I am all for patience, but we were able to be patient with Backlund because the team was rebuilding anyways.
Difference now is that this team's window is supposed to be open, and they can't risk wasting another season of being a bubble team because they have no depth scoring due to key young pieces of that 3rd line not being able to step up and carry their weight.
If you're going into next season with the Bennett/Janko combo as the main parts of your 3rd line, you better be sure they are going to grow offensively or we'll spend another year struggling just to make the playoffs, never mind contending for a Stanley Cup.
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