BobRouse
Registered User
Did Chicago acquiring Richards and Vermette to slot ahead of Teravainen cost them?
Should Los Angeles have paved the way for youth to step up instead of acquiring Richards and Carter?
How did Buffalo slotting Hodgson into the top center spot work out for them?
We're already faced with the reality that Kuznetsov is going to have to be the 2C next season. That's putting youth in a bigger position. They don't need to compound that risk by having Burakovsky and Wilson also in key positions or guys like Galiev or Vrana as regulars.
Chicago would have won without those guys and they would have their 1st rounder too.
LA didn't have guys ready when they acquired Carter and Richards.
Hodgson was an overrated player on a terrible team. Poor comparison.
Kuznetsov was one of our most dangerous players in the post season and towards the end of the season when he had his chance.
Burakovsky should have been in the top 6 all season.
I think its a forgone conclusion that Kuz and Bura will be in the top 6 next year. They have already proven they belong in those roles. Wilson is iffy but I have faith in him and the org is constantly saying they need to find him more TOI..but that becomes hard to do when you acquire expensive aging vets to slot ahead of him.
You can't hide these young players forever and expect them to develop. At some point they have to be given the reigns. They proved towards the end of the season and in the playoffs that they got what it takes.