Pavel Buchnevich
Drury and Laviolette Must Go
I don't think its appropriate to make "retire" jokes and discuss it in terms of hoping it happens. Its true that Staal pretty much sucks, and his contract is a big problem for this team, he's gotten worse and worse the last few seasons, but if he's retiring, it likely means he can't physically play anymore, and I don't wish that on him.
What I do hope happens is that he gets back to health, and he can be thrown in some trade somewhere during the rebuild or we keep him as a 6/7D, and minimize his role during the rebuild.
What I do hope happens is that he gets back to health, and he can be thrown in some trade somewhere during the rebuild or we keep him as a 6/7D, and minimize his role during the rebuild.