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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 7, 2022 at 9:04 a.m.
Thread: Capitalize on Chytils Playoff Performance
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sporkknife</b></div><div>I respect where your head is at with the patience, but at the end of the day the owners and the results will be the judge. Should Drury be fired and blackballed for trading a first for Copp?</div></div>

The NYR have only 1 Cup in 80 years- largely due to a history of short sighted "win now" moves. I'm not sure NY franchise owners really want to win...what they really want is a certain "buzz" about their team which leads to fan and corporate interest. I'll never forget in 1995 NY Jet ownership proclaiming "I want to win and I want to win now" as he hired Rich Kotite- then won 3 or 4 games over the next 2 years!

Getting back to hockey- there really is no "win now" formula. Too many pieces are required and too much chemistry is needed to grind through the season AND playoffs. So to burn through more picks and prospects to land a stud player's services for 1 year is just foolish- especially since still a Cup victory is a long shot. As far as the Copp trade- when that trade was made my 1st thought was that Drury better have a plan to extend him because they gave up a ton. Problem is- he worked out so well he might have priced himself out of Drury's plan (if he had one). So no- I wouldn't fire him for that- but that should be the last of this type trade he makes.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 7, 2022 at 12:18 a.m.
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Forum: NHL TradesMar. 20, 2022 at 3:42 p.m.