No doubt in my mind the sens would be better off if they had a concrete plan. Could have got more for Karlsson and especially stone.
You are correct in saying that fans would have been furious either way if karlsson was traded but the lack of people believing in the rebuild and the poor attendance is due to ownership and management dealing with all the trades the way they did.
The proof is in all the empty seats at the game
I don’t understand how people can look at how things unfolded and not understand that of course there was a plan. In fact there were multiple plans based on a variety of outcomes.
One plan involved trying to keep EK, though with budget considerations obviously. When that didn’t work they implemented the second plan (trade him and rebuild or retool depending on other assets). It just seems silly to keep pretending as though management didn’t have a plan. Do people really think that they just wander around all day not doing their jobs? Not liking the plan, or the owner, doesn’t mean we have to give away our common sense.
They obviously had a plan in regards to Stone and Duchene too. They wanted to sign them, and took as long as they could to do it, also obviously with budget constraints. When that didn’t work they traded them, and Dzingle as well, and committed to a full blown rebuild.
In the end the rumours have the team offering pretty close, and perhaps even matching, what the guys all signed for. It’s pretty obvious that the players may have decided not to sign in Ottawa (the reasons don’t matter to me as they have that right regardless), which also dictated what plan of attack management had to take after that.
It’s not hard to understand.
And now we’re seeing the fruits of the plan management had to take on the ice, and the same folks want to pretend as though it was all an accident. The plan is even pretty clear in terms of the types of players that they have been drafting and acquiring. We’re building from the net out, focusing on skilled players with character to build the desired culture, as well as brining in some character vets to shepherd the kids, and making savvy moves for middling projects to see if we can strike gold.
I completely understand and accept that some people don’t like the owner, GM, and the path the team is on, but we shouldn’t pretend that there isn’t a plan unfolding right in front of our eyes.
