I'll share my thoughts:
- Our strengths right now lie with small talented players like Hudler, Backlund, Baertschi. I still think that Giordano is a top two pairing D-man.
- Obviously we have a lot of holes on our team. We don't have a first line centre and haven't had one in years. Backlund is probably a decent 2nd line centre and Stajan is a good 3rd line centre. Lack of size is a big one. We don't have a good stay at home defenseman who brings stability to our D. Goaltending is a huge question mark.
- When you have a lot of holes it is hard to draft for a position but if we can get a 1st line centre obviously we have to go for it. If we aren't in the top 5 in the first round, I think we have to draft the best available player.
- I think we should avoid using free agency as a way to patch up the holes on our team. I think D. Sutter used free agency to patch up holes but I think it acted as a detriment to our young players. I say give the young guys a chance to play next year. We can use next year as an evaluation year to see what we have.
- I think we should see a rebuild as a three year process and I don't like trying to accelerate it too much via trade and free agency.
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