If we had a competent GM we would sell high on wedgewood and Blackwood to recover missing assets and try and accelerate the rebuild…. I would focus on building from the D out, centring a top 6 around the gigantic up and coming stalwart of Keaton Middleton. Shifting team identity from speed and skill to bruising shut down grind it out 2-1 style hockey. A couple extra first round picks gets us a chance for another cup run in 6-7 years, pending the development curve of Giovani Smith, obviously. Need something to get us out of the “Calgary zone” but this coach and GM are not the ones to do it. Can’t keep losing all our 5th round picks and hope to find a way into the win column. The local river isn’t enough to bring players in anymore, need to do it the old fashion way, 3 GM phones minimum…
This is clearly the way, and only path forward if we want any chance of being successful, like the leafs.
IMHO