Anyone thinking that Dean is just sitting back smoking a cigar and saying "2012, *****es" right now is out of their gourd.
Well when people say stuff like..
"Brown and Richards are going nowhere" or "This core has proven they can win" it sure seems like fans are looking more backwards to 2012 than forward, especially with their contracts.
I don't know what to think with Lombardi, sometimes I feel like he would trade his mother to win, other times I feel like he is way to loyal to players and coaches.
Remember, this is the guy who told the media he didn't want to trade Ryan Smyth after the 2011 season, I mean come on, anyone who saw Smyth play knew he was washed up. And had Smyth wanted to stay and Dean didn't buy him out the Kings don't win a championship in 2012 because they were to cap crunched.
It hurts me as a fan to go to capgeek and see the 2020 and 2022 numbers next to Richards and Brown's contracts, I can only imagine how the guy who has to maintain and grow the team must feel. That is why I am optimistic Dean can find a way to get rid of atleast one of them.