With the short term guys we have on the team right now: Jensen, Perron, Giroux, Ullmark, I imagine the plan is to hope to be a bubble team this year and the next, maybe make a Cinderella type run, and if that fails get some assets at the deadline(s) and eventually go for a rebuild in about two years.
I think it's even more urgent that we play meaningful hockey in this tiny 2-yr window, because we might as well be in our next rebuild phase when up-and-coming teams like Montreal will be dominating.
Duuuuude, this is low key the most doom and gloom post I have read today.
Our entire core is under 25 years old, we aren’t entering a rebuild anytime soon. Becoming a bubble team this season, and even making the dance is the next step in the evolution of this young team becoming a long time playoff team.
The movable parts around the core will change, and we will be adding guys to that in Kleven, Ostapchuk, Yak, and undoubtably a surprise or two.
This team is on a rise, there playoff window is just on the cusp of opening! There will be no rebuild or retool on Ottawa for many years barring all of our guys suddenly demanding trades out. We have our core, they are hungry to compete, it’s go time.
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