I find it hilarious that the media is trying to shame their only good developed prospects into taking less money so that the incompetent GM can have a bit of assistance in building a team around them.
This is the same organization that essentially pissed away the NHL's best prospect pool.
Hall - best LW'er who knows how to win!
Eberle - he is going to be the most clutch goal scorer in the NHL!
RNH - this guy has vision and puck distribution skills second only to Wayne himself!
Yakupov - he is going to light the goal lamp like crazy!
Nurse - hello Mr. Pronger!
What do they have left?
Now they FINALLY get a generational absolutely can't miss McDavid. Then through some divine intervention (probably involving human sacrifices - has anyone seen Gary Coleman since that Messier pick in the locker room???) Draisaitl (who was trending to be yet another bust), 'busts' out.
Yes, better shame them. Shame on them for actually doing well enough to deserve good contracts. Our incompetent GM who couldn't manage an elite team handed to him decided to trade away all our young players in managing the team like Seguin and Kessel.
They revamped their scouting department a few years ago, and it is too early to tell if that move is paying off now. However, compare that to the Flames who probably have the best NHL depth organizationally. The players on the team + the prospects. Defencemen are the league's second best form of currency, with actual draft picks being first.
I trust that Treliving will have a much easier time building a contender than Chiarelli can maintaining a playoff team.
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