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Mike Smith basically has one foot in the grave. by voidoid
He shouldn't sniff a starting job, let alone on a contender. My guess is the Darnell Nurse contract won't age well and it's a huge chunk of the cap hit. They have a lot of expired contracts on offense. Holloway might be ready but probably not Borgault. Puljujarvi's an enigma.
I dunno if they blow it up. They need quality depth, a new defensive system and a living, breathing goaltender. They've got three more years of McDavid-Draisaitl before someone gives the latter a zillion dollar contract. At the very least they have a window of opportunity right now, however flawed it is. And we're talking about Ken Holland, so a slow, continued run of mediocrity seems a likely outcome.