Love having these specific topics split out and a discussion around each from hockey fans in the market.
I honestly don't look at roster filling, or cap invites on league min in my assessment as they just don't matter. Grossman and Glass were either flyers or signed specifically to generate cap space.
So to me it's looking at a group that includes;
Frolik - he was always going to fade and you could feel it with 5 years and $4+M it was a risk. First three would be good, last two a concern which is part of the business facing all 31 GMs. The good news was he was way better in the first three years than I expected making the last two less expensive. He was a big part of the accountability that this franchise needed to get back to a modern way of playing hockey.
Brouwer - Went worse than I expected to be honest. Expected decline, didn't expect it off the hop.
Raymond - Was always a get to the cap with a quality guy in a rebuild to me so I don't judge it as harshly.
and then later the list will include
Ryan - Worry about three years, but like what he brings.
Neal - Gets some props for getting a name without NMC or NTC tacked on.
Ricardo gets some credit for bringing up your own UFAs, but to me that's sort of a different topic and the Athletic didn't really describe it specifically.
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