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Second-year coach Bruce Cassidy will be on the hot seat if he doesn't get high-scoring F's Jaromir Jagr and Peter Bondra to buy into his defense-oriented system....

If G Olaf Kolzig gets on a roll, he can be good enough to help the team overcome its defensive deficiencies....

G.M. George McPhee , who stole C Michael Nylander from the Black-hawks and F Mike Grier from the Oilers in trades last season, needs to work similar magic to add depth to the team's blue line.