statswatcher
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- Jul 27, 2022
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this team was never competitive what are you talking about? they didn't win two games in a row until december 7th through 9th. competitive teams aren't built to win top 5 picks. you are trying to have your cake and eat it too.It was but it could have been competitive. It’s no longer competitive. Due to injuries among many other factors.
unfortunately, it absolutely can happen again next year. there are no big moves in the offing that will turn this pumpkin into a carriage. that you feel that way is more indication that you are sick of watching a losing team than that this team is two moves away from being decently constructed.But this can’t happen again next year. I feel like Davidson almost has to make some big moves in the offseason to avoid this stink getting worse.
why are your two targets forwards when this team has no defense? what are you moving for a forward? picks? futures? for what benefit? bedard's stats look better and he can bid up his rfa contract with the middling hawks that will result?I‘d like him to sign one big free agent forward and trade for another legitimate forward. It felt like Bedard was on an island to start the season, but now he’s playing with anvils attached.
the problem with this team is not that bedard needs help. that is a problem, one that probably becomes less pronounced as bedard ages, and one that will need to be solved in the near future, but the team doesn't start winning when bedard has 10-15 million dollars riding on his line, and it looks even worse if that 10-15 million is going to forwards who will be over 30 by the time bedard signs his first contract. the problem with this team is that there is no depth. handcuffing yourself to a big william nylander contract this off season is an incredible way to end up like the maple laffs with all your money tied up in a few top guys and no money to actually build an nhl squad below the top lines.