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Originally Posted by AC
Yep, I don't even blame Johnny exclusively. He's physically tiny and asked to lead the team offensively in playoff hockey... good luck!
The team isn't structure properly to support him and put him in ideal situations to produce.
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Yeah it's heartbreaking as a fan.
Dude is the most talented player that has come through this organization since we acquired #12.
Just the constant bumbling of free agency and destruction of the prospect pool through foolish mortgaging of the future...how do you over come that? You can't.
Quite frankly the last 6 years really show just what a fine line you have to walk to build a good team.
You can't continually screw up free agency, coaching hires and goaltending the way this team has. You can't keep bleeding assets for nothing but support and depth players. Amazing to think how this team has screwed things up from such a promising start. They took short cuts and 100% deserve exactly where they are...and absolutely none of that is on Johnny's shoulders. He needed more from the organization, and they blew it.
I genuinely think he will go on to play with players who are better/as good as him, and he will be dynamite.