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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I felt they competed relatively hard against Dallas two years ago too until maybe the very end.
I just don't know that this core of forwards has (had?) what it takes to create offense in the playoffs. Was it Descartes that said the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and expecting a different result?
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I think BT still thought highly of the core but instead decided he could offset any deficiencies by bringing in better secondary and tertiary pieces. But the fact was when you’re competing in your own division against the best I’m the world with McDavid, Daisaitl, Mackinnon, and Makar, they’re nowhere near it. For them to go in with that mindset they can overcome it through a Kessel signing or something really misses the point that the core isn’t fast enough and can’t create their own plays as efficiently as they need. Their only hope IMO if they wanted to not go the rebuilding route, would be to try the St. Louis approach from when they won it and try and get four relatively equal lines to roll. But to do that in one off-season with a good draft coming up would completely miss an opportunity to do a rebuild the right way.