At the GM position we need a change. We as an organization have not been good at identifying actual talent and ability and every time it seems like we are maybe taking the right steps with smart signings and developing players, we get excited and jump right back into crappy trades and signings.
For the coach, I think Ward has done well given how messed up the Peter’s situation is. But I think you need to look at what you have or are building and pick a coach that matches that style. I think our coaches are often guilty of trying to play a system or style of game the players aren’t built for and it just guarantees failure and frustration. It likely is part of why every coach here gets tuned out in record time.
We don’t have a ton to build around, and should leverage what we have to build for the future. I think Johnny and Mony have some of their best hockey ahead of them, just not in the flaming C. Teams won’t bend over backwards to get them, but if we try to deal them as deadline rentals we will get nothing back, so we should move them while their team-friendly contract is a selling point. Lose any hope of moving looch, it’s just a bad contract. Hopefully we can find a role he fits, and I am still 100% sure we got more out of him this year than we would’ve Neal.
Gio got where he is by playing smart, not physical. He’s just slowing down too much to have the impact anymore. Hard to expect your team to go to the dirty areas when your captain won’t. Might be time you see if someone wants a veteran for some futures, but the return won’t be high unless someone outperforms their expectations. For the goalie, just pick a number 1 and go with it. The amount of time and energy this team has spent on developing goalies is criminal. Rarely do goalies thrive in a 1a/1b setup and it’s just burning money and cap space to get mediocrity anyways.
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