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Hackey "I'd rather see them make a coaching change than a trade. This is a terrible time to get value in a trade and I don't think a trade is the answer. I don't think any coach on Earth turns them into a contender but it's the easiest move with the highest upside."
At this point something needs to be done to shake things up. I've never believed anything good comes from "blowing it up" but the lack of kickback and effort from the core players is worrisome and given their level of effort I would argue some are checking out. This isn't a good environment to build upon.
The easy fruit at this point is to fire Ward. Firing Trevling in the middle of the season doesn't have much upside because it doesn't fix any of the glaring issues. Having a new GM doesn't actually help us get better trade offers and doesn't make sense until the off-season in my opinion.
Blowing it up and trading away players for assets is not a good strategy in my opinion. This is basically equivalent of selling during a dip. If they rebuild or even retool getting rid of one big name could be good enough to significantly change things though. Is there any name on this team who isn't untouchable at this point?
I do hope they do something because from my point of view some of the players are checking out. I do still believe this is a good team and a couple tweaks could save the immediate future. At this point why not roll the dice and make a fair hockey trade.
TDLR: Do something. Fire Ward because it's a big change with the smallest risk but could still have significant upside. It might not make a difference but gives you a chance to evaluate everyone before real big changes and can signal that the current group is not good enough.
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