VanillaIce
Joined: Jun. 2016
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I think the prospect cupboard being bare is a little bit of a myth... Certainly there are no high percentage prospects, but there are a few (Addison, Poulin, Joseph) that have high end potential. There are also a lot of solid lower ceiling prospects in the system (Blueger, Johnson, Bjorkqvist, Hallander, Legare, Angello, Pavlychev, Lafferty etc). Its certainly not flashy, but its a solid group and should keep a steady flow of cheap lower lines players joining the team (which was a big part of how we won the last two cups). However you do have an argument. Should the team model itself after a team like San Jose, keep 1sts, and try to keep the window open indefinitely by bringing in new stars, or should they go the old boom-and-bust route and try to win again in the next 3-4 years and then go full Los Angeles and try to rebuild. I think the team is going down the latter path which is why I think getting JJ off the team should be the top priority, but there are a lot of signs this offseason that our GM is switching plans by getting younger.