I want to keep Laff, Kakko, Krav, Chytil, Miller, etc, yet if not for their draft position and promise of possibly breaking out, I'm not sure I see a path beyond the one Buch took which basically means by the time they do real stuff they are apparently on their way out. Panarin is here, Trouba, Kreider too, unless I am attaching positive assets to them and they waive their clauses.
And if the owner is really set on making the playoffs, which I can't say he is totally wrong, after all ~half the teams make them, I also need vets, and the dumb contracts, youth blocking potential, that comes with them to satisfy that mission.
I am not upset they changed management, not even all that mad at coaching, more so the whole situation kind of sucks. I blame the non commitment to a total rebuild, it started with the Panarin signing, and they went for some sort to of hybrid rebuild where the older and younger has a 8-10 year difference in age.
Anyway, rant over for tonight I hope, I find this situation caused by many parties, ownership, GMs (Sather included) a non committal to any singular direction... Argh