Yeah thats why i wouldnt want to get rid of Dean he is great at drafting and developing only if he realizes the heavy style mentality is outdated and starts using those smarts towards speed and skilled prospects and leans toward a system to emphasize speed and skill. The system needs to change . Yes those players at some point played their role which lead to success but i dont think you understand what im saying.
The game is evolving . We must adapt with our system and players. King , Nolan , Clifford , Lewis , etc those players were effevtive at their roles at said time because at the time thats what the league was but now there is more speed and skill in teams lineups and theyre drafting skilled players. We must adapt n evolve with out colleagues or we stay behind. Like any business . Theres always things that u can improve to stay on top. Teams study and see what they can do to be better than their competition and the game keeps evolving and you cant stay grounded or else the business with the new style will take over . Teans always look to be better than our team , they studied Kings style and said what can i do to beat it and etc etc . With other teams doing same . The NHL is trending more towards speed and skill and trending away from grinding . Its more finesse.