We Have A Gm Problem

[Callidusblackhawk]

Can we call a spade a spade?

"Rebuild" is a euphemism for purposeful losing.

So, yeah, that's frustrating.

Absolutely it is. Everyone would rather watch a team that has a chance to win the cup every year. But I found this more frustrating honestly:

5 playoff games in 5 years and the only reason we even got those was because of Covid. A lot of us on this board gaslit ourselves into thinking a retool around early 30s Kane and Toews would work but that hinged on Bowman picking a 1C with that 3rd overall pick he lucked into and that shit just didn't happen.

 

[TheFridge]

Absolutely it is. Everyone would rather watch a team that has a chance to win the cup every year. But I found this more frustrating honestly:

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5 playoff games in 5 years and the only reason we even got those was because of Covid. A lot of us on this board gaslit ourselves into thinking a retool around early 30s Kane and Toews would work but that hinged on Bowman picking a 1C with that 3rd overall pick he lucked into and that shit just didn't happen.

The Hawks could have retooled around Toews and Kane -- with or without Dach succeeding -- but Bowman made way, way too many blunders. Trading Hammer for Murphy set them back. Trading Panarin for Saad set them back. Trading a kings ransom for Jones and then signing him to a super inflated contract set them back. He made so many bad moves after 2015 and they all compounded.

But now we're in reality. And the reality is, this rebuild needed to happen because of all the shit Bowman did from 2016-2022 to set them back.

 

[ColbyChaos]

The Hawks could have retooled around Toews and Kane -- with or without Dach succeeding -- but Bowman made way, way too many blunders. Trading Hammer for Murphy set them back. Trading Panarin for Saad set them back. Trading a kings ransom for Jones and then signing him to a super inflated contract set them back. He made so many bad moves after 2015 and they all compounded.

But now we're in reality. And the reality is, this rebuild needed to happen because of all the shit Bowman did from 2016-2022 to set them back.

He basically turned Panarin into a 3rd round pick which is absolutely wild.

Panarin >Saad > Zadorov > 3rd round pick (2022)