What next year will be vs what it could be are two different topics. I think it will end in more of the same, a 7/8 seed finish because they simply don’t have the assests or drafting/development to fix the obvious holes like goalie and depth. And their coaching staff is overrated. But they are set to potentially return their top 5 scorers and that has to count for something when 2 of them are Terrance/Spence. They are yet again a team who will probably be trapped in the middle in terms of what to do, be buyers or be sellers. Which is truly the story of their “rebuilding” lives, mostly by their own doing (thanks DB) because they refused to rip the bandaid off years ago and paid a premium on used parts like Golden, Gilmartin, etc. If they don’t manage success next year, 2025-26 looks bleak with so much of their proven talent on offense set to move on.
I personally don’t feel good with the outlook. If the goalie situation was better this year with Lalonde/Gibbons, like many thought or hoped coming into the year, then we all probably feel different about next year. But the current squad has stumbled due to goalie issues and there aren’t any fixes in house right now
I was gonna do you a solid and call but Mata already offered and I’d want one of those killer OS Grey’s throwback jerseys as payment.
