Fans need a reason to come to the games, before last season it was to see Gaudreau/Tkachuck and the previous core that we built over the last 5-10 years.
Now, without significant change we have a bunch of mercenary's and vets coming up on the wrong side of 30. Some young players coming up also, but none with the exception of maybe Wolf are looking like potential "stars".
Rebuilding and drafting future potential star players is the best thing the organization can hope for right now if they're being honest with themselves. Get the picks, draft high skill and potential, and run with what you've got. If they play hard and actually look like they have a pulse next year, they'll still get the casual fans showing up IMO.
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