WinterLion
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And what makes you think this team can't do the same thing that 2013 team did.
You look at this team on March 13 and you say it's a bad team. Aside from missing two top centers and a top pairing left d, this team has on its injury list an elite goal tender, an elite shutdown defenceman, an elite regular season scorer (and trust me it pains me to call Patches that) and an excellent 3rd line centerman. We won't even mention Mete who was providing terrific defense the last month or so. Take that away from Tampa Bay and they'll look just as bad as the Habs. Hell, last year with a couple of major pieces missing they sucked.
Next year when we get all our wounded back and if The Idiot fills those three major holes properly AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON we'll have a very good team. Good enough to make more moves at the deadline. Look at this team next year:
Goaltending: an elite goalie - Price
Defence: An elite shutdown d-man, Weber, with three other good pieces, Petry, Mete, Juulsen. Reilly might be another.
Forwards: Right now we have four pieces that can slot in on the wings on top two lines: Patches, Drouin, Galchenyuk, Gallagher. We have Danualt, Hudon, Byron and Scherback to slot into the 3rd line. Shaw is a 3rd liner but on this team he can move to the 4th line.
You don't blow up a team with those pieces. We're closer to contending than we are to demolishing. Just fill those damn holes.
Now if you tell me The Idiot can't fill those three holes without destroying the team, I have no counter for that except you may be right AND that's one of the reasons why I don't want him managing a rebuild. If he can't handle filling in three holes he sure as hell can't managea rebuild.
It might take some time to fill the holes, but I'd be ok with another mediocre season next year if it means stocking up on assets to be a true contender in 3 years... of course we will need some luck...