yes by all means shake it up, the youngest roster needs to be what overhauled. what do you want to do? cant just say shake it up, give what you would do
Easy. Get rid of Schmaltz. That’s the huge first step.
From there, plenty of options. Utilize the surplus picks to add players who can change the culture of this team.
We need players with heart, guts and balls. Give me a shot blocking machine like Mario Ferraro. Give me a Mack Truck with bad brakes like Tanner Jeannot. Give me an absolute snap case hot head like Sam Bennett. Give me an axe murderer like Ryan Lindgren. Give me a meathead that just grinds other teams down like Jake Middleton.
There are solutions to our problems out there that can be had if we play our cards right. We need to play our cards right. We need to change this culture.
I remember reading some really great articles and listening to some really great interviews with Dean Lombardi and Mike Futa. Two of my favorite hockey execs. Especially Lombardi, who I really like a lot and find to be super interesting and insightful. He’s the guy who came up with my favorite quote on draft prospects “I’d rather tame a tiger than have to paint stripes on a p***y cat”.
Anyway, I remember Lombardi and Futa talking about how they turned the corner with the Kings and became that dominant team. And it was all about finding “culture changers”. Those hard as nails players that took no prisoners and made no excuses.
That team was a nightmare to play against. Not just because of the skill. But because of the dirty rotten, low down meanness of them. And the tireless work ethic and absolute buy-in to the system.
The Coyotes do a lot of floating around. Those early teens Kings teams never did. They were vicious. And they embraced that as an organization.
Lombardi challenged Futa to find these culture changers in the draft. He challenged his pro scouts to find them around the pro leagues. And boy did they find them.
I feel like that’s the Bill Armstrong way. And those are the types of players he wants. But I want to see more of them. And I don’t want to wait.
This team is both soft and bad. I’m okay with one or the other. But both is too much to stomach.
because why? since there is so many guys ready to fill those spots that are tested and ready. or shall GMBA dive into UFA and overpay for another dumba or zucker and then trade when they dont pan out.
what will you want a couple 1st or 2nds - because his team lacks picks
the last 3 drafts plus next 3 - we have/will drafted-
9x 1st, 16x 2nds, 13x 3rds and 65 players total
Why? To change the culture.
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I hope that was a complete enough answer for you. I’m happy to get much more detailed. I can provide lists of names and plausible scenarios and reasons why it makes sense.
