Paul4587
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Just got an email from the Ducks advertising preseason tickets for "Your First Chance to See New-Look Ducks!"
I lol'd
It’s somewhat insulting to Ducks fans intelligence.
Just got an email from the Ducks advertising preseason tickets for "Your First Chance to See New-Look Ducks!"
I lol'd
If McTavish scores on Fleury everyone gets a free McFlurry lolMcKinnon would be furious
I know we all want to see changes but this seems excessive right now. Still time before training camp.Shit like this is how you develop a losing culture within your organization. Send a message that losing isn't ok.
It's not excessive when this is year 3 now of similar failure followed by no changes. No one has any reason to believe things will until management shows otherwiseI know we all want to see changes but this seems excessive right now. Still time before training camp.
I mean, I get it, but lets wait till training camp before proclaim the roster will not change.It's not excessive when this is year 3 now of similar failure followed by no changes. No one has any reason to believe things will until management shows otherwise
De Leo’s comment killed meZegras looking a lot stronger in his last ig post.
"2nd pic is me after a Zegras bowl at chipotle"I missed that, what did he say?
exactly. This is how you end up like BuffaloIt's not excessive when this is year 3 now of similar failure followed by no changes. No one has any reason to believe things will until management shows otherwise
It isn't though. Buffalo ended up like buffalo because they gave out many, many horrid FA deals and also made a couple terrible trades involving their best players.exactly. This is how you end up like Buffalo
This may not be THE way that Buffalo and Edmonton got to be Edmonton and Buffalo, but the finished product is starting to look pretty similar.It isn't though. Buffalo ended up like buffalo because they gave out many, many horrid FA deals and also made a couple terrible trades involving their best players.
We really haven't done anything that remotely resembles buffalo or Edmonton.
Or the Eakin Oilers before they hit the lotteryexactly. This is how you end up like Buffalo
Why would you think this is the finished product though?This may not be THE way that Buffalo and Edmonton got to be Edmonton and Buffalo, but the finished product is starting to look pretty similar.
We are a bottom 2 roster and just took a projected 2C as our consolation prize. There’s no guarantee Zegras will be an effective 1C. Our defensive depth is poor once the 3 guys (+Shattenkirk) everyone wants gone are gone. We have a head case goalie who allegedly wants out. UFA’s do not come to California. If all the current prospects absolutely pan out, this is a 6-9th seed type roster.Why would you think this is the finished product though?
Our best prospects haven't even really had a chance to not be prospects yet.
I don't think it's very fair to compare our year 2/3 rebuild to year 6/7/8 Edmonton and buffalo rebuild.We are a bottom 2 roster and just took a projected 2C as our consolation prize. There’s no guarantee Zegras will be an effective 1C. Our defensive depth is poor once the 3 guys (+Shattenkirk) everyone wants gone are gone. We have a head case goalie who allegedly wants out. UFA’s do not come to California. If all the current prospects absolutely pan out, this is a 6-9th seed type roster.
CAN the next two clearly tanking drafts turn the franchise around? Absolutely. Is the current team comparable to Buffalo/Classic Edmonton…yeah.
I think it’s fair to compare our 3 year rebuild to their 3 year rebuild though. Do you feel any strong feeling that BM is a steadying hand on the tiller at this point?I don't think it's very fair to compare our year 2/3 rebuild to year 6/7/8 Edmonton and buffalo rebuild.
But yeah, if every worst case scenario that you listed occurs we will continue to be bad, as any team would if all of their worst case scenarios occurred as well.
I'm not ready to commit an opinion on Bob's ability to rebuild the team a second time until this rebuild is somewhat over.I think it’s fair to compare our 3 year rebuild to their 3 year rebuild though. Do you feel any strong feeling that BM is a steadying hand on the tiller at this point?
edit - I don’t think that was a worst case scenario, I think it was a fairly honest assessment of the current state of the franchise.
I think 1-2 of Lindholm/Fowler/Manson will be gone in 2 years, unless they want to take less money to stay with a rebuilding team on their cash-in contracts.I'm not ready to commit an opinion on Bob's ability to rebuild the team until the rebuild is somewhat over.
Rebuilding teams assume risk, that is the nature of the draft. Nothing can be done about that.
Most of the things you said were like steps 8-9 of worse case scenarios. Would our defense be bad if the best three left? Well, yeah. Would it be bad if zegras didn't end up a 1C? Of course. Are those things destined, or even likely to happen? I doubt it very much.