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Originally Posted by Sandman
I don't necessarily think that Conny has been given the mandate to be competitive every year through the past couple of seasons, but I do believe that ownership will not support a long rebuild- thus, we have a "retool" in progress. Edwards wants his playoff revenue, and probably doesn't want too many years with no post-season, IMO.
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Yes, I believe this too. Murray Edwards would never allow a rebuild. And thus we started a retool around nothing other than a great young goaltender.
We got lucky with Parekh, but really we do not have enough to retool around at the moment. We still need a top center prospect and a winger.
Which is exactly why I don't believe we will ever be a contender. We are essentially retooling around a couple good young players, and a bunch of old players who will be retired or regressing rapidly in a few years. We need to get more players at the top of the draft and trade these old guys who are keeping us in the murky middle.