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Forum: NHLMar. 22, 2020 at 4:33 a.m.
Thread: Why do the Sharks suck?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>krakowitz</b></div><div>Goaltending sucked at the beginning of the year, EK65 isn't healthy enough to play up to his contract so the team can't go get help elsewhere, Vlasic hasn't played up to his new contract, no depth in the bottom six. I still believe that on paper, this team should be at least in the playoff hunt. Next year will be huge to determine if this was a one-off or if it's time to take drastic steps.</div></div>

I agree with everything that you said. They've suffered a lot of injuries, but that's what happens to old teams. I do think they'll bounce back into the playoff hunt if they can address their goaltending situation, however. But, they're probably destined for a Minnesota Wild-type rebuild over the next 3-4 seasons. I don't see a path forward to Cup contention with this roster.
Forum: NHLNov. 13, 2018 at 10:06 a.m.
Forum: NHLNov. 20, 2018 at 4:58 p.m.
Thread: Who's Really to Blame in Edmonton???
McKellan's firing further demonstrates a point that I've been stressing forever: GM's sacrifice their head coaches in an attempt to save their own jobs. Chiarelli has built a terrible team around the world's greatest player. His team has no identity, no goaltending, and no depth. Is McKellan really to blame for this? I find it very dubious that Chiarelli should be allowed to keep his job when he's the architect of all that is wrong in EDM. EDM has the incredible fortune of having the league's best player in McDavid as their starting point.

The Oilers also have Draisaitl, a star in his own right. I feel like any causal hockey fan could've built a playoff team w/ the aforementioned foundation. If the Oilers are to salvage anything from the incredible talent they've been blessed with the ownership needs to step up and hold Chiarelli accountable for his myriad mistakes. Otherwise they'll squander the best years of greatest player of his generation. And that's a sin that must be prevented at any cost...before it's too late.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 23, 2018 at 4:58 p.m.
Forum: NHLJun. 8, 2018 at 9:26 p.m.
Thread: Which Team do you think will have the best offseason?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HawksFan28</b></div><div>Well, I think Stan Bowman and the Blackhawks will have a "busy" offseason......Bowman has cap space burning a hole in his pocket and a couple of players that really have no role on this team any longer (Anisimov for sure)..

So I expect some new faces in the fall and a completely revamped 2018-19 Blackhawks team ready to contend once again for the Cup.</div></div>

Contend for the Cup? They just missed the playoffs by a long shot, got swept the year before and didn’t make it out of the first round the year before that. They have massive holes on defense and in the forward group. Not sure where they’re going to find they defensemen they need as well as the secondary scoring