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Originally Posted by Wild GM
I'm suggesting that both are contributing factors and I'm the one being binary?
Switching the coach is definitely a possible way to go, but I'm surprised fans are willing to look past the fact that perhaps this team isn't as ready to challenge as we hoped, or doesn't have the right combination of players to challenge.
I get the notion that "well its easier to fire the coach" but what happens if you bring in a guy and nothing changes?
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Then you move on to the much more difficult task of trying to move out core players for other core players without getting fleeced while your team is underachieving.
However I do completely agree with your idea of shipping out Brodie or Hamilton one for one for another core piece, independently of whether we move on from Gulutzen or not. We're stacked with puck moving defensemen and not moving the puck well, nor defending well, you simply can't spend as much as we are in cap space on you defense if they're not a top five core in the league.