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powderjunkie · 07-31-2020, 05:54 PM

I should add that I put the blame on the accelerated rebuild mostly on Burke (and ownership). It seems he didn't learn his lesson from the TOR fiasco, even if this time the Hamilton trade worked out really well (in isolation).

Once the horse left the barn it's hard to reign it back in. The team gets a little too good to have much chance at a top 5 pick. It becomes harder to demote Monahan to 2C for a season so he can focus on developing a more complete 200ft game. Limited patience with Bennett. Losing Byron instead of 30 year olds. Keep wasting picks on goalies. It's a negative feedback cycle.

We're very fortunate to have ended up with Tkachuk. Keller or Sergachev would have been nice enough, but the rest of the top 15 is pretty mediocre (so far).

07-31-2020, 05:54 PM	#2269
powderjunkie Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	I should add that I put the blame on the accelerated rebuild mostly on Burke (and ownership). It seems he didn't learn his lesson from the TOR fiasco, even if this time the Hamilton trade worked out really well (in isolation). Once the horse left the barn it's hard to reign it back in. The team gets a little too good to have much chance at a top 5 pick. It becomes harder to demote Monahan to 2C for a season so he can focus on developing a more complete 200ft game. Limited patience with Bennett. Losing Byron instead of 30 year olds. Keep wasting picks on goalies. It's a negative feedback cycle. We're very fortunate to have ended up with Tkachuk. Keller or Sergachev would have been nice enough, but the rest of the top 15 is pretty mediocre (so far).