Change for sake of change is chaos. You completely underestimate the impact of that. Sideways deals are not even lateral, they are steps back almost everytime. I would almost always prefer to keep useful players that have a connection with team rather than a constant crew of incoming that don't. People forget that the moves the Oilers do and the wholescale addition of 10 new players every year is what expansion clubs would be doing if expansion clubs existed. Until they figured out a plan.
The amount of lateral moves made this season just suggests to me that we're running status quo and only now with Chia bringing in his preferred and not valuing the positive impact of the players leaving.
Really, and I mean this, anybody that brings in a clown like Korpse I have to continue to wonder about. This being the same GM that dealt Seguin and Boychuk doesn't exactly fill me with hope.
Chia hasn't gained my confidence. His offseason sure isn't helping.
Gordon was my top pick for unsung player this year. Also picked him as one of the most valuable players as based on performance. Those posts are there, those posts were made at end of season and long before Gordon was dealt. You can attribute to something else, but that was my standing on Gordon all along and for years here.
Your hate for Korpikoski is honestly annoying as ****. You continually say he has sucked for years. Then all you spout is how bad he was last year when it is irrelevant as he played thru a high ankle sprain and you don't give any evidence other then last year and basically ignore the counter arguement.
Gordon was great here. He was a hard worker and a great guy. Great defensively but garbage offensively. Clearly Chia and McLellan have an identity they want the team to be and Gordon doesnt fit that. Chia prefered a guy like Letetsu then Gordon for the team identity so he moved him out.
And no you can't rail on that because until we see the team play we don't know how well it will be. But it's clear they like players that can play a bit more up and down the lineup and that they wanted a right handed center. So that makes sense.
You can say all we did was shuffle around deck chairs but that's all trading is. This is a weird off season where other then Lucic no good player has been moved for a fair return so trying to shake up the roster to much will be way to costly.
Your opinion on Sekera is very off. He played very well in LA before his injury. In the western conference style of play... on his off side as well.
All you care about is results. So do I, the fact you are being so negative of all these moves shows how bitter you have become over the old management and you aren't really giving new management a chance. You are finding any and all reasons to hate the players brought on other then Reinhart and it's honestly kind of sad.
And you seem to ignore what people tell you and show you about Chia having his hand forced in Boston. The Seguin trade was bad but he was pretty much forced to move him. No one had any idea Eriksson would **** the bed like he did and Seguin would explode like he did either. Neely forced his hand.
Instead of giving the guy or any of these players a chance you pretty much have thrown them all under the bus and given up on the season already.