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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
There is no more room for error from a management standpoint, this is it. This team has a weak asset base, so resources are low and you cannot be wrong anymore. No more Neals, no more Brouwers, no more Lazars and Raymonds and etc. Find the right guys who can actually drive play and who can take pressure off of the top line consistently. Ideally, the second line should be able to push the top line for more ice time. The 3rd and 4th lines have to be good too, no more black holes on the offensive side like a Joakim Nordstrom. Everyone skater needs to be able to contribute above the average. That’s how we get out of the middle.
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This is where being bottom 10 in terms of number of draft picks over BT’s tenure hurts. If the team wants to retool it needs good prospects who have room to grow (the Robertsons, Kyrous, Necases) and push the top guys. Instead the team has blown all its assets on idiotic signings and trades. We’ve been ranked in the bottom 10 league wide for prospects for years, and that combined with a dinosaur development philosophy leaves FA as only choice the team has.
I’m not seeing scenario in the short or medium term where we can keep the first line intact and find the value that the team needs to compete for series wins. Even if we go with a prospect heavy approach I don’t see rookies next year making enough of a difference to get the team to the next level, and we all know how well the franchise has done at acquiring the right free agents.