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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Sounds exactly like a GM that learned a few tricks from Brian Burke. In regards to bringing the team back in tact while it's not sexy to fans that crave big trades and shiny new players added annually it's proven to work out for some teams such as the Capitals a season ago.
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Difference being it was the way the season ended which is why many of us are clamouring for change. Without a doubt finishing first was unexpected and undoubtedly raised expectations. But to go down as bad as we did highlighted flaws with the team which need to be addressed but haven’t. We want a team that can contend for the cup not be a perennial playoff team.
Compounding the frustration is that we see teams around us making moves to address their weaknesses and/or cap situation. To date it has been crickets from our front office, albeit not from a lack of effort. However, results matter and to date nothing has transpired which is the source of our angst.
We are only in mid July but the longer this goes on, the greater the concern as rosters begin to settle and opportunities to change personnel dwindle. If we haven’t seen anything by the end of the month, the greater the chance that we are headed back to camp with the same team that laid an egg in the playoffs which doesn’t do much for consumer confidence.