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Originally Posted by FakenHaken
I agree that what we do lack is that Sidney Crosby, Taveres, Toews, or Malkin type of player that franchise guy.
However, when you look at the division we will be in it is going to be tough to crawl out of the division let alone the conference.
LA = Big, Strong, Skilled, Grinding, Fast
Anaheim = Big Strong, Skilled, Grinding, Fast
San Jose = Big, Strong, Skilled
Now get into the Central Division you still have the Blackhawks, Blues, Colorado, Wild, Jets.
The West is different than the East you need that Big, Strong, Skilled Centermen to compete against the Toews, Getzlaf, Sedin, Kopitar, MacKinnon, or Perron guys.
I like how we have built up our center depth from poor to looks a heck of better.
Monahan 6' 2"
Jankowski 6' 3"
Knight 6' 2"
Reinhart 6' 1"
Bill Arnold 6' 0"
Of course we have a long ways to go but I feel better today after acquiring Knight and now Monahan about center than I did when I woke up on Sunday morning. If somehow we end up with Ekblad or Reinhart well then we can begin talking about a really good team in a few years with depth that may not have that Toews or Getzlaf type player but a team that will come out at you line after line. Like the Bruins or Kings do or can.
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No disagreement at all. Just want to point out that when the flames are pressing in 3 or 4 years time, these teams will have a much more closed window than they do today.
This is the reason that we have to stay the course on our rebuild. Done properly, draft, develop and win cycles exist and are repeatable. The aberrations are the perpetual winners and losers.
I am way more comfortable with being a bottom dweller next season to continue to add to our cupboard.
Do we have all of our picks for next year? I would think that we will be adding to them as the season goes on.
Basically, as long as we stay the course I am okay with a tough season or two so we can draft and develop without "win now" pressure.