Okay, okay, okay hear me out.
Is it completely out of the realm that our friend Milan, can't somewhat turn his career around? I get that he's been terrible this year, I do believe some of that (not to mention every other secondary scorer) is hampered by a lack of talent (no s*** Sherlock) /lack of line chemistry.
Emotionally this team seems to have the strength of a turtle, when the game gets tough, they go into their shell, sometimes a miracle play pulls them through, but 9/10 times, if they're down by 2 goals in the 3rd, they're done. (Don't give me the actual stat) I honestly believe this team just needs a COACH, an offensive driven COACH(a guy that will genuinely bust the asses of every guy in that locker room). A guy that can also recognize players strengths and apply that to constructing lines.
This brings me back to Looch, I feel like deep down there is still a pretty good, not great player there, at least a guy that can put up to 45 points for the next couple of years (for god sakes he put 55 up with LA) Let's say this new GM brings in a couple of genuine top 6 forwards along with a decent 3rd C that can pass the puck but slow the game down a little. Could Looch not rebound or is he completely hopless? Worst case scenario, the Seattle expansion could help us, but I don't want to get completely screwed on that. Remember Dustin Brown was almost universally looked at the worst contract in the league went from basically 4 straight 30 point seasons, to 61 under a new coach while being on pace for a 55 point season this year at 34 years old.
I like the player, I like the guy, I don't wanna see him leave Edmonton on a sour note, and I sure as hell don't wanna give up a valuable asset for him.