I'm glad the season is over for one simple reason; this season was on Lou. Now we know what his threshold is.
While some of the minor moves he made were impactful, the Horvat one was not bad, but badly timed. For a player that was obviously going to get traded, Lou should have made that trade in the summer. It might have prevented the team from wasting it's tank fighting for a playoff spot.
So, as much as I respect him, and truly appreciate what he's done for the franchise, he needs to go.
I'm not going to get into Lambert, because he was ok, which is more than most 1st year coaches do.
As for the roster, well we know Bailey is done. Wether he is benched, traded, or retires, he won't be a regular, and that's a plus.
My plausible move for next year, is trade JGP. I love the guy, he's a good player with tones of intangibles, but this team cannot afford to have a 5mil third line center. It's that simple. Trade him for picks, or prospect, it doesn't matter. Freeing up the cap space is worth it.
My impossible dream move, get rid of Lee at all costs. I said this when he signed, and I'll say it again, what a waste of cap space. He is not a top 6 player, period. Yet he's getting top six money. And to those who will say, "but he scores", so did Moulson. Doesn't make them high echelon players, it just means they are a one trick pony.
If they had a legit 5mil player instead of Bailey, and a legit 7mil player instead of Lee, not only would they still be in it, but a Cup would not be out of the question.
The rest of the roster I'm fine with...
, Martin
