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Originally Posted by danny darko
Sure, but whether or not they actually have any post season success this year isn't my point.
I'm just saying that at least those fans are feeling excited and optimistic about their team. Clearly their GM is as well. Not exactly the "overall tune" amongst our fan base at the moment.
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i'd have thought that was the
only point to be honest.
Trades aren't made to placate fans; its about whether you have a legitimate chance to advance in the playoffs.
Last year, with a team that won the Western Conference should have been the year to make a splash (arguably, outside the attempt to land Stone, Treliving thought the team "was good enough" or didn't want to disrupt the chemistry in the room). This year? The team seems to be marginal at best...
Treliving and the management team, based on the moves, do not believe this team is 'close enough' to sacrifice the future for a roll of the dice.
Honestly, its a jekyll and hyde team; losing to the Ottawas, MTLs, Detroits and SJs of the world when they aren't sitting pretty in the standings demonstrates to me that this team isn't a great team... a single player wasn't going to change that... wrt to all the players that moved, who would have put this team over the edge to win a playoff spot? Trochek is the only guy I wish they'd have tried harder to land... I don't think anyone else that moved today that would have made a substantial difference to put this group 'over the top'.