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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Wolf couldn't take a bottom-feeder to the playoffs, but he could probably take a bottom-feeder out of the bottom 5.
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I also agree with this.
My hope for the results of this season is that the team either makes the playoffs or drops into the top10 (I still think top10 is more likely between the two).
If we are in the top10, I would hope that Conroy tries to bundle up our two first round picks and our second and get high enough to try to draft Misa or McQueen.
I know a lot of posters here prefer quantity of picks, and that it is unlikely that any team in the top 10 will be willing to trade down any number of spots, but I would rather see a consolidation of draft capital into a single targeted selection to help our depth at C.
After this season I expect we keep graduating successfully developed prospects and I believe our roster may improve away from the "top10 draft" faster than anticipated. (A lot of people thought we would bottom out this year and 2 more seasons.)
Consider just replacing UFA vets over the summer.
Out: Mantha, Rooney, Barrie, Hanley, Vladar
In: Stromgren, Gridin, Kuznetsov, Poirier, Cooley
It may not be this group exactly coming in, but any package of our prospects graduating feels like an upgrade to the names going out and if our roster is upgrading, then it doesn't make sense to expect the team to perform worse.