Lotusflower
Tha Snake, Tha Rat, Tha Cat, Tha Dog
- Dec 23, 2013
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Our entire outlook at forward has to change for any hope to be sustainable.What do you propose?
Real contenders have Landeskog-Mackinnon-Rantanen level talent at the top end.
Even with an NHL goalie. Even with a well-balanced defense this team will always be a step below until that type of a player is acquired.
I love Couturier but he's not that guy especially when his wingers are 20 yr old Farabee and JvR the slug.
We watched the Islanders series last year when Hart was playing well and the Defense had some semblance of order and Barzal still moonwalked all over everyone because there was noone on the other side who could match his speed and creativity.
Just look at the Rangers games this year with Panarin/Ziba.
Ideally Couts should have a Panarin on his wing or a McDavid/Mackinnon type talent above him. That has dynasty potential.
That would be my first move. Look to acquire a top end forward from the pro ranks first if possible.
Kick the tires on Eichel, look for a fleecing in the vein of Zib to the Rangers.
Of course we have Fletch at the helm so the chance of him pulling a franchise altering coup like that is minimal.
Then I would look to the top of the draft.
I really think the Patrick lottery ******** us because it lured Hex into a false sense of security.
I think he believed that a healthy Patrick wouldve usurped Couts on the top line by now and we'd be on an upward trajectory.
He wouldve been wrong from the jump but thats life.
Get what value you can for G, Couts, Voracek.
Ideally they do what all the great Flyers who were failed by the FO do: win Cups elsewhere.
Great pieces and G's legacy is legend but they dont fit our timeline anymore and will sabotage the tank.
Kevin Hayes will make a great tank commander.
Let him earn some of that money by being the 'face' of this so that your real pieces dont have to bear the brunt of the backlash from this team's neanderthal media.
KEEP all the young D. Provy, Myers, Sanheim, Zamula, York is a great foundation.
Let them grow together as the team scrapes the bottom for 2-3 years.
Hopefully you get at least 1 top end guy who becomes the face of the next generation.
That guys offensive prime now lines up with your D who are all still mid-20's and pissed and hungry after losing the last couple of years.
End the drought.
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