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IMO, acquiring established and consistent 25-35 goal scorers, one or two of them a few years ago, would have been a start to have the experience established to help with young players' development.
However, paying for them at what was market rate ($4-5 million/year) a few years ago wasn't in the plan.
Acquiring Williams was a late realization to doing something along those lines.
Youth movement, and locking them in eventually with these 4-6 year contracts was anticipating a handful of them become said 25-35 goal scorers.
Scoring depth among some of those players, (i.e. Rask, Lindholm, Teravainen) not necessarily happening fast enough, plentiful enough, nor consistently enough when Skinner slows (currently 4G in last 20 games), or now with Aho out indefinitely.
Scoring goals continues to be the shortfall to success, as it has been in recent years.
Peters has stated that repeatedly, and particularly more this season.
Will fans accept another missed playoff season waiting for it all to come together, particularly if no major external moves to boost scoring don't take place?
Your thoughts?
However, paying for them at what was market rate ($4-5 million/year) a few years ago wasn't in the plan.
Acquiring Williams was a late realization to doing something along those lines.
Youth movement, and locking them in eventually with these 4-6 year contracts was anticipating a handful of them become said 25-35 goal scorers.
Scoring depth among some of those players, (i.e. Rask, Lindholm, Teravainen) not necessarily happening fast enough, plentiful enough, nor consistently enough when Skinner slows (currently 4G in last 20 games), or now with Aho out indefinitely.
Scoring goals continues to be the shortfall to success, as it has been in recent years.
Peters has stated that repeatedly, and particularly more this season.
Will fans accept another missed playoff season waiting for it all to come together, particularly if no major external moves to boost scoring don't take place?
Your thoughts?