HogtownSabresfan
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Botts could have added a condition of:
STL makes conference finals 2021 2nd becomes a 2021 1st since STL wanted top 10 protection.
The bottom line is he gets paid based on results — he owns what happens on his watch.
Kane & O’Reilly (signed at a $7.5 hit into his prime) have turned into Thompson, Montour, a 28-31, a second, Sbotka cap dump and 1/3 of Berglund. It’s only luck that Berglund isn’t stuck here for three more years at close to $4 M.
The Blues pick moving down isn’t the end of the world but it’s an additional mark on a horrible deal. Sorry, going from #19 to 28 actually matters and reduces chances of getting a better player. Can you get a top 6 forward at 31. Sure. But odds go down.
The doomsday scenario happened of St. Louis turning around the year, let’s not pretend it didn’t.
GBJB’s drafting skills are the only thing that can make this deal not look almost as bad as a 1st, Puppa and Andreychuk for a chunky Grant Fuhr.
This is where we are at people.
Even if we do turn around next year, people will ask how much better would we be with Ryan — unless a pick pans out.