I’m sure that Treliving is doing all in his power to upgrade the team with a trade. That seems to be a real problem given the cap issue and tradeable talent. However, I think we need to blow this team up. It will not win a championship. If they get their poop together, we’ll just end up with a mediocre draft pick. Frolik and Backlund are not the problem. They may not be playing on the correct line but they’re not the problem. Monahan is not the problem. He does everything that you require a centre to do. Lucic is a huge improvement over a useless Neil. I could care less that Neil is scoring in Edmonton. His contribution here was a direct reflection on his lack of effort or team play. We need to resign Brodie and Hamonic or move them before they become UFA. Move them for whatever we can get before they leave. Jankowski and Stone need to go. Gaudrea and Giordano need to be moved before their value is gone. Bite the bullet and assemble the players who we think will be the future: Dube, Mangiapane, Valimaki, Czarnik, Kylinton, Quine, Davidson and Phillips. At least they’ll be interesting and exciting to watch. Stop expecting Bennett to score a 100 points. Accept him for what he is; a feisty player who creates havoc and make the opposition pay attention. Above all, find a Captain.
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