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Originally Posted by Spurs
None of those show any hope of us competing for a Cup.
New coach/new GM if you don’t rate them or like the direction the GM is taking aren’t reasons for hope. The prospects are pretty average, at best for the NHL. Potential bounce backs for 30+ players aren’t reasons for hope at all.
If that is the best you have then you are just reinforcing my point. To make that list and try to claim it is a troll job not see hope shows your delusional bias.
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In my opinion this is a hard team to gauge and I think the best approach is to have cautious expectations until a few months in where the fan base can really gauge who they are. I agree with you that this team isn’t a Stanley cup contender but there is also some renewed optimism that a few bounce back years and a culture change could light a fire under this group.
With the trade market seemingly undesirable it seems realistic to go into the season as is and try again with this core group. Everything went wrong last year and even with that they barely missed the playoffs. Markstrom, Kadri and Huberdeau are key (especially goaltending) and with improved play at those positions this team has a chance at the playoffs.
I’m not a huge fan of the character or design of the team and have been very critical of guys like Huberdeau and Kadri. I think it’s fair for management to show a bit of patience and let this group try again given the circumstances. However, I do see you point about expectation for 30+ year old guys being hard to meet. I would say just be patient a bit longer before throwing in the towel and saying there is no hope.