Re: Justin Brazeau
With apologies to “The Clash”, should he stay or should he go?
STAY:
Give the player a very real chance to establish a franchise single season goal scoring record, (Mike Amadio 50) and maybe points, too (Wojtek Wolski 128).
Give the team a legitimate chance to challenge for a playoff spot.
Re-energize the fan base, and put an additional 50-100 people in the arena (that’s per game, not total for the rest of the season).
GO:
Give the team a chance to acquire a 2/3 years younger player (ideally someone who already plays up in the lineup) plus a couple of decent draft choices.
Give the player a guaranteed playoff spot with a chance to be a difference maker and go deep.
Shouldn’t have a negative impact on attendance, most of the 1500-2000 who attend the games will continue to do so.
As a fan I understand both options and am okay with either one. The next 3 game block against better teams (and aren’t they all, mostly, when you sit 15th or so out of 20?), vs. OSH,
@OS, @GUE, will be critical to the decision process. But my hunch is the GM, in a sense, will let the team make the decision. 0-3 points out of 6 forget the playoffs and make a trade, 4-6 try for the "elite 8" and keep JB17.