I wanted someone like Pageau added too but that price was too much, not to mention paying 5 mil a year for a 3rd line center, so I’m fine with Sakic playing the long game since we have Newhook and Bowers coming along soon. This isn’t a year where we have to go all in otherwise it’s over (like Columbus last year)
Since the offseason... Sakic has added a #2 center, a top 6 winger, 2 middle 6 wingers, a decent 3rd line/top 4th line center and a #1 D-man if you want to count Makar. That’s quite a bit of turnover and real good depth added, not sure how much more people want Sakic to do in one year when the window is just now opening.
Looks like we should be healthy apart from Mack and Wilson within the next week or so. It sucks that Mack is out, but getting Kadri, Makar, Rantanen back will keep us afloat and there doesn’t sound like there’s a ton of concern around Mack considering they waited to evaluate him until they got back to Denver. Of course injuries can still happen again but adding one more player wasn’t going to magically make it easier.