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  1. I know it’s a banger but Juggy doesn’t need to let our opponent’s anthem shine like that
  2. The ones calling for a new owner are the ones least likely to walk away. and we all know the heat on ownership goes away the minute the team makes even a half assed effort to retool OR goes on a mini winning streak
  3. I wonder if moving out Bo, Garland and Myers is enough to upgrade the D while bringing in a guy like Ryan O’Reilly to play 3C. Haha I’ll never rebuild! Hahahahaha
  4. I hate the idea of Tanking but if there’s any year to do it, it’s this one. Even if we go full sell mode at the deadline we’ll be adding Bedard (or whoever) to a fairly *talented* lineup even if they’re playing like dog poop. Honestly, this feels like how contender-level teams materialize. Years of futility get you a decent young / prime core, they have a crappy year and land that generational talent, and poof you have a team that probably shouldn’t be drafting 1 OA adding the icing to the cake.
  5. I’ve stopped reading his articles this year but is he taking the next step and trying to explain why the team is underperforming all the “models” that had us a lot closer to the playoffs than the cellar? To me that’s the big issue and why I’m fine if management just blows it up. 3 years of underperforming the roster talent. This group is just wasting everyone’s time and as much as we all want to blame Miller you really don’t know who to blame until pieces start to move.
  6. There’s zero chance we can trade Miller now. Barely anybody wanted him when he was a cheap PPG+ option at 5 mil. He’s either an offensive weapon going forward or an angry guy who’s going to float around during a rebuild.
  7. Yeah not a fan of Miller but get rid of him and the team is still wrong between the ears. Bringing Green back for that year adds to it in my mind and that’s the deeper issue here. Although Miller might be contributing to it as well.
  8. Not firing Green before last season was one of the biggest mistakes this organization has ever made.
  9. For me, the decision to rebuild or retool comes down to what Petey wants to do. If you can re-sign him.. fine, run a serious retool. If he doesn’t want to come back, though, then burn it to the foundation. First decision is what to do with Bo, so I hope they’re talking to Pettersson’s agent as well. We’re likely stuck with OEL, Miller, Boeser, Lazar, Mikhayev and Pearson as they won’t have much value and we can’t be spending to clear cap. Demko, Horvat, Hoglander, Podkolzin, Kuzmenko, Garland, Schenn, and Myers with money retained should still have some value though. Hughes and Petey stay if it’s a retool. Go if it’s a rebuild but there’s no rush to decide on either.
  10. At this point I hope they don’t change anything. Lean into this losing. Sell what you need to. Try to draft high. Do whatever you can to trade Miller. Should be enough pieces left over to start fresh with a real hardass systems coach (Sullivan?) next season.
  11. Such a fresh take. Too bad Gillis hasn’t been employed in a decade or maybe he’d have enough money to buy the team.
  12. I remember that was the narrative at the time. Petey’s not dumb - he wanted to get paid AND play for a winner. I don’t think that’s changed.
  13. Sure looks like it, which means we’re going to win em both and trade our unprotected 1st + Myers and Pearson for Seth Jones. Hughes-Jones OEL-Bear Rathbone-Schenn $$$$$$
  14. At this point I think they should try to trade Boeser, Myers and Miller even if it means giving them away while re-signing Horvat. They might be stuck with Miller though. If they’re looking for futures maybe Hoglander and Kuzmenko have some solid value at the deadline for teams looking to upgrade their offence with not much space. Need to chase a shutdown 3C and upgrade the RD.
  15. Boy I had my chuckles and thought it was funny that we brought back Miller. I was on the “trade him” train though and it sure looks like that was the right call. If he can figure out how to play C without being a train wreck again I’ll change my tune but geez not sure we needed Winger Miller over Horvat or whatever else we could spend that money on.
  16. Just on my own observations it seemed like Myers played well coming back from injury while OEL really struggled and the last few games OEL has looked better but Myers has been brutal. Just the eye test at a glance, though. Overall I think the defence is a team issue rather than one or two guys - even if those two haven’t had good overall seasons thus far.
  17. @J-23 OEL’s stat line on the night: 1 goal, 2 shots, 3 hits, 3 blocked shots, +2, a team 3rd highest 21:40 minutes and 4 minutes on the PK. Even if he’s struggling he’s contributing.
  18. OEL should just change his name to Oliver EdLer at this point because the complainers have chosen him as the gripe du jour.
  19. Hamonic at a +6 on the season playing 2nd pair minutes. Wild.
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