raideralex99
Whiteout Is Coming.
Ownership, Management and coaching is the reason for their failed ... bringing back Ruff looks like a good move so far he has them in a playoff spot.
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We've seen this before though. They start well enough that it looks like they could sneak in only to collapse at the halfway point and end up sellers.
Buffalo is the cautionary tale of trying to rebuild in an undesirable market.
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ew e ew ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Not a Toews fan but I wish him well health wise.
Stumbledore
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God help me I remembere that gibberish and heard it in my head from the original song.ew e ew ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Not a Toews fan but I wish him well health wise.
PhilJets
Winnipeg is Good
I think you can do it you just have to get lucky. Toronto managed to grab Matthews and Marner which catapulted their status. Still haven't won anything but they are competitive now. Pittsburgh is another example of just being bad and the right time and snagging Crosby and Malkin. Same as Chicago getting Kane and Toews. Tampa having a bad run and snagging Stammer and Hedman while getting lucky with Kuch and Vasi. Buffalo thought they would get there with Eichel but I think he never really wanted to be there and was a terrible leader. In Vegas he doesn't have to be the biggest voice in the room and now he's playing like he always should have.
This is all to say that there is always more than one way to build a competitive roster but luck will always be a factor. Some times you draft a Crosby or McDavid and sometimes you draft a Stefan or a Yakupov. But generally being at the top of the draft is going to pay dividends if you are patient.
DeepFrickinValue
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They did get 2 oilers first rounders for basically free.
Marner has been a curse for the leafs. If he was a playoff star (other than taking an impressive amount of delay of game penalties) they would have been cup favourites.
Honestly despite their lack of success in the playoffs. He sells a boat load of merch and they are generally a competitive team which they would likely prefer over what they were in the Kessel years despite making it a bit further.
DeepFrickinValue
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The Blue Baron
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Mmm try again. We agree on lots of stuff but not here.
Sure he has the big bucks to try alternate methods but maybe that his issue has no treatment that works. Did you try thinking of it from that angle?
There are blood or auto immune disorders with real treatments. Did you know that?
sipowicz
The thrill is gone
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Actually I do know a lot about that as my father died from a blood cancer
