Hopefully these injury issues and prospects not being immediately all-star trajectory gives us all the reality check that we're still going to be rebuilding for some time. Absolutely not "one draft away from being done with the rebuild." Shit, at this point I'm hoping we have a two year solid trajectory and then stumble in 2027 so we can be in the running for Landon Dupont. Basically a Devils trajectory kinda.
Crosby winning quickly, Toews/Kane winning in their ELC's are exceptions not rules. We're more likely to look like the Avs/Lightning/FLA builds.
Absolutely, understatement. I'm not a big hockey body but I'm 5'11" 185#. Dude is a stick.
Wait until the year starts. Obviously some of the top prospects aren’t ready but that doesn’t necessarily mean they will stink.
Warsofsky may make a huge difference. He’s a no nonsense, defense and effort first coach who knows how to motivate.
Gush looks legit and I would t be surprised to see him on cellys wing.
If celly, Toffoli, and gush can score regularly alongside the lund line, the Sharks will have at learn two scoring lines, something they lacked last year. And that takes the pressure off smith too.
Obviously the D remains a question, but Cagnoni and Thompson have looked good and more importantly, D is often more a system thing than an individual thing. So I dunno, I wouldn’t count em totally out yet…