Johnny Canucker
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- Jan 4, 2009
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I'd like us to eye the playoffs as well, but that Toronto game should be a wake up call for those of us that feel we're close to being the complete team we'd like to be. It doesn't seem like we quite have enough. We've got some good pieces, but after the top 6 players, it starts to fall off fast. To round us out, we're going to be relying on the development of a lot of the younger prospects like Quinn, Woo, Juolevi, and even guys like Hutton, Virtanen, and Stetcher who are still fairly new as well as other potentials like Rathbone, Madden, and others. But because of the large number of slots to be solidified, it's going to take some time to see what we have and gain some consistency.
The risk with what you're saying is that we become a middling team with a poor shot at prospects and not on an improving swing. There may be a good time to sacrifice the future for a great several years of playoff shots, but I don't think we're there yet.
Shutout 4 games in the last 7.... that’s actually hard to do. We are nowhere close to being a competitive playoff team. Not close.