RandV
It's a wolf v2.0
Thing is, management sees guys in practice etc. If a guy can't get the job done in practice why would he magically get the job done in a game?
I do share your concern regarding defensemen though. Drafting hasn't been too bad, UDFA we've done fine with. But proscouting has left something to be desired.
Dahlen and Goldoblin, even if neither makes it are acquisitions I can support. Need our next blueline acquisitions via trade or UFA to be solid hits though to get this turnaround thing turned around.
While that could be true you also have to consider that Shinkaruk went from a 0.87 PPG player for us in Utica to finishing as a 0.48 ppg player for Calgary's farm team. And it's not like he just had a good situation in Utica, our other top two forwards were Gaunce and Grenier. You could say they didn't see him translating to the NHL but with such a significant drop in AHL production there's something else there going on.
And it's not like this management has done a great job identifying who is and isn't an NHL player to be some sort of authority here.