Gary Nylund
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- Oct 10, 2013
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This is partly why i believe we should be looking to sell JVR this deadline- We keep looking at this like its our only shot, like everything is gonna drop off next season. We need to get out of the loosing mentality and start looking at the long term goal of winning the cup, not just improving on last seasons playoffs.
I agree, this is not our only shot and we should be thinking long term.
This team is not a cup contender. Simple as. We require one or two solid pieces, so if that means a second round defeat this season ill take it.
You might have to take us going out in the 1st round as that's what the odds favour at this point. At the same time though, we are absolutely a cup contender, don't really how anyone can say we aren't. Dermott looks to be a solid piece, Liljegren might be another, our young guys still aren't at their peaks so have a bit of patience, there's every reason to believe will get better, maybe much better without making any trades at all.
Package the assets for JVR with prospects to get a solid Dman.
I dont want to see this team become the Caps/Blues/Sharks of this generation- dominant in the regular season for a long period of time but with nothing to show for it.
We all want to win the cup. Sometimes it's a bounce or two or a hot goalie who makes the difference. The best we can hope for is to be a perennial contender and if we're able to do that, the cup should come at one point. It also wouldn't shock me if WSH won the cup this year.