Modifié 16 oct. 2021 à 10 h 17
Quoting: CapMean
Every Habs fan I talk to is against a rebuild.
Chabot was drafted 18th, no tanking required. How did 3rd overall KK and Galchenyuk do for the Habs? How well is Buffalo's "rebuild" going? They had a generational talent in Eichel and they're still spinning tires six years later. And Edmonton have won ONE playoff round since being handed McJesus.
We need to build around the young pieces we have. Tanking and/or rebuilding would be going in the wrong direction and would be a complete crap shoot anyway.
we need to answer some questions
which direction are the habs going? answer is down, were probably not going to make the playoffs and the team is getting worse
how do you build around Caufield and Suzuki? either free agency/trade which leads to Lucic and skinner contracts or draft, which is a lot easier when you have top picks. now yes those two didn't work out but that can't stop you from doing what is right
all I'm saying to do is after next season trade some pieces like edmunson,savard and Petry if you can(Petry might be hard) Toffoli and Hoffman. this team won't be good in two years and instead of picking 8-12 you might as well gain picks and at the same time pick higher in the draft
don't know how you think they build around Caufield and Suzuki without top picks unless you hope they find a steal or two somewhere
Caufield and suzuki arent a strong enough core. now wright/bedard/michkov/2024/25 top 3 pick plus Caufield and Suzuki is a pretty good core if you can get a star
also you say buffalo and Edmonton, I say kings, caps,pens,blackhawks
leafs are perennial playoff team and id say the rebuild worked, they just haven't been able to finish the team to make em champions
oilers two stars are the reason they're in cup contention every year