We all want better players, who knows why exactly they have brought in the players they have & while some potentially could have been better they literally were not. Whether that is because of a lack of money, talent not wanting to come here or incompetence by management is unclear since they never tell us how things come about & all we have is speculation & on ice performance.
There is also the point that since we haven't been a good team for a while why would a good player want to play here when they could be signed by a contender? Then there is the point that some cities are just more attractive for young rich men like NY, Vegas, Chicago, LA, or even the weather can be a factor Arz, Florida, California, even Texas. Ottawa is a nice city for older players with families, which kind of explains older players coming here, but it's not a wild place for young decadent men with money. We should be grateful for the young guys that have signed here long term IMO & want to build a winner here.
Ottawa needs to be a good drafting & development team that overpays to keep their good young players & needs these young guys to be good quickly to have a chance at competing for a cup. Occassionally they have been lucky & gone on a run but the next yr they are back to mediocrity. Once they are good & can compete in the playoffs than I think some of the better UFAs would come here at the deadline for a chance to win a cup, but not before. Just my two cents.
