When you’ve been bad for so long, it’s extremely difficult to try and sign quality free agents or trade for established players. It basically snowballs perpetually. Source! I’m a Sabres fan.
I pray that the Hawks are moving towards the right direction. THG made a good point this is the first "true" rebuild the Hawks had in their history. The goaltending is solid (fingers crossed Soderbloom continues to get better), Bedard needs to score more but he has gotten plenty of assists, Kurashev has shown talent, Reichel needs a breakout because he has a ton of talent. Vlasic has taken huge steps forward alongside Kaiser. I can't wait to have Korchinski back in the NHL alongside some more of the youngsters. The veterans have done what they've needed to do (provide leadership, even though they're not blowing the doors off (minus Donato)). Mrazek has been a beast in net, and I am happy he has rebounded from his pre-Chicago time. They're a bottom-feeder for sure, but they're in every game and hard to put away.
Also thanks for the videos man. You, THG, and UTree are who I go to for hockey.
Very solid analysis.
Praying my flames don't get stuck here
the other thing to consider is that in order for a team in a rebuild to become a playoff team; a former playoff team has to be bad, and things have been a bit stagnant in the NHL for a while now due to a number of factors such as flat cap, free agents not signing small market teams, rich teams holding advantages over poorer teams, etc.
From a comment on another video: The Blues are the only team in the cap era to win with a 3rd overall pick, every other team has a top 2 pick. So it seems you need to grab 1-2 "unicorn" and quickly get back on your feet , there's for sure an element of luck to it , not every draft class is equal.
This is why Im never hyped with the NHL draft.
For Detroit, it's easy:
Holland's terrible picks and contract management placed the team in cap hell for so many years.
Yzerman's picks are good however he has a very cautious approach when it comes to development hence but expect players like ASP to be ready in 2 years, Danielson in 1, Cossa in 3.
Also those teams that get stuck in rebuilds don't have elite level goaltending.
Personally, I feel if you go full rebuild. It will take 5+ years. I would think the average depth player to really start hitting there stride is around 4+ years after draft.
The Sharks seem to be on the right track, I can see them get competitive within 5 years
10 comments
When you’ve been bad for so long, it’s extremely difficult to try and sign quality free agents or trade for established players. It basically snowballs perpetually. Source! I’m a Sabres fan.
I pray that the Hawks are moving towards the right direction. THG made a good point this is the first "true" rebuild the Hawks had in their history. The goaltending is solid (fingers crossed Soderbloom continues to get better), Bedard needs to score more but he has gotten plenty of assists, Kurashev has shown talent, Reichel needs a breakout because he has a ton of talent. Vlasic has taken huge steps forward alongside Kaiser. I can't wait to have Korchinski back in the NHL alongside some more of the youngsters. The veterans have done what they've needed to do (provide leadership, even though they're not blowing the doors off (minus Donato)). Mrazek has been a beast in net, and I am happy he has rebounded from his pre-Chicago time. They're a bottom-feeder for sure, but they're in every game and hard to put away.
Also thanks for the videos man. You, THG, and UTree are who I go to for hockey.
Very solid analysis.
Praying my flames don't get stuck here
the other thing to consider is that in order for a team in a rebuild to become a playoff team; a former playoff team has to be bad, and things have been a bit stagnant in the NHL for a while now due to a number of factors such as flat cap, free agents not signing small market teams, rich teams holding advantages over poorer teams, etc.
From a comment on another video: The Blues are the only team in the cap era to win with a 3rd overall pick, every other team has a top 2 pick. So it seems you need to grab 1-2 "unicorn" and quickly get back on your feet , there's for sure an element of luck to it , not every draft class is equal.
This is why Im never hyped with the NHL draft.
For Detroit, it's easy:
Holland's terrible picks and contract management placed the team in cap hell for so many years.
Yzerman's picks are good however he has a very cautious approach when it comes to development hence but expect players like ASP to be ready in 2 years, Danielson in 1, Cossa in 3.
Also those teams that get stuck in rebuilds don't have elite level goaltending.
Personally, I feel if you go full rebuild. It will take 5+ years. I would think the average depth player to really start hitting there stride is around 4+ years after draft.
The Sharks seem to be on the right track, I can see them get competitive within 5 years