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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 1:49 p.m.
Thread: just clean house and get young
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LuckyMoneyPuck</b></div><div>sure they are in full control.
But that's like begin in full control of a car headed off a cliff.
You don't really get a choice. You either hit the breaks or you swerve.
Otherwise you are going over.

They are in the same boat. They don't get a choice on what the next coach should look like. We already know. Hiring a guy who isn't good with young players is willfully going off the cliff.
We all know the coaching change needs to happen.

Like I said, we can all see the tank coming. a 38 year old Crosby and a 39 year old Malkin in 2 years isn't a cup team. FSG knows that too. No need to try to build around a non existing core.
They should definitely be on a path into tanking in 26</div></div>

Most rebuilds come out of necessity. Ownership groups hold off as long as possible to extract as much profit as possible from the team until the team is so bad the difference between finishing 24th without an intent to tank versus finishing 30th with tanking is negligible. Which I do agree is where PIT is heading. Maybe this core can have an aberration season like WSH just had and make the playoffs even though they finished in the bottom 10 last year and I predict will again next year. Which is more profit for the ownership group. But when even that anomaly season is removed from possibility, the ownership group will have to accept a rebuild.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 11:42 a.m.
Thread: just clean house and get young
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LuckyMoneyPuck</b></div><div>I don't think FSG has many choices in the matter.

I think it's clear to everyone Sully needs to go, who ever is the guy who comes in needs to be a coach capable of coaching up younger players.
That's the second step of the whole thing. FSG doesn't really get much of a choice on it. It's just the logical flow of things. Why would they bring in someone who can't deal with what will be a younger roster very soon.
They brought in a GM to change how the franchise works in Dubas, as far as modernizing it. That was step one, and I'm sure behind the scenes that is happening.
They are laying the ground work for how they will draft that young talent to make their next core. Growing the analytics department, etc...
It's time this team lay down the ground work for the rebuild and not just blindly stumble into it.

Yeah I'm sure they can try to make a final push next year with Crosby. But they don't need to get roped into contracts that commit this team to mediocrity.

Anything they bring in should be a young enough FA that they are tradable soon. Absolutely no NMC or a contract that will expire very quickly.
They got a 37 and 38 year old center core. It's clear that isn't winning a cup. Crosby cashing out on a 3 year deal and just enjoying playing the game, and Malkin retiring in 2 years are the future.
In those last 3 years of Crosby he's going to need to switch over to that mentoring role and help teach the next kid. Much like Mario did for him. I'm sure he realizes that and I'm sure he looks forward to coming full circle.
It's not like people didn't do for him. They did. I'm sure he realizes he will be in the same spot for someone else. That's the way it goes. Hopefully the next kid is just as successful.</div></div>

FSG has all the control. They haven't been bad enough to force the rebuild even if we wish they would. I do agree that fans claiming the team can't tank with the core are delusional. PIT was in 24th place at one point late into the season (shortly after trading Guentzel). A few injuries to key players and they could easily be a bottom 10 team this year and if that happens maybe FSG does consider blowing it up. I'll give it until January, but if they are a bottom 15 team approaching the 2025 TDL, I want it nuked. If that means trading the core so be it. Mediocrity is purgatory in the NHL world. Being Calgary or Minnesota- a team that doesn't get elite prospects but also doesn't do anything in the playoffs is hell.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 10:19 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 2:45 p.m.
Thread: If Friedman is right on Seth Jones
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Garak</b></div><div>I think there is an even bigger delusion going on amongst CHI fans right now, though. So many people want to throw in the towel and buy all these players, like we have to "contend while Bedard is on his ELC." But all that does is set us up for future cap issues, roster issues, and a depleted collection of picks and prospects. We aren't there yet... Not even close. I don't foresee Jones contract becoming a problem until maybe the last 2 or 3 years. At which point navigating 2 or 3 years of a bad contract will be much easier than most people think. A bridge deal here, a prove it contract there, a few players with longer development curves, and that should get us through the thick of things. If we have to dump 1 or 2 years of Jones, it shouldn't be a big issue, at that point $9.5M will be a fairly commonplace AAV that isn't as hard to move as it might be today, and the salary cap will be much higher.</div></div>

Chicago needs to stay the course. Adams has them on the proper path.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 1:40 p.m.
Thread: CORE FOUR NO MORE MARNER TO CALGARY BERUBE NEXT HEAD COACH
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kous</b></div><div>No where have a seen a quote from MM that he wont wave. And the consensus now is that he is more likely to waive. The question is what does he want? does he want a hockey market? does he want a market that will pay him the most money? Does he want a place where he can put up the biggest numbers before becoming a UFA or does he want to lock up a 8 year deal July 1st?

either way the Leaf's need to sit down with him find out what he wants and let him know what they see and either lock him up long team or trade him this summer</div></div>

I think he will waive for the right place. I'd put CGY as among one of the least likely locations he will waive for. Most likely will be the usual suspects: FLA, TBL, DAL, CAR, NYR, NJD, LAK, VGK, NSH, BOS, etc. I like Calgary a lot as a city, but NHL players overwhelmingly do not prefer Canadian cities likely due to a multitude of reasons.