My bad...And you were saying...............
Okay, I agree with most of this but it makes no sense to say those guys are fine in the top 6 as long as they have a center but then say the Blues dont only have 2 top 6 forwardsThomas is injured. So hes not even in the equation right now, would have expected that to be understood by me stating "no top 9 level centers". So currently Kyrou and Buch are currently the only top 6 forwards we have.
Saad, Neighbours, and Schenn are fine as 2nd line complimentary pieces, but they need a top 6 player to compliment or a player that they can play off of, mainly due to their playstyles a passer. None of Saad, Schenn, or Neighbours is a passer. And our best passer is out injured.
we still got timeI could be wrong but I don't think the Blues are going to win this one
Good coaches find a way to win even with less talent. Bannister is not a good coach.This team is just void of high end talent, especially with Thomas out. A coach can only do so much with a lackluster roster. I think this is a good thing to get spanked a game or two as a good reality check. Sure we "fixed" our 3rd and 4th lines, but without two solid top lines it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. We absolutely needed a top 10 pick last year, and need another one this year if we're gonna attempt the quick 3-4 year re-tool as opposed to the 6-7 year re-build. We need a few game changers. Hard to trade for those guys.
I think we are not too far away. Dvorsky needs to land as a 2C, and find a way to trade for a legit top 2dman. Which, Army has managed to find before. I think it was heavily implied thay Steen did a lot of the legwork on Broberg and Holloway. I wouldn't put it past them to make a move to contend in 2 years.This team is just void of high end talent, especially with Thomas out. A coach can only do so much with a lackluster roster. I think this is a good thing to get spanked a game or two as a good reality check. Sure we "fixed" our 3rd and 4th lines, but without two solid top lines it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. We absolutely needed a top 10 pick last year, and need another one this year if we're gonna attempt the quick 3-4 year re-tool as opposed to the 6-7 year re-build. We need a few game changers. Hard to trade for those guys.
Schenn spent too much time this summer skating around DierbergsI think my biggest knock against Bannister, is letting Schenn play in the top 6. Elder abuse.
I think my biggest knock against Bannister, is letting Schenn play in the top 6. Elder abuse.
I agree.I really hate to be that guy this early in the season but it is apparent to me that Bannister was not the correct choice. This team does not need a player's coach they need a taskmaster, someone in the same lane of a Ken Hitchcock.
A 4th lines rfa making 1.5% of the cap is not even remotely an issue for this team.Did you see that play by Toropchenko??? Amazing