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Originally Posted by CanadaMatt
You’re way off base and you know it.
At no stage have I compared the players.
If anything it’s a comment on the penchant for folks on this forum to get overly excited about “breaking news”. Go back and look at the Hamilton thread, the Jokinen thread, the Tanguay thread or any other high profile free agent signing/trade. Every one is the ‘last piece of the puzzle’ and we’re now a contender.
This, like most signings/trades, will not move the needle as much as organic growth from existing player Bennett, Janko and the farm kids. But that’s not exciting.
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The two scenarios are not mutually exclusive.
I don’t believe there is one person on this forum that doesn’t acquiesce that a big part of the team’s improvement will fall squarely on the development and amelioration of Bennett and Jankowski.
A new coaching staff and more talented teammates,as a result of a very good trade and above average UFA signees, should aid their growth as well as the team considerably.
That’s exciting.