I have to admit that I'm glad they signed him and I'm openly questioning if it's the right move. Yes they made the playoffs last year and it was fun to see them get there. Yes they have the same team back albeit perhaps missing one of GV or PP. They will be competitive in the East.
On the other hand have they improved over last year? Other than the natural progression of the young guys the answer is NO. They still look like a team going nowhere in terms of championship aspirations.
Maybe that isn't their goal though at the moment. They want to put butts in the seats and be entertaining. They hope their young core group improves and then they use the cap space that will open up to grab a star.
Two or three years down the road they make a serious run.
Hope that's the plan because this signing along with the eventual signing of GV or PP or squeezing both in means they are pretty well stuck going nowhere fast for the present.
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