bucks_oil
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- Aug 25, 2005
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I fail to see how what you said contradicts my point in any way? What are you trying to say exactly? That just because FLA decided to **** up, and that bottom tier teams like PHI and ARI didn't have enough depth so they were able to protect Reider/Manning, then the rest of the players VGK drafted must be equally garbage? Just because we only had to give up Reinhart doesn't mean other teams were similar. Take a look at what VGK got from MIN/CBJ/NSH/PIT/WSH/BOS/STL, those are all quality players wwho benefited from more ice time.
Would you honestly trade rosters, bottom to top, with Vegas? It's tough to say yes isn't it.
Most of our guys were not or would not be available in an expansion draft. Even some of our scrubs were protected by other teams.
I think I'm done with this conversation, but I don't accept that our roster is not capable of winning more than it is. There are gaps of course, but they also don't play as a team. They've checked out mentally, just like last year and that's enough to make the difference between winning and losing. (to the play in question... why isn't the bench yelling at Drai before Kane is gone?... it was clear he didn't see the threat... that's my point, it's not on any one guy... they just collectively aren't engaged in winning as a team... and I worry that it has become acceptable to play that way)