Stutzle is very very good. I meant to say the Sens thought they had a guy who would come right out and lead the franchise right away just based on WJC hype, and they started bringing in the "leaders" like Giroux to expedite too early. Stutzle is very good, agreed. He just wasn't the guy to take them there yet (as it does take awhile to get to NHL weight and speed). I just think teams trying to force the rebuild through bringing in the vets at the wrong time is a problem. Burke did the same with the Leafs, and that only happens if you have a combination of ownership and upper management who wants to force it like it's a business deal, when it's not.
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