Somebody needs to talk me off the ledge here. As a day one Jackets fan, I'm afraid we're looking at a 5 year rebuild and that's with clever, spot on drafting, something we're not exactly known for. I see a team loaded with bottom six players and only a couple of top six. I wasn't expecting Tex or Bem to be Ovechkin, but I wanted to see more than this from them. To me, the best young player has been Robinson and I would call him a solid third liner. I'm depressed and going out to dinner now.
PS...what I would give to have Boston's scouting system!!!
I can't empathize much, as you've been a fan much longer than me so you've been through some terrible times with them - but I think it's a little much to say they're looking at a 5 year rebuild.
Not in this existing cap world....look at Ottawa, they're better than everyone has given them credit for and they're competitive after 1 year.
Colorado is another example, they were brutal in 16-17 season, only winning 22 games - they won 43 the next season.
A team can have an off year, and it appears this may be one for the CBJ. Remember, they've been one of the winningest over the last 3, 4 years.