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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Yup. The fact he said "rebuild", then corrected himself means that they talk rebuild behind the scenes. And supports the notion that they are afraid of fan perception of a rebuild. Edwards has maybe seen SJ's attendance figures since their fall off since 2019-20. They are climbing again finally, but still below 15000 (lower than any non Corral Flames year).
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I wonder if avoiding the word "rebuild" has less to do with the fans and more to do with keeping the vets motivated and focused on maintaining a strong culture while they rebuild.
It's tough to motivate highly competitive vets during a "rebuild" as most aren't really interested in being a part of that process. A retool, on the other hand, where veterans are framed as part of the solution to turn things around quickly can be motivating.
I'm not saying players are stupid about this, but they along with the coaching staff clearly can buy into this framing and overachieve as they did last year.