If we're going to win I'd rather win in a blowout like this than win some dumb 2-1 SO win.
If we stay healthy, I do think this roster has a fighting chance for the playoffs.
We still have needs on the blue line and some more scoring would be great but at some point the team needs to improve.
We have some great young players that I don’t want to develop in a losing environment.
You guys actually want to lose? Lol
You guys actually want to lose? Lol
You guys actually want to lose? Lol
The ultimate goal is to contend for the Stanley Cup. Merely contending for a playoff spot is extremely far away from contending for a Cup.
And how exactly do you propose we do that, other than tanking for a high draft pick?
This has been debunked over and over. Toews and Kane had no problem winning multiple Cups after losing in their early years. Same with Crosby and Malkin.
Good players are never held back by a "losing environment."
People incorrectly thought the Oilers were holding back RNH and Yakupov. Turns out that they just weren't that good. Had nothing to do with the "environment."
If we stay healthy, I do think this roster has a fighting chance for the playoffs. We still have needs on the blue line and some more scoring would be great but at some point the team needs to improve. We have some great young players that I don’t want to develop in a losing environment. I’ve been pro tank since the season ending of 2012 but this is the first time I’m ok with trying to compete for the playoffs.
We could be tanking for years if the goal is to draft a #1D man, as we’ve witness tanking no longer means top draft pick. A team doesn’t just wake up one season and become a contender, becoming a playoff team is part of the process.
The ultimate goal is to contend for the Stanley Cup. Merely contending for a playoff spot is extremely far away from contending for a Cup.
And how exactly do you propose we do that, other than tanking for a high draft pick?
This has been debunked over and over. Toews and Kane had no problem winning multiple Cups after losing in their early years. Same with Crosby and Malkin.
Good players are never held back by a "losing environment."
People incorrectly thought the Oilers were holding back RNH and Yakupov. Turns out that they just weren't that good. Had nothing to do with the "environment."
If we stay healthy, I do think this roster has a fighting chance for the playoffs. We still have needs on the blue line and some more scoring would be great but at some point the team needs to improve. We have some great young players that I don’t want to develop in a losing environment. I’ve been pro tank since the season ending of 2012 but this is the first time I’m ok with trying to compete for the playoffs.
Agreed but a team doesn’t go from playoff contender(not participant even) to a cup contender with no cap space.
The organization has sold its soul to be a playoff contender and maxed out
The problem is he doesn't learn. After Eriksson people are saying "Bennings got to learn not to overpay UFA", then he sign Beagle Roussell and Schaller in one summer, people are saying "Bennings got to learn not to overpay UFA", then the summer after its Myers Benn and Ferland. See a pattern?I agree about our cap space, our management has blown too much of it on meaningless players that don’t earn it. It’s not ok to have 16 million tied up to Ericksson, Schaller, Beagle, Benn and Roussel, if you want to add in Sutter’s 4.3 million that’s over 20 million, our GM needs to learn how to manage this better. You don’t over pay for 4th liners and older veterans with concussion history.
The problem is he doesn't learn. After Eriksson people are saying "Bennings got to learn not to overpay UFA", then he sign Beagle Roussell and Schaller in one summer, people are saying "Bennings got to learn not to overpay UFA", then the summer after its Myers Benn and Ferland. See a pattern?
Or after he overpay his own RFAs in Sbisa and Dorset, people are saying "Benning has to manage the cap better". Then he re-up Sutter to $4m per plus a retroactive NTC, people are still saying "Benning has to manage the cap better". Then come Gudbranson, after that its Beartschi who just cleared waiver.
This is NOT a man who learns from his mistake. This is NOT a man who has shown the ability to "be better". This is a man who makes the same mistake over and over. To allow this guy to stay in charge while expecting different result is...naive, thats the nicest way I can put it tbh.
Can't be mad about that Hughes goal, super happy to see him score his first NHL goal at home on a big blast (something we haven't really seen from him yet).
The Sutter goal....on the other hand...