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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
This just doesn't jive.
- This management group hasn't done a lot historically at the deadline. They get their work done in the summer. So it isn't unusual or a shift in behavior not to see a big change at the TDL
- We don't know that they didn't TRY to do something.
- The prices paid at the deadline were steep for adding quality players.
I don't think they shifted their strategy. The fan base reacts (or over-reacts) to the day to day, but it seems clear to me that the GM and management are taking a longer view. I don't see the lack of a deadline deal, that probably would have been a poor one in the long-term, signals a shift in how they look at this team since they re-signed Backlund.
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I agree with you that management is generally taking a longer view and wasn’t looking to try and fix everything, or anything, at the deadline. But you have to admit that this longer view has involved a lot of trading picks for players to help immediately. Look at the moves over the last 12 months.