At the same time the team has essentially been competitive for most of bms time here and this is kinda a new thing. He prob felt comfortable lol it’s his job…. I assume the comfort is close to gone by now
I dunno about that. Remember when info got that Rico knew the team would be rebuilding when he signed his extension? You gotta figure Bob relayed this possibility to the Samueli's. And recently, he told the Samueli's that the top teams today are built through the draft. Now, Bob still went after some trades such at D Faulk and C PLD, big name players. He also went grabbed low key players to fit a specific role such as most of the trade deadline moves, but also nabbing extra first round picks in 2019 and 2020.
After seeing all of the money being thrown about in FA, Murray predicted this trend and avoided putting his team in cap hell into the future. This cap factor is often amiss when constructing a team that can sustain itself year after year. I don't want a Burkie situation where he left us high and dry with cap problems as well as no talent in our cupboard.
The fact that Murray is holding out on trading either franchise player in Zegras and Drysdale means he is not in a panic. If we do nothing, then we at least will be able to see Zegras and Drysdale at the NHL level. That's actually not a bad deal, but also not great as we're going to need a lot to go well for us to be a fringe playoff team. I don't want to part with either Zegras or Drysdale because they are franchise players. The Ducks nearly gave away a franchise player in Perry in 2003, but was saved by a botched deal because Edmonton. On the flip side, if we lose, then we get yet another high end pick and this coming draft is deeper with top end talent than the 2021 group. People forget that 2021 was considered a weak group, but also the year of the defensemen. And yet three centers were taken in the top-5 picks. Go figure. LoL
If we're all expecting both Zegras and Drysdale to compete for the Calder, then maybe the outlook for our team isn't that dire. We just can't be thirsty because being thirsty will often make you overpay by a lot.