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SuperMatt18 · 02-18-2021, 12:00 AM

Plus this idea that this team has been broken for a long time is so flawed. The team has made substantial changes over the last 2 1/2 seasons.

Look back at the end of the 17-18 roster and the changes since then of “core” (longer than 1 year deals) on this roster:

Here in 17-18: Gio, Backlund, Monahan, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Bennett

New since then: Lindholm, Mangiapane, Dube, Lucic, Ryan, Hanifin, Tanev, Andersson, Valimaki, Markstrom

Only 6 guys are still the same from those years! We’ve turned over 75% of the roster.

This isn’t the same team. This is a better team than Hartley had, this is a better team than Gulutzan had, this is a better team than Peters had.

Sure the players aren’t perfect but Ward is getting less out of a better roster than any of his predecessors did before him. The guy is just not an NHL coach.

02-18-2021, 12:00 AM	#196
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Plus this idea that this team has been broken for a long time is so flawed. The team has made substantial changes over the last 2 1/2 seasons. Look back at the end of the 17-18 roster and the changes since then of “core” (longer than 1 year deals) on this roster: Here in 17-18: Gio, Backlund, Monahan, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Bennett New since then: Lindholm, Mangiapane, Dube, Lucic, Ryan, Hanifin, Tanev, Andersson, Valimaki, Markstrom Only 6 guys are still the same from those years! We’ve turned over 75% of the roster. This isn’t the same team. This is a better team than Hartley had, this is a better team than Gulutzan had, this is a better team than Peters had. Sure the players aren’t perfect but Ward is getting less out of a better roster than any of his predecessors did before him. The guy is just not an NHL coach.