It is not without the benefit of hindsight for me but the summer of Brad was an absolute death blow to this team opposed to the savior it was declared at the time. The fact this team failed in the first year and the new players underwhelm it has really allowed apathy to set in for the fanbase. We no longer have Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Monahan, Bennett as the guys who were drafted and we followed from 18 to becoming the face of the team. We have highly paid veterans (one of which shot us down on a trade years ago to only come back for that far retirement contract). Huberdeau was supposed to be Johnny but he is a poor man’s Tanguay at best. Even Weegar has been invisible to start the season.
This has been a tough team to cheer for and there are not many if any lights at the end of the tunnel. Ticket sales will suffer as fans see a team stuck on the treadmill with unmovable contracts weighing them down
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