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Originally Posted by Wild GM
I don't disagree with any of this. And if you pull up even further it is driven from an organization that has been asset poor for a very long time. Dealing off core guys in the 90s, amplified by years of poor drafting, and then further bad deals.
They eroded the asset base and now are constantly stealing from Paul to pay Peter.
I feel like overall the asset base is far better now, but still below average overall and well below the likes of the Bolts.
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You can still win with this core group.
but this problem of being asset poor doesnt fix itself, it has to actually be addressed, in a systemic way, for years, before it will get better.
But it probably means missing the playoffs for 2 or 3 years, maybe in a row, and selling popular-because-they're-productive players year after year after year. Brodies, Backlunds, Bennetts, Ferlands.
You don't address it by dealing 4-6 2nd round picks in a calendar year.