I have been wanting to stand pat at the deadline since 2020. Even our terrible free agent signings lead towards the erasure of prospects - see Patrick Marleau. Bringing in career losers like Marleau and Thornton certainly help build the mentality of this team.You my friend were not alone……
Somebody mentioned it before, but our Pro Scouting department needs to be scrubbed. As if the Hakanpaa debacle wasn't bad enough, we are now saddled with scrubs like Scott Rotten and Brandon Barflo for the foreseeable future.