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Originally Posted by ComixZone
As a fan of a team that is this deeply committed to a tank, how are you feeling? How's the game-to-game watching experience? Invested in seeing the younger players develop? Seeing who surprises?
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IDK about a "tank", for this year. I think the plan was to have some placeholders to wait out some cap issues, while developing Bedard, Reichel, Kurashev. There doesn't seem to be as clearly defined "must have" draft choice for next year, and the 'Hawks will have enough cap to make a FA splash in the off-season, to go with the youngsters, Hall and Jones. I do expect a deadline sell off of guys like Dickinson or Donato, and other forwards. I hated the Perry signing, and am relieved that that bum is gone.
It is 'Hawk D that is the most interesting, and needs the most work. Korchinski, Vlasic, Crevier, and Phillips are getting trial by fire, to develop. I see the bulk of them staying with Jones' unmovable contract. And it is my hope that the 'Hakws will offload Murphy.
Mrazek should get a deadline haul too, as he would be a UFA rental.
On the whole, expectations were low, so, there is little impatience among 'Hawk fans on most fan forums, that I've seen.