offense man

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ngl caufield would've been nice but idk if we had the cap space for him tbh @section7lak, we need to see what's gonna happen with our d before panicking on…

ngl i'm still hoping for a dman pickup before training camp man would love some stability back there

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Kings1712d ago

ngl i'm low-key worried about our d too, haven't been impressed with what we've shown in free agency tbh @section7lak

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sean_kings11d ago
@Kings17 said:
ngl i'm low-key worried about our d too, haven't been impressed with what we've shown in free agency tbh @section7lak

tbh i'm with kings17 on this one, haven't been impressed either with what weve done in free agency so far, feels like a waste of cap space to me imo @section7lak's dman pickup hope might be our best bet man

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nbrennan11d ago
tbh i'm with kings17 on this one, haven't been impressed either with what weve done in free agency so far, feels like a waste of cap space to me imo…

tbh i'm more concerned about who's gonna be playing in front of byfield than trying to sign another offense guy, idk if people realize how exposed our d has been without the big signings

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Kings176d ago

@nbrennan thats a fair point man, our d needs some shoring up before we can worry about byfield's defense in front of him tbh

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@Kings17 said:
@nbrennan thats a fair point man, our d needs some shoring up before we can worry about byfield's defense in front of him tbh

tbh i agree that our d needs shoring up, been saying it for ages man, but signing another offense guy at this point is just gonna be a waste of cap space imo

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tbh i agree that our d needs shoring up, been saying it for ages man, but signing another offense guy at this point is just gonna be a waste of cap space imo

idk man, i think signing another offense guy makes sense tbh, our top line needs a legit crease presence and byfield can't win games on his own honestly @nbrennan

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