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Because they weren;t his mistakes he can either dismantle it and sell off whatever he can OR do his usual Maple Leaf act and bargain basement shop with a 50% hit rate.
The prospect pool is weak, so theres not tons of help in the immediate future.
Young-ish guys like Nylander, Poehling, etc... are looking average at best, in limited roles
The current group is old, and more likely to deteriorate than improve
The core, the KEY players are all old and unlikely to improve with age, can only hope they stay stable
Some of the big contracts have little to no value in trade: Carter, Petry, Granlund
All of the big ticket aging stars have NTC/NMC, because if it wasnt sentimental or the NTC/NMC, the keys to a great rebuild would be moving Malkin or Crosby. (Letang is signed way too long)
With a small prospect pool, they shouldn;t move any picks, but also arent going to get enough picks back for their moveable commodities. Weak UFA crop this year, and dont think Dubas usual duct tape fixes really help the team. Theyd need way too much to go right AND continued health on an old team AND their limited youth to OVERACHIEVE to have a better result than 2022-23.
Dont know, but a new GM isn;t held by the mistakes of the old GM and doesn;t have to possess the loyalty to bygone successes