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Tron_fdc · 10-26-2018, 10:30 AM

I think a lot of it is fan expectations. There has always been a lot of pressure to win now, and you can see it in a lot of the transactions.

I was around in the early-mid 90's when we dismantled a team that very well could have won cups. Fans wanted change for the sake of change, and the result was plugging in guys like Phil Housley for Al Macinnis or Tabaracci for Vernon. Sure there were salary constraints, but I truly believe ownership could have held on a bit longer to that team. I mean, I'm reading the trade transactions and they're ridiculous. Within 3 years we got rid of Vernon, Suter, Macinnis, Makarov, Roberts, Gilmour, Reinhart....the entire core was punted because we couldn't be patient.

Turn back the clock on 1990-1995 and I think our record looks A LOT different.

10-26-2018, 10:30 AM	#15
Tron_fdc In Your MCP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans Exp:	I think a lot of it is fan expectations. There has always been a lot of pressure to win now, and you can see it in a lot of the transactions. I was around in the early-mid 90's when we dismantled a team that very well could have won cups. Fans wanted change for the sake of change, and the result was plugging in guys like Phil Housley for Al Macinnis or Tabaracci for Vernon. Sure there were salary constraints, but I truly believe ownership could have held on a bit longer to that team. I mean, I'm reading the trade transactions and they're ridiculous. Within 3 years we got rid of Vernon, Suter, Macinnis, Makarov, Roberts, Gilmour, Reinhart....the entire core was punted because we couldn't be patient. Turn back the clock on 1990-1995 and I think our record looks A LOT different.