I have to say, I already feel like it's a bit of a fan fantasy to hope that even Hynes alone gets fired.
I guess Poile's fate could be added as a variable in this poll, or perhaps become a separate one all on its own?
I have to admit, I would probably still vote to keep Poile, the devil I know,
IF he actually fires Hynes in a timely fashion. So perhaps there is a follow-on dependency in the poll options.
I know this Devil. He can't draft great or elite forwards for sh*t and you need someone upfront to be able to get it done to win in the playoffs.
The other part of the problem this team faces is, the road to Nashville goes through Milwaukee. Why? If a kid is good enough to play, let him play. If he has shortcomings, teach them to him. To stifle a possible offensive gem to make him a well-rounded player is stupid IMO. It's like telling a kid who's great at math to be great at English too, even though, they're not good at it and never will be. Focus on the strengths and build upon them, stop trying to make every player well rounded, it makes for a good team that never gets anywhere.
I'll throw this stat out there. The year Gretzky scored 212 points was in an 80 game season. His plus/minus for the year was plus 80. What does that mean at the end of the day? His line on average scored almost 2.5 goals per game. It also means they gave up about 1.5 goals per game. If I were building a team, would I want a guy on the ice who's allowing 1.5 goals per game? Probably not, unless they're outscoring the other team by a goal per game. They played to his strength and it worked. They didn't go, hey, you know what, we're giving up too many goals with you on the ice, you need to work on your two-way game. No, they realized the gem they had and let him do his thing.
Is this the best analogy? Probably not but it gets the point across. Play to the strengths of the players you have. If a guy isn't that physical, put a guy on his line that compliments his skill set as well as adding some grit to it. Look at some of the best lines in hockey, they are usually well balanced. You have a sniper, a guy that distribute the puck and a guy with a bit of an edge to their game. More than likely, one of them is a good two way player. This isn't rocket science. Do you think Chicago cares if Kane is a good two way player? Do you think the Avs care if MacKinnon back checks all the time? Yeah, it's part of the game but so is scoring and we focus on playing the right way, we've taken the fun out of the game for certain players and made them worse in the long run.
I was a staunch believer in Poile for a long time. I am no longer in support of him being the team's GM. He has proven what he can and can't do and while we usually ice a competitive team, we aren't even doing that any longer.