bucks_oil
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Holloway was possible… Broberg was not. (Unless you want to lay out your moves that made it so)
It’s fine to be critical, but do not reinvent history.
The Loss of Broberg and Holloway Gripe Thread
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It’s fine to be critical, but do not reinvent history.
McShogun99
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They had the cap space after the Ceci trade and by putting Kane on LTIR before the season started. The problem was they couldn’t accrue cap space unless they waited until the season started to put Kane on LTIR.
Now the 2 things we’re looking for at the deadline is exactly what Holloway and Broberg provide and they would have provided us that for years.
bucks_oil
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Yes, but the choice was LTIR Kane
AND be sure he wasn’t coming back (which all rumblings then and now were we aren’t sure)…
Then what?
He comes back post deadline so we can’t really even make a trade to get rid of salary.
The fact is was started the season with a 21-man roster and 875k in cap space.
To sign even Holloway meant trading Janmark a month after signing him or sending Perry to the AHL. Then they could squeak Holloway in.
The only scenario that allowed Broberg was doing both of the above + Kulak, or going nuclear with RNH or Hyman… or using Kane’s LTIR, again not knowing if he’s coming back.
Both just wasn’t a realistic option… they were already painted into a corner
McShogun99
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Other teams seem to have no problem dealing with the cap. The team knew that Kane wasn’t coming back until near the end of the season regardless of what they said. They have the option of moving Kane now that it’s March 1st or there’s the option of moving Kulak. It was very possible but they should have just moved on from Broberg at the draft since they already knew he wanted out. They tried the strong arm tactic and it backfired.
We gave up a 50 point guy for next to nothing and he is signed to a cheap contract. Absolutely pathetic organization
Holloway has 6 more points than Skinner and Arvidsson…combined.
And who f***ing painted the team into a corner? The team did! Jeff Jackson did this to himself and the org and fanbase suffers.
Holloway has 6 more points than Skinner and Arvidsson…combined.
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PitkanensGitch
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Holloway is a downright incredible player. Most of us saw he was on the precipice of breaking out here. He actually did IMO in the playoffs. He was a stud.
There's a phenomenon you notice in playoff hockey where the coach goes to the players he instinctively knows are going to give us the best chance to win games.
Anyone remember two years ago Bouchard going from being the #7 guy to being our top minute, all situations player in important playoff games? Or Broberg going from healthied to being a top 4 minute muncher? Or Holloway getting his minutes raised drastically?
There are players that are held back during the season due to protocols, coaching styles, feeling they haven't earned it due to being young, etc....but there is a phenomenon in humans where when you want to win at all costs, you instinctively identify what is going to help you do that. All of those stupid rules about seniority and experience go out the window. We had Bouchard's coming out party and kept him. We had Broberg and Holloway's coming out party in the same manner -- do or die playoff hockey the coach was throwing them all out there and they performed, they rose above most of our other guys.
It was so obvious what we had. Letting them go is a travesty. Saw it with Sam Bennett every playoffs with Calgary, going from being a decent middle 6 guy to being a ppg player in the playoffs each time they got in. Florida identified that and now he's a star.
Some guys have playoff swagger. Holloway does. Broberg does. Bouchard even does. We lost these guys for a nothing pick and replaced them with scraps. Anyone with eyes knew Holloway especially was a stud. Fast, aggressive, very good hands. No brainer...
There's a phenomenon you notice in playoff hockey where the coach goes to the players he instinctively knows are going to give us the best chance to win games.
Anyone remember two years ago Bouchard going from being the #7 guy to being our top minute, all situations player in important playoff games? Or Broberg going from healthied to being a top 4 minute muncher? Or Holloway getting his minutes raised drastically?
There are players that are held back during the season due to protocols, coaching styles, feeling they haven't earned it due to being young, etc....but there is a phenomenon in humans where when you want to win at all costs, you instinctively identify what is going to help you do that. All of those stupid rules about seniority and experience go out the window. We had Bouchard's coming out party and kept him. We had Broberg and Holloway's coming out party in the same manner -- do or die playoff hockey the coach was throwing them all out there and they performed, they rose above most of our other guys.
It was so obvious what we had. Letting them go is a travesty. Saw it with Sam Bennett every playoffs with Calgary, going from being a decent middle 6 guy to being a ppg player in the playoffs each time they got in. Florida identified that and now he's a star.
Some guys have playoff swagger. Holloway does. Broberg does. Bouchard even does. We lost these guys for a nothing pick and replaced them with scraps. Anyone with eyes knew Holloway especially was a stud. Fast, aggressive, very good hands. No brainer...
