Re: Where to go from here?
You seem to have obtained players before they were drafted, which seems odd. Will you be drafting a year ahead this year as well, or was that a one-time thing?
It's probably ready to make a run soon, but I think you need to dial back the Hughes/Kakko over Svechnikov/Hischier depth chart. Guys who haven't been drafted yet are rarely going to end up ahead of guys in the NHL who were recently drafted really highly themselves in their first season. I think you honestly need some more production to contend rather than potential, but you have enough potential that it could be there soon.
Also, you really need help on D - lots of scoring guys, and not much hitting and blocking there. Vatanen is probably worse than guys on your wire, honestly. Get yourself a guy who is more well-rounded, a young guy who does everything in return for some of your surplus prospects.
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