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Originally Posted by Ark2
Because we don't have a good team right now. Defense in particular is a weakness and an elite centre would make a huge difference. Two years straight of drafting in the top 3 would make all the difference. Patience.
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Exactly. Monahan is a very good player, but if he's the best you have, you're not going to be going anywhere near a cup. You need 4 or 5 players that are at his talent level give or take a bit (various positions)
Look at the Kings or Hawks, for example. The Kings had Kopitar, but they also have Quick, Doughty, Brown, Richards, and Carter. The Hawks have Toews (Better than Monahan) but they also have Kane, Seabrook, Keith, Hossa, plus guys like Byfuglien, Bolland, Ladd in the past that are extremely good secondary pieces.
We need more high end talent and you get that through being patient and enduring games like the past two, where if you had more talent in some areas you'd have won.