No EEK, No Brodin to start the season will be tough, but not the end of the world unless they are out into the new year.
IMO they’ll lose too much ground if they’re out that long.
Then again they could make the playoffs but I doubt they make it past the first round much less the second.
I’m not worrying about goaltending. Gus has proved adequate and between Wahl, Peterson, Hlivaj one of them should be able to fil in. And as I said I don’t see them as a serious contender.
Not making the playoffs when you’re just a pretender might be the best thing for them.