I'm not going to lie, I'm probably one of the most optimist posters out there. Bennett is our highest pick in franchise history. He was supposed to be our major building block for this team. It's really hard for me to watch him struggle, nothing is coming easy to him, he's getting no luck, and frankly hasn't been good enough, and now with Johnny there is no excuses. Johnny, Mony, Tkachuk, and Hamilton are the only peices I wouldn't trade. The rest I would seriously consider if given the right price. I love Backlund as much as everyone but if this team could get a first round pick and a prospect I wouldn't be mad. This team is rebuilding and our slim success vs the Canucks 2 years ago has given us false hope. We are a lottery team still and we shouldn't be signing veteran players (Brouwer, Frolik) until our core is set, and right now we have 3 players I would consider in our core for the next 10 years. That is not enough. Gio is in a ####ty situation where his prime years have already been used and his remaining good year will be during this rebuild. This team needs to keep building for the future, and I will be so ####ing pissed if they give away picks for a ####ty top 6 player to keep them fighting for the eight spot. I spent so many seasons watching this team be mediacore, I sure as hell don't want to watch another 10 more years of it.
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