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by Paul on 01/06/08 at 09:35 AM ET
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from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,
We are now halfway through the 2007-08 NHL regular season, and as of this morning, it’s fairly easy to identify, oh, about two dozen clubs that could use significant roster help.
These are clubs that require more than an extra defenseman or a faceoff specialist. Check the standings. Bottom-feeders like Washington and Tampa in the East, and Edmonton and Los Angeles in the West, are in need of major talent infusions, and have had three months to address their needs. But they’ve done next to nothing....
It has now become painfully evident that one of the major consequences - or casualties - of the New NHL is that it is nearly impossible to fix rosters on the fly. The team that comes out of training camp is pretty much the team that will take the ice for the next six-plus months, save for a few dramatic moves around the trade deadline (Feb. 26 this season) that now is mostly an exercise in also-rans harvesting draft picks for players destined to become unrestricted free agents.
much more and other NHL bits too…
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