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Originally Posted by pikester
Also fair points regarding drafting. Drafting well is only part of the equation though, having the proper coaching staff that can bring those pieces into the fold & help them add to the identity of the team to succeed might actually be more important than the induvidual getting drafted. As we know all too well, that identity factor went MIA after Sutter's last departure which is exactly what Treliving was brought in to rectify. Yet here we are 7 years later still wondering what this teams identity is supposed to be. Moves that couldn't be made for whatever reasons can't really be a factor because they are a given for any GM in the league. There would be very few GM's fired if they were all given free passes for faiure to accomplish moves based on obstacles.
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Bringing it back to the topic at hand "blow it up": this is not the time to blow it up IMO.
To me, the concept of blowing it up is based on the top 6 mix and more specifically their lack of ability to thrive when checking gets tight. That leads back to the conversation of whether we have a good enough top 6 to win it all. Daryl is part of the answer to fix that IMO and his track record shows that he can take teams without generational elite talents and make finals. I give him the chance to do that with the remaining years of his contract. If he can't get it done... that is the time to blow it up.
Having said that, I absolutely think a re-tool of the top 6 would benefit the cause, and if there is a deal out there to improve the top 6, you make that trade/signing. The caveat for me is that we have to get the better forward back in the deal and you have to consider the expansion draft implications. If you can't get the better player, you don't make the trade or you've just put yourself into re-build mode.
Ask yourself honestly, how many of those deals do you really think are out there? IMO, the answer is zero or we would have made a deal. I think the idea of holding Treliving accountable for not making trades that don't exist (as many have) isn't a reflection of Treliving's performance.