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Originally Posted by ComixZone
As a STH I'm more pissed off at this team's general lack of direction.
The team got embarrassed in the playoffs. During the summer, Tree bridged Tkachuk to keep the cap at a reasonable level to help them compete now...and he accomplished nothing else. The team has been nothing more than a .500 team all season with huge effort/execution issues, and Tree has done nothing to improve the team or address any of the issues with it - he also hasn't hired a head coach after his last head coach was a league-wide embarrassment.
As a STH, I'm on board with anything that has purpose. This season? This season seems like a giant waste of everybody's time and he's taken no steps to make sure next year is any better. All we've seen is an acceptance of the "all you need to do is get in" approach, and that pisses me off.
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For me if they punt this season I will be furious. I also think the lack of direction is a panicked comment. Personally I was not the least bit surprised very little happened this summer it was as clear as day they had limited flexibility. Tkachuk completely handcuffed the team and most RFA’s handcuffed the entire league.
If this team is playing their best hockey in March and April then perhaps they go through a round or two? It sure doesn’t seem like they have been great but Scorp posted a tweet that shows this is a top 10 team record wise over the past 4 months.
We are 61 games into the season. Try and make the team better by Monday if you can. Do what you can with this group and in the summer there are a bevy of coaches available and core players are being shopped. If they go deep then re-evaluate the core and coach.
Summer is when directional moves occur. For now improve the team if the cost makes sense. Don’t waste futures and focus on a hockey deal for the next several years.