Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
This is a bit disingenuous for sure. I don't think the team is in a worse position than when he took over, the problem is the team is not in much better of a position and it feels like the 7 years were wasted
Looking at key pieces from the 14-15 team to now on the roster from when Brad took over.
Key Forwards: Glencross (31), Hudler (30), Backlund (25) Ferland (22), Baertschi (21), Gaudreau (21), Monahan (19),
Key Defense: Wideman (31), Giordano (30), Brodie (24)
Goalies: Hiller (32), Ramo (28)
1st Round Prospects: Bennett, Poirier, Klimchuk, Jankowski
And compare that to now:
Key Forwards: Lucic (32), Backlund (32), Gaudreau (27), Lindholm (26), Monahan (26), Mangiapane (25), Tkachuk (23), Dube (22),
Key Defense: Giordano (36), Tanev (31), Hanifin (24), Andersson (24), Valimaki (22)
Goalies: Markstrom (31)
1st Round Prospects: Zary, Pelletier,
Overall it's actually pretty close. Issue is we all hoped we'd be further along at this point.
Real problem this year has been a couple of players taking huge steps back (Tkachuk, Monahan, Gaudreau, Gio, specifically), and some players not taking the next step we hoped they would (Valimaki, Dube, Andersson). Really the team needs to be making tough decisions on Monahan, Gaudreau, Gio, and Backlund this offseason. Need to move them for younger pieces / pieces that are longer term. Then retool around Tkachuk, Lindholm, Mangiapane, Hanifin, Andersson, Valimaki, Markstrom.
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