I never said top 6 of cup contender, I said he isn’t a top 6 period. Pezz can be a second line guy for now, lol. Just because they play there doesn’t mean they are, end of story.
Pezz won’t put up 50 points. I expect Newhook will. As we said earlier, Droun’s not a real second liner but can fill in on a great team. I don’t think Newhook will need that. He and Dach should be able to produce 2nd line number. We’ll see.
Growing "organically" isn't an actual concept, it's a buzzword. In this case as in others, people are using buzzwords because they can't be bothered to explain what they actually mean.
Growing organically means drafting and developing your own prospects or trading for young prospects and developing them yourself. Hugo himself has used this term. It’s not a buzzword nor is it a hard concept to grasp.
So trading for players, signing UFAs, and picking up the occasional gem off the waiver wire is "inorganic"?
It’s different from building within. I haven’t heard the term ‘Inorganic’ used for this but feel free to pioneer it.
Is ‘rebuilding’ a meaningless buzzword? I don’t think so. It’s been defined here many times and people have a general understanding of its meaning. Reducing it to being a ‘buzzword’ is simply a means of discrediting the approach and that’s not going to fly.
Many of us have screamed for a rebuild for years. Now that it’s here we need to see it through. Impatience from some was expected. It always happens. The hard part of rebuilding is the development piece. It’s when some want quick fixes to accelerate things. Shortcuts are only going to interfere with the hard work that’s been done.
By all means add a piece here or there but when people say ‘it has to be done now!’ Then I tune out.
No, it doesn’t have to be done now. No we don’t NEED to add Laine. We’re likely to miss the playoffs whether we add him or not and we’re likely to improve in the standings whether we add him or not. The reason for this is we’re building organically and younger players are improving while new players are making their way into the lineup.
And btw, if you want the playoffs this year… get a blueliner. That’s where I think we’ll really struggle.