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Originally Posted by bubbsy
Not really fair. Treliving clearly had a play to improve the roster but it got nixed by a player's NTC.
The lack of plan B so far is troubling, but given how dynamic the market is, with teams needs being updated on the fly in real time, not entirely his fault either.
Unfortunately, trying is one thing, but if he's left himself in a spot where the market for Brodie, Frolik no longer exists, and there are no real targets to bring in players to improve the team, then the roster is basically the same as last year (minus smith, Hathaway). I am not overly excited about that either, as I expect regression from guys that had career years, but at the same time, what kind of growth can we expect from Tkachuk, dube, Jankowski, valimaki, Andersson, and how much better is the goalie situation with Talbot vs smith.
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Lack of plan B is definitely troubling, but I think plan A (Kadri trade) was the right call all along, it's just a real shame it didn't work out. I am encouraged though that he seems to have identified the 2C position as that which needs the upgrade the most (as many of us have been saying since before last season began!)
Tyler Johnson is someone I am interested in still, but another NTC to complicate matters.
Turris I think is plan C, if we can get Nashville to take James Neal...
Otherwise I think the solution will be something none of us have even considered thoroughly (a la Lindy-Hanifin)