The worst situation would have been a team that was in the mushy middle because they could have resigned players and tried to remain competitive without ever having much of a chance to actually do some damage.
The best situation is that the coach was the issue and the team goes on a significant run to start the season and everyone is happy (I like the team winning). I still think that they have time to turn it around, but that window is closing very, very quickly.
The next best situation is that the team is one of the worst in the league forcing management to stop all contract negotiations and trade off everyone that they can by the deadline or sooner. They have their veteran contracts that keep them around the cap floor and they just continue to rebuild the talent pool.
Seems like we are veering towards a pretty good outcome for the long term future of the franchise, as much as this season will be disappointing. At least, we can see some different lines and pairings once the team is really out of it and some trades start to happen.
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