Quoting: oneX
But how is that going to work when Leopold wants a contender right away? I mean...that's kind of why Fenton was fired right? Cause the two couldn't agree on which direction to go.
You know i respect your opinion and what you have been saying for the last few months makes so much sense but after what just happened, why hire a guy who will want to draft and rebuild when the owner wants the exact opposite?
Honestly, I have no idea. It would probably create conflict between Hextall and Leipold, lol. I just think this team needs a major overhaul, I don't see any way the Wild win a cup in the next 5 years unless Kaprizov puts up Kucherov numbers when he comes over, Dubnyk catches lightning in a bottle and posts Vezina numbers, Parise returns to 35-goal scoring form, Dumba pots 25+ goals and emerges as a Norris candidate, Fiala finally breaks out into a 60-70 point player, Zucker shows his 33 goal season wasn't a fluke, Spurgeon keeps on being Spurgeon, and our other young players (Donato, Ek, Kunin, Greenway) take another step forward. Basically, we'd have to have a Cinderella run of a season to even have a shot at the cup and I have zero faith that something like that happens. Tanking for a season or two could go a long way towards restocking our prospect pool/priming us for future cup runs and maybe we get lucky and land Lafreniere or one of the Swedish wingers in the next draft. All of that said, I can't see Leipold letting that happen.
Kind of a rant/tangent there but that's basically why I want us to hire somebody that wants to build through the draft/semi-rebuild to make us competitive for years to come rather than making the playoffs only to exit in the first round.