gdsmack267
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I think this is a Fletcher problem more. He failed to address the goal tending issue. Give this team a middle of the pack goalie and they are a playoff team
Thomas Vanek is an anchor.
If being roasted by National media in the playoffs doesn't spark you, no coach will.
They have created a mess with him, and his contract.
Vanek isn't the reason we have been bad lately. Goaltending and defense have been a much bigger problem than he has. The Vanek narrative is getting tired to see.
The Vanek narrative speaks to the problem they took on which will hinder anything they try to do to change their team.
A high contact, long term, with limited movement clause.
It's not the sole issue. Again, the way they have constructed the roster in generally just does not translate well to the West.
They lack depth at Centre, at Defence, and have poor goaltending. That isn't Mike Yeo's fault.
The decision to sign Vanek was just mind boggling.
I don't get people crapping over his 3 year 6,5m contract so much. Rumours had him pegged at 7x7m. There isn't a team that wouldn't have signed him (given that the team had the cap space to do it).
He isn't worth the money to any team that isn't desperate.
I can't agree teams with the cap space would be falling over themselves to sign him.
Bring in Tortorella.
He isn't worth the money to any team that isn't desperate.
I can't agree teams with the cap space would be falling over themselves to sign him.
The Vanek narrative speaks to the problem they took on which will hinder anything they try to do to change their team.
A high contact, long term, with limited movement clause.
It's not the sole issue. Again, the way they have constructed the roster in generally just does not translate well to the West.
They lack depth at Centre, at Defence, and have poor goaltending. That isn't Mike Yeo's fault.
The decision to sign Vanek was just mind boggling.
I think this is a Fletcher problem more. He failed to address the goal tending issue. Give this team a middle of the pack goalie and they are a playoff team
In what world is 3 years a long term?