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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
People mad at Vegas should be redirecting their anger to the incompetency of several NHL GM's that created this monster.
Vegas was the most asset-rich franchise in NHL history from JUMP. There's no competing with the prospect and asset capital they accumulated.
It's too bad, and highly disappointing for the Flames because it keeps them in the dreaded middle zone. Not bad enough to get high draft picks, too good for ownership to greenlight a rebuild. This was an opportunity to edge into elite territory and have a fighter's chance, or to totally bomb out and do a proper rebuild.
Now, we can hope that more tinkering on the edges solidifies this roster as a playoff contender. It's a scary proposition with some huge contract renewals on the horizon and a history of inconsistent performance from those players.
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Yeah I can't hate the expansion player - I can only hate the game (and the bozo managers that played badly).
That said, Vegas has made good moves over the years but is certainly not mistake free - Lehner seems to have been a misstep. A lack of a great 1C (masked by Karlsson's anomolous first season there) has hurt them. and they are in a pretty precarious position right now as far as having to win or have a pretty rapid decline due to contracts and age of some of their top players, without a lot of draft capital.