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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19;4705623[B

]Bozak isn't even an average 2C[/B]. The other guys are. Kadri is pretty good, it's just that his performance last year created wholly unrealistic expectations for him.


No, I'm sorry, it's much worse. The problem with the Clarkson deal when it was signed was "too much money for too long structured badly". The idea was that it might look okay in years 1-2, but as the deal went on it would become a complete anchor. Instead, it doesn't even look remotely okay in year 1. On the plus side, this might be a systems thing, as Dellow effectively illustrated 2 weeks ago:
http://www.mc79hockey.com/?p=6818


Agree with the bolded but it contradicts the point about them having a decent roster. Although the guys who are getting blamed, the stars, aren't the guys responsible. All that talk last week about Kessel not being good enough in his own end... guy is a premier scorer in this league. He cannot singlehandedly put the team in the playoffs.


You have to change the GM and coach first. This isn't the Oilers - there is a way to fix this, and there are some pieces in place. But the team needs to stop shooting itself in the foot like they so thoroughly did last summer.

All facts point to that being untrue.