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blankall · 05-15-2016, 04:02 PM

The only time you need to blow it up is if you have nothing coming through the pipeline. The purpose of the blowup is to refill your prospect pool and get solid players.

Yes Marleau and Thornton are passed their prime.

The Sharks, however, have in their prime:

Couture - 27
Pavelski - 31
Vlassic - 29
Burns - 31

That's a great core to work around. On top of that they have a bunch of young depth players. So no, the Sharks do not need to blow things up. People made way to big a deal out of their previous inability to have playoff success. The fact of the matter is that it's just really hard to get far into the playoffs.

I wouldn't even describe what the Sharks have done as a "re-tool". Most of their key players were drafted by them. It's just an example of solid asset management and great drafting.

05-15-2016, 04:02 PM	#37
blankall Ate 100 Treadmills Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	The only time you need to blow it up is if you have nothing coming through the pipeline. The purpose of the blowup is to refill your prospect pool and get solid players. Yes Marleau and Thornton are passed their prime. The Sharks, however, have in their prime: Couture - 27 Pavelski - 31 Vlassic - 29 Burns - 31 That's a great core to work around. On top of that they have a bunch of young depth players. So no, the Sharks do not need to blow things up. People made way to big a deal out of their previous inability to have playoff success. The fact of the matter is that it's just really hard to get far into the playoffs. I wouldn't even describe what the Sharks have done as a "re-tool". Most of their key players were drafted by them. It's just an example of solid asset management and great drafting.