ginner classic
Dammit Jim!
If you are evaluating how to fix this team, first you have to start with a basic strategy, and then attempt to execute it. So in your opinion, where is this team at? What is the best generic strategy? Full disclosure, I think one of the Canucks' biggest problems is obviously that they either did not have a strategy, or did not stick with it. Their incompetence in execution (trades, contracts, player development etc.) is really another issue.
EDIT: As a constraint - you are stuck with our current owners, and would need to be able to sell this.
So which of these do you think is right for the current team? Feel free to note your second choice in your reply.
Visionary - Realistically you believe it will be many years before the team will be a contender. This means a deep rebuild scenario - the thing we have not done yet. You are willing to trade any current non-core assets for picks and young prospects and will weaponize cap space. You sell for picks now and at the deadline. You are unwilling to add UFAs on deals longer than 1 year. Any pending UFAs must be sold at the next deadline, including those signed this summer.
Patient - Stay the course on the young core, draft and develop and trade pending UFA's at the deadlines. Avoid long term deals for older UFAs like the plague. Sign 1 year UFAs that can help the team this year and possibly be trade chips (Vanek style). Look for 1 or 2 opportunities to weaponize cap space. Possibly trade younger players that don't look to be part of the solution (Hutton/Virtanen).
Pragmatic - The core is probably not ready to compete but could surprise from year to year. The team should still be building up future assets but look for opportunistic ways to improve in both the short and long term. Examples may be weaponizing cap space for an asset with one year left. Trading away any RFAs for picks that don't appear part of the solution. Looking for opportunities to trade pending UFAs that are not critical to winning this season. Try to find prospects off waivers, or look to opportunistically trade late picks for change of scenery prospects. Willing to sign only elite or value UFAs, nothing in the middle. You intend to keep all the younger players we have now (Hutton/Virtanen) unless they help you get another equivalent asset.
Competitive - The heavy lifting is done. You start with the objective of making the playoffs. You are willing to trade 2nd or 3rd rounders to fill out the lineup. You are willing to add UFAs that fill gaps, even if they are longer term deals. You know that things won't always work out and so you are unwilling to trade away 2nd tier prospects or the 2020 1st. The team still has to keep a pipeline of high quality youngsters even if you are OK being a net seller of picks and draft position. You are unwilling to weaponize cap space as you need to reserve that for players that can help the team win now.
Aggressive - You assume that the playoffs is now probable and with the right players the team can win a round or two. You plan to contend every year from here on out because the core is already in place and they just need a better supporting cast. You are willing to trade any non core chips like 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks in drafts 2020 and on. You Might even trade a number of the 2019 picks. Realistically outside of the core 4, the other prospects in the system are all up for discussion, including dealing Demko for something that can help now.
EDIT: As a constraint - you are stuck with our current owners, and would need to be able to sell this.
So which of these do you think is right for the current team? Feel free to note your second choice in your reply.
Visionary - Realistically you believe it will be many years before the team will be a contender. This means a deep rebuild scenario - the thing we have not done yet. You are willing to trade any current non-core assets for picks and young prospects and will weaponize cap space. You sell for picks now and at the deadline. You are unwilling to add UFAs on deals longer than 1 year. Any pending UFAs must be sold at the next deadline, including those signed this summer.
Patient - Stay the course on the young core, draft and develop and trade pending UFA's at the deadlines. Avoid long term deals for older UFAs like the plague. Sign 1 year UFAs that can help the team this year and possibly be trade chips (Vanek style). Look for 1 or 2 opportunities to weaponize cap space. Possibly trade younger players that don't look to be part of the solution (Hutton/Virtanen).
Pragmatic - The core is probably not ready to compete but could surprise from year to year. The team should still be building up future assets but look for opportunistic ways to improve in both the short and long term. Examples may be weaponizing cap space for an asset with one year left. Trading away any RFAs for picks that don't appear part of the solution. Looking for opportunities to trade pending UFAs that are not critical to winning this season. Try to find prospects off waivers, or look to opportunistically trade late picks for change of scenery prospects. Willing to sign only elite or value UFAs, nothing in the middle. You intend to keep all the younger players we have now (Hutton/Virtanen) unless they help you get another equivalent asset.
Competitive - The heavy lifting is done. You start with the objective of making the playoffs. You are willing to trade 2nd or 3rd rounders to fill out the lineup. You are willing to add UFAs that fill gaps, even if they are longer term deals. You know that things won't always work out and so you are unwilling to trade away 2nd tier prospects or the 2020 1st. The team still has to keep a pipeline of high quality youngsters even if you are OK being a net seller of picks and draft position. You are unwilling to weaponize cap space as you need to reserve that for players that can help the team win now.
Aggressive - You assume that the playoffs is now probable and with the right players the team can win a round or two. You plan to contend every year from here on out because the core is already in place and they just need a better supporting cast. You are willing to trade any non core chips like 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks in drafts 2020 and on. You Might even trade a number of the 2019 picks. Realistically outside of the core 4, the other prospects in the system are all up for discussion, including dealing Demko for something that can help now.
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