Overall, while I embrace the idea of the front office doing something aggressive to change the status quo.....I really don't trust the team in charge of doing it. Adams to me feels like a bit desperate and frustrated. I really feel like the Malenstyn deal was him cracking under pressure a bit to do something. He told reporters that he got that other second to acquire a player, option A-D fell apart, so he rushed to get SOMETHING and on short notice it was the best he could do.
I have two big fears:
1) Them swinging hard at Stamkos and getting nothing else done while they get told they are in it then rushing to get scraps when they are rejected.
2) Heavy investments in players that simply don't fill needs but are something and he can't get anything else does so he just does SOMETHING to check a box. Big investment with little potential ROI.
This is really a time to play small ball a bit here. Give me a bunt, two doubles, and a single rather than a triple and a home run. Pay for good fit over good headlines. I've criticized him for the Malenstyn overpay, but I'd rather see an overpay to fill a need than a overpay to just make a move.
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