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gvitaly · 12-15-2022, 10:15 AM

I wasn't planning on posting because I didn't have much positive to say after the game, but it's so frustrating reading some of the comments.

We all knew we had a bad situation in the summer once Gaudreau didn't sign. The Monahan to MTL deal would've still happened had we managed to resign both players. In addition, our D core would've most likely had Zadorov - Stone as our 2nd pairing when injuries occurred.

We went all in on a team that won the division, and had some success in the playoffs. How many of you were looking for a rebuild a year after winning the division and losing to EDM? Even if management decides on a rebuild/retool, they will do it in a year from now. I personally don't have it in me to sit through a 5 year rebuild right now.

There are still a lot of good parts on the team, and a lot of players that are underperforming. I get the frustration with how we've been losing, but there's no where to go but up. Perhaps we could try swapping a top 6 forward with a team to get a better fit. Mangiapane or Toffoli come to mind. In addition we have yet to try loading a line with Huberdeau - Kadri - Lindholm, or Mangiapane on PP1.

12-15-2022, 10:15 AM	#305
gvitaly Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2010 Exp:	I wasn't planning on posting because I didn't have much positive to say after the game, but it's so frustrating reading some of the comments. We all knew we had a bad situation in the summer once Gaudreau didn't sign. The Monahan to MTL deal would've still happened had we managed to resign both players. In addition, our D core would've most likely had Zadorov - Stone as our 2nd pairing when injuries occurred. We went all in on a team that won the division, and had some success in the playoffs. How many of you were looking for a rebuild a year after winning the division and losing to EDM? Even if management decides on a rebuild/retool, they will do it in a year from now. I personally don't have it in me to sit through a 5 year rebuild right now. There are still a lot of good parts on the team, and a lot of players that are underperforming. I get the frustration with how we've been losing, but there's no where to go but up. Perhaps we could try swapping a top 6 forward with a team to get a better fit. Mangiapane or Toffoli come to mind. In addition we have yet to try loading a line with Huberdeau - Kadri - Lindholm, or Mangiapane on PP1.