Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinny01
We have been hearing this about Buffalo for a long time. Buffalos situation took 11 years and counting to get to this point. Ottawa is 6 years of pain to get here. I absolutely want to avoid what Buffalo went through here.
I also agree the fanbase would rather watch a promising young team lead by a potential risk future star as opposed to a team of average vets fight and claw to be in a wildcard race. I also know this fanbase turned on Sam Bennett before he was 23 years old. I am not sure I buy how patient this fanbase will be with a rebuild that doesn’t show immense promise fairly quickly.
|
This is a savvy Canadian market. Fair weather fans will support an 18th place team much the same as they’ll support a 27th place team.
We have a bare prospect cupboard, an unattractive market for free agents/no trade clauses, an aging and expensive core with basically zero upside, and a shiny new building on the horizon.
If ever there was a time to rebuild, it’s now.