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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Something finally clicked in me watching this game.
A number of these guys actually, genuinely, don't care. You can tell by what they're doing out there, and the pace at which they're doing it. 4 shots in the third says it all. This is putting aside the terribly flawed and ambiguous system that they're employing.
I'm all for selling and retooling now. And that's unusual for me given the standings, I'd usually chirp people that want to go that route while in a playoff hunt. But there's no way, there's just no way this roster, the same one that folded against the Avs has taken any kind of step forward since then. They're just as fragile.
Recognizing this now, it's clear to me that we need a couple of transplants in this team's core. I sincerely hope Treliving recognizes that and is honest with himself about what needs to be done.
Screw scraping into a playoff spot on streaky, inconsistent efforts. We have to aim for higher and for the bigger picture.
I'd rather have hope for this team's future because we sold and collected picks/prospects and watch the Oilers play in April than spend assets to repeat last spring all over again.
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I suspect Treliving may be honest with himself, but unfortunately he's likely way past the number of gimmes allotted to turn that honesty into public honesty and major re-tool/rebuild reality.
He's likely at the point now where he has to put on a brave face and suggest we're almost there, just need a few tweaks. I highly doubt ownership will let him do anything drastic, even if it's the right course.
They've been patiently waiting to cash in on playoff games during Brad's tenure and he's given them like 5 or 6 in 6 years.