I mean sure, lots to spend on UFAs, but they're not a playoff team and won't be close.
I'm sure they are, the shackles of being the Yotes is gone, so they don't have to sell everything, but pretending they're going to compete for the playoffs is just silly frankly.
Silly is continuing to wallow unnecessarily in an entrenched loser mindset when you are resourced financially and stacked with assets to start to move into a competitive phase of play. All within a hungry new market poised to buy tickets and merchandise watching a competitive team emerge.
It's a brand new market, even a short playoff appearance would mean a ton for that city.
I mean fair, but they don't have enough to get over that hump. They'll end up 10th
Yeah, but it's more like the UFAs, (Bjugstad traded or not will just re-sign lol), but maybe they keep some of their other vets, but again, they should get assets and look for growth next year, they just don't have enough to get over, and I doubt they have enough cashe at this point in this year to convince anyone to come there.
Sure, but being realistic with your team and it's limitations, I'm not saying quit, but get some assets as well as "trying to make"
Just the process of playing meaningful games is valuable to this team's personnel that have been immersed in a flea market culture for over a decade. They have to nurture a winning mindset with stability at some point or you get stuck like current Buffalo Sabres and extended Oilers decade of darkness entrenched loser culture. Way more important than adding a couple of more middling picks to a stacked prospect system and draft collateral.
Yeah, that's a problem as well. I don't care about Binnington personally, but Vejmelka stuck in limbo sucks.
You aren't wrong that our bottom 6 isn't good enough, but why not add to the top 6 which also isn't good enough? That would move a top 6 player down to the bottom 6 and you kill two birds with one stone.
You are right, I've also remember the Oilers going through the "Playing important games" at the end of the year to accomplish nothing. They have a new market, so fair, but pretending your team is somewhere it's not can limit the growth that needs to be affected in the offseason.
For whatever reason, that seems to be something that's a very low priority by the coach/management. They seem content with soft players that avoid contact.
I mean I would happily take Maatta, I think he'd be a great fit and they are building something, but they aren't likely landing a "big fish" at the deadline and that depth will hold them back. Again, they don't have to quit, but getting assets for players who might not be around or you don't actually want around going forward in the offseason and next year is a MUCH better plan.
They're close to rebuilding. They might look to move him before his NMC kicks in. Not the first Preds to be moved after signing a new deal in the same year
Why not? They've got a bunch of cap and assets.
They'll have to over pay, and I suspect players see them like I see them. They'll play "meaningful games" right to the end of the year and finish 10th tops. They aren't good enough.
