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Originally Posted by Jason14h
The problem is, do we really gain anything by trading for a few 3rd round picks? (And please don't reply a few 3rd round picks!)
These picks are guys who are 2-3 years away minimum. We are right on the cusp of the playoffs.
As some people have pointed out, this is the core of the team. So either:
- The core isn't good enough. Brodie and Johnny have been terrible. Gio below his standards. Monahan streaky. Bennett meh. If they are not good enough then we have to move them.
- The core is good enough, but depth is the problem. Getting 3rd round picks isn't really going to help this for UFA's. Sure I know we could package them, yada yada, but realistically these picks are geared toward years down the road
- Our roster is good enough, and our coach sucks. Fire the coach and hire Julien, oh wait, he signed, damn.
The GM is in a real tough situation. It is hard to give up on this season being close, which will make it 7 of the last 8 years missing the playoffs. Sure we all know they aren't going anywhere in the playoffs, but this is Trelivings team now. 3rd round picks aren't going to help him in 3 years when he is fired.
I don't think we have any assets that really would garner anything of a return, so I think they will sit tight unless they can make a hockey trade.
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Last year the core was good enough but goaltending was abysmal and team defense wasn't much to speak about either.
They changed goaltending, changed some depth and changed coaching.
This year the core isn't good enough, goaltending is surprisingly not good enough and team play is not good enough.
The core is young. You don't yet jettison players from the core unless you can pinpoint that player as being a piece that negatively affects the team. You can add to the core, or provide better depth and leadership to help direct the core. Leadership starts with coaching.
In my mind this year's woes are on coaching.