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Extremely depressing how badly our rebuild has fallen apart.
Our top-5 picks since '96:
-Blake Wheeler
-Peter Mueller
-Kyle Turris
Depressing indeed.
Extremely depressing how badly our rebuild has fallen apart.
Our top-5 picks since '96:
-Blake Wheeler
-Peter Mueller
-Kyle Turris
Depressing indeed.
Extremely depressing how badly our rebuild has fallen apart.
We don't have the budget or appeal to win by trading or free agent signings. I love GMDM, but our drafting has to be better and I'm happy that he has admitted as much. The problem is that we already missed our window when we were drafting high and having multiple picks in the first round.But at the same time we got a GM who is usually better at trading than drafting so it helps that Maloney can get back whatever we can that isnt a bucket of pucks.
This franchise was out of the playoffs for seven seasons and doesn't have much to show for its troubles besides Yandle, OEL, Boedker (jury is still out), and Mueller's rookie season. That's pretty terrible.
We don't have the budget or appeal to win by trading or free agent signings. I love GMDM, but our drafting has to be better and I'm happy that he has admitted as much. The problem is that we already missed our window when we were drafting high and having multiple picks in the first round.
This franchise was out of the playoffs for seven seasons and doesn't have much to show for its troubles besides Yandle, OEL, Boedker (jury is still out), and Mueller's rookie season. That's pretty terrible.
Another way to look at it is this team is much better with defensemen than it is with forwards. Yandle is already a stud, and OEL is on his way, too. Gormley and Rundblad have legitimate first pairing upside, and then there's Summers, Schlemko, Goncharov, and Murphy, who could all round into good second pairing guys.
As should be obvious, this is not a bad problem to have. Heaven forbid the Coyotes end up with a top six of:
Yandle-Gormley
OEL-Rundblad
Summers-Schlemko
Goncharov
More likely, though, some of these guys won't pan out, but that still leaves the Coyotes a few trading chips, especially if Maloney is able to flip guys before they officially bust.
For a team that is very good at developing defensemen with a GM who excels at trading, why wouldn't you stock up on young defensemen and eventually trade some of them for forwards?
? And Turris's agent was calling Maloney crazy for not pursuing? How's Bourque been in Montreal? 7 points and a -14.