Adam French: After Day One: The Wizard Disappears

Sadly I am willing to bet Vrbata and Hanzal will not produce anywhere near what they did this past year. Really sad to see the Wizard go. Eric Staal still misses Whitney in Carolina and now Jamie Benn and Louie Eriksson will be the beneficiaries. Smitty should be strong in goal and the D still looks pretty good but scoring goals are going to be a challenge. Somebody like Boedeker will have to step up replacing the Wizard's abillity to make things happen will certainly be missed.

Sadly I am willing to bet Vrbata and Hanzal will not produce anywhere near what they did this past year. Really sad to see the Wizard go. Eric Staal still misses Whitney in Carolina and now Jamie Benn and Louie Eriksson will be the beneficiaries. Smitty should be strong in goal and the D still looks pretty good but scoring goals are going to be a challenge. Somebody like Boedeker will have to step up replacing the Wizard's abillity to make things happen will certainly be missed.
- flyerdude17

Very hard to replace 77 points. I suppose one nice thing is that Whitney won't be on the point on the PP allowing OEL to be on the first unit with Yandle. They really need to sign Doan or this top-6 won't have enough to make the playoffs.

I'd say you guys are (frank)ing doomed and here comes #1 overall, but that didn't work out to well for me last year.

every team needs a wizard

His parting words were a little tough. But, maybe necessary.