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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Feaster should get a number 1 centre. But if he can't, and I agree its hard, he make the appropriate moves, like move Iggy and Kipper and accelerate the trending in the right direction you speak of. The expectations so fans have with him hitting the home runs that as you say are next to impossible to do, are actually set by Feaster and the org when they talk about re-tooling and when they don't make certain moves. Many fans aren't idiots, we are aware what it would take to make this team good, and they are big moves like get a centre. When Feaster and crew say things like making roster tweaks, and re-tool, and don't do things like make major roster changes (like trade Iggy) they are telling the fan base that they believe they can address the teams needs (like find a centre) or else why would they preach a re-tool. Therefore the fan base expects it and gets upset when it doesn't happen, and rightfully so.
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I don't support trading for a #1C as the cost would involve picks and prospects which are far more valuable to this franchise at the moment. Sacrificing the future for the now tells me the team is in "win now" mode (God, do I hate that catchphrase), and I don't think this is still true. I do support getting the #1C in free agency - ironically we probably can't afford both a #1C as well as Iginla.
Honestly I'm having trouble following the chain of logic in your post, no offense intended. You say Feaster promises re-tooling, but then to indicate that making home-run swings is part of that. Signing Wideman, Hudler and Cervenka is re-tooling. Trading Iginla and Kiprusof is something else, IMO.
I think you're reading some things into what Feaster and co. have said in the past and have built expectations into that. Nobody can say you're wrong, but I don't agree with your conclusions.