Can’t wait for a gm to be named so the bickering can stop for a bit. Pretty sure I believe Huberdeau is closer to being an 80-90 point guy at least for the front half of the contract than he is to being a 50-60 guy which I suspect he’ll be in the back half.
It’s good we’ve moved on from Sutter and honestly I’m happy we’ve moved on from Treliving too and really hope this team’s direction rings true to what Maloney eluded to with what a new GM candidate would look like and how young, productive, ELC players can and have produced in this league and frankly need to on competitive rosters.
Treliving for too long relied on an internal cap be it through the direction of ownership or not and it burned this team out of still having that core in tact for some more swings. Gaudreau at 7.5 to 8 for 2 more years and Tkachuk at 8 to 8.5 for 4 more years is looking pretty good right now but Gio cap played a role in getting in the way of that. As did paying bloated UFA contracts like Brouwer, Raymond and Neal at literally the most in opportune times and it’s easy to see why this franchise got in the way of itself yet again. Really holding out hope for an exciting new chapter and eagerly await the new management and coaching decisions.
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