Quoting: exo2769
Complacency (inaction) is a terrible thing. I understand a "contrarian point of view" and sometimes it's beneficial. But sometimes it's just obvious. Waddell's complacency is a huge issue during the season. We've already discussed this and we're going to disagree...ok fine. I just don't understand how much evidence across the entire NHL needs to be presented until someone in the CAR organization realizes...Hey, we haven't done Jack in nearly two decades. Our cup window has been open for a few years now and just look at TOR to see how fast something can open/close. We've NEVER tried a REAL TDL move. Let's at least try something new. What we've done so far hasn't worked. Our goal is not reaching the conference finals. MAYBE we need to at least attempt something different.
***There's a ton of things to complain about and those things shouldn't take away from being able to admit positive as well. We can walk and chew gum at the same time ***
*Thinking Reimer/Mrazek could be a tandem...WOAH! Rookie GM mistakes!
*He was willing to take the risk on Deangelo's character issues...Deangelo plays really well, but he gets replaced by a worse player in Ghost...that's ALSO a rental? I thought Waddell didn't do rentals? But he will in order to make his PP worse? Why take the risk of AD in the 1st place? Makes ZERO sense, UNLESS it's an admission he F'd up. Then I get why he got Ghost.
*Obviously coveting Jake Bean was a huge mistake. CAR is good at drafting, but they've got a Toronto Maple Leaf mentality that 100% of their prospects are Norris candidates.
*Well see on Pool Party. You love it. I hate it. We will find out who's right between you and me. So far, it's a waste of 11ATOI. He's done Jack so far.
*Lack of TDL moves is his single biggest mistake. Even if they aren't rentals...just the lack of addressing a team's needs. It's like going into a playoff series and telling Brind'Amour...don't change your lines. Even if you're down 3-0...keep everything the same. Don't make any adjustments.
Like what? Carolina have been the most consistent team in the NHL over the last 5 years. They're doing something right, like it or not. Their unwillingness to move roster pieces breeds consistency. Consistency brings improvement.
Mrazek was fine as a Hurricane. They got Reimer in exchange for getting out of the Darling contract Francis signed. That was a REALLY good move.
DeAngelo was a free agent signing that they turned into a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. His character issues were overblown. He asked Georgiev to make a save (frankly, rightfully so) and Georgiev punched him, it's why he was thrown out according to the Athletic.
Ghost is a rental. They gave up a 3rd 3 years from now for him. He Domi and Vatanen are the only rentals Waddell has ever gotten. And Ghost didn't replace DeAngelo, Burns did.
Bean was a great prospect, and has been a fine NHL player. They left him in the AHL for too long and that was due to the abundance of depth they had on the backend. They got Heimosalmi for him, and they're looking good movinf forward food move.
Puljujarvi plays 11 minutes a night, and is a low event forward. If nothing else, that's 11 minutes of rest for the big boys. Not to mention, he's generated a fair bit in this postseason. That fourth line was big, especially in the Islanders series.
You cannot call a lack of something a mistake. He addressed the teams need with Pacioretty. Pacioretty then got hurt but Necas broke out so the need wasn't so drastic. It was only a real need again after the Svechnikov injury,which he could not have predicted. That's not his fault.
Rod was right to keep things the same, we've already agreed that all 4 games could very easily have gone to the Canes. You're contradicting yourself saying that changed needed to be made in a 50/50 series