The rebuild has been happening. When you trade Jake Guentzel for futures that’s what that tells you. When in the offseason you take undesirable contracts with draft picks attached that’s what that tells you. When you refuse to use any future assets to help the current team that is what that tells you. And when you sign reformation projects and only FAs on cheap, short term contracts (that can be flipped if they rebound), that is what that tells you. And I’m all for it to be honest. It’s the right plan. Go ahead and give the team the old college try, hope a guy like Cody Glass, or Beauvilier, or Hayes, or Gryzlcyk rebounds and helps you and who knows maybe even gives you something to think about as the year goes on, but the emphasis and the most important thing is to set yourself up for the future. That is where we are at my friends….
I get the team was gonna fall off at some point but I don’t understand why trying a new coach was never on the table. No playoff series wins since 2018 despite everything else about the team changing, but they hang onto the coach? It doesn’t make sense. And now still they’re selling off the team instead of trying that change.
It had to be a new team or a new coach. I am surprised they chose to do the rebuild now, but with all the veterans, they probably will wait to bring in a coach once they get new players.
I truly don’t know what to make of what Dubas has planned. I think the idea of a tear down is more for click-bait than anything, but obviously how this season progresses will truly tell us what direction they’re going.
I’m being patient with Dubas. I don’t have a lot of issues with him like a lot of people do, but my patience is wearing thin in wonder if he has an actual plan or not, and if so, what that plan is.
I’m not for this because I’m still in denial 😭
ONLY if Malkin or Letang themselves ask or agree to be traded
They deserve to be treated with respect even though yes this is a business and yes even Gretzky got traded
But I’d be lying if they get traded and I wouldn’t be a bit sad
It was delaying the inevitable. The sooner something like this happens, the sooner this team can be competitive again.
This is what is required. Let’s see how Dubas retools the team. This is his one true test
One trade..
I have to give props to what the GM in Tampa is doing. He made the difficult – but necessary – decision to part ways with Stamkos and other vets. This will help the lightning in the long run, and make them more competitive sooner.
Sid took a team friendly deal, and Malkin has a decent contract, but the organization needs to be honest with them – the team sucks, and they might not even sniff the playoffs for the rest of their career let alone making a cup run.
If they’re fine with that, so be it. If not, shop them for assets and accelerate the rebuild. Wayne Gretzky was traded, therefore anyone can be.
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The rebuild has been happening. When you trade Jake Guentzel for futures that’s what that tells you. When in the offseason you take undesirable contracts with draft picks attached that’s what that tells you. When you refuse to use any future assets to help the current team that is what that tells you. And when you sign reformation projects and only FAs on cheap, short term contracts (that can be flipped if they rebound), that is what that tells you. And I’m all for it to be honest. It’s the right plan. Go ahead and give the team the old college try, hope a guy like Cody Glass, or Beauvilier, or Hayes, or Gryzlcyk rebounds and helps you and who knows maybe even gives you something to think about as the year goes on, but the emphasis and the most important thing is to set yourself up for the future. That is where we are at my friends….
I get the team was gonna fall off at some point but I don’t understand why trying a new coach was never on the table. No playoff series wins since 2018 despite everything else about the team changing, but they hang onto the coach? It doesn’t make sense. And now still they’re selling off the team instead of trying that change.
It had to be a new team or a new coach. I am surprised they chose to do the rebuild now, but with all the veterans, they probably will wait to bring in a coach once they get new players.
I truly don’t know what to make of what Dubas has planned. I think the idea of a tear down is more for click-bait than anything, but obviously how this season progresses will truly tell us what direction they’re going.
I’m being patient with Dubas. I don’t have a lot of issues with him like a lot of people do, but my patience is wearing thin in wonder if he has an actual plan or not, and if so, what that plan is.
I’m not for this because I’m still in denial 😭
ONLY if Malkin or Letang themselves ask or agree to be traded
They deserve to be treated with respect even though yes this is a business and yes even Gretzky got traded
But I’d be lying if they get traded and I wouldn’t be a bit sad
It was delaying the inevitable. The sooner something like this happens, the sooner this team can be competitive again.
This is what is required. Let’s see how Dubas retools the team. This is his one true test
One trade..
I have to give props to what the GM in Tampa is doing. He made the difficult – but necessary – decision to part ways with Stamkos and other vets. This will help the lightning in the long run, and make them more competitive sooner.
Sid took a team friendly deal, and Malkin has a decent contract, but the organization needs to be honest with them – the team sucks, and they might not even sniff the playoffs for the rest of their career let alone making a cup run.
If they’re fine with that, so be it. If not, shop them for assets and accelerate the rebuild. Wayne Gretzky was traded, therefore anyone can be.