We're looking to be middle of the pack in Anchorage, but I think we can make a strong playoff push as we adapt to a new roster and take advantage of strong practices. It's hard not to say your goalie won't be a key contributor if you want to find success, so I think George Walsh will have to continue a fairly strong start. Obviously, we'd like him to stop all the pucks from hitting the net, but we also need to rely heavily on our defense to force tough looks and get in the way of passing lanes. We need to get physical on defense to let up the pressure on Walsh and then to create opportunities on offense. So, for that, we'll need Davos Otasrob, one of our better defenders, to pick up his intensity by creating more takeaways, and reducing the amount of giveaways we've already seen from him. On offense, we nee Georg N'Zola to do what he does best, which is score goals. He's taken a lot of shots, but we need him to increase his accuracy or be smart and pass to the open player inside of forcing it.

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