Sidney the Kidney
One last time
- Jun 29, 2009
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If Dubas' goal is to build for AFTER Crosby, then taking a more patient approach makes sense. But if Dubas' goal is to still contend while Crosby's playing, then I'm not sure what he's doing makes sense.Star players takes assets, the Pens don't have many, this is what you get while trying to fill out a roster without spending trade assets.
Hence the position Dubas is taking today. He can't make it happen tomorrow. Doesn't have the assets or cap space. What he can try to do is find a lot of assets quickly and hope that changes things. Hence taking on Hayes, taking on a few one year guys who can maybe be flipped if things are going that way, and so on, and hoping it works out in a couple years.
Also, not really sure where he's going to acquire these further assets when the guys he's signing aren't exactly going to bring much back in a trade, if he does indeed deal them at the TDL. Adding a bunch of 3rd or 4th round picks (if we're lucky) won't exactly allow him to add any impact players next year and beyond.