Not angry. By any means. Could careless about your whining about the team doing the same things for over 20 years even though we had managed to make a SCF and (2) ECF appearances with the last group we put together, which btw did not include any top 10 1st round picks. We had made the playoffs for 8 consecutive years in that time.
Sign young players? That is what you will allow for? Sign all young players. Let’s talk when those “young” players hit free agency to be signed. And what constitutes a “young” free agent? Under 25? ****iny laughable and unreasonable. Got it so we should not sign anyone at all to supplement all the young kids we have. OR sign crap veterans on shorter term deals because they will cost les BUT will have us be the Oilers where the young kids never experience winning and get abused year in and year out during the crucial years of their development. Bring on the Patrick Maroons of the world!
Oh wait we can offer sheet players! Lets offer sheet Marner and forfeit multiple 1st round picks! That will certainly help the rebuild! Offer sheet Marner or Laine. Thats it! Thats the plan. How could I have not seen this is the path all along.
Your guess as to what the right path is as good as anyones here. You have one team to lean on that truly tanked and had success and that was Pittsburgh, who was literally gift wrapped Crosby by Bettman to save that pathetic city and franchise. One Example.
I wont complain about the contracts. Just like drafting there is risk involved. Im not upset about the Staal contract. Wasnt upset about Richards. Not upset about Shattenkirk. Wasnt upset about Stepan or McDonagh either.
