I think the season d pairs will start with something like that. But once we get into the meat of the season, I could see Verhoeff and Carels pairing up and playing monster minutes. Kind of Hughes/Faber or Makar/Toews esqe.
Every fan base gets excited. New York, Boston, and Philly fan bases are comparatively so much worse. MN sports seems more nihilist than anything in my opinion.