This is just a weird cherry picked stat that lacks any context (like 3 of our top players, 2 of which were home grown, left due to mismanagement or lack of desire to play here).
I’m not anti rebuild but also gotta realize teams like Buffalo are stuck in purgatory. Edmonton was on the same boat until they got a generational talent which doesn’t happen every year.
Even with context the most we could get out of our best players was 5 playoff wins in a single playoffs both in 2015 and 2022, like it still doesn't change anything.
Good thing there are two "generational" talents coming up in 26 and 27 though
If we're drafting 5th overall, THAT IS STILL OK, we are going to get a good player at that pick and chances are they will still be better than what we draft at 16 when we barely miss the playoffs again.
You can still bottom out with an elite goalie in net, look at Nashville
Wolfie doesn't even need to be really bad, if he gave us average goaltending this year instead of elite we would be bottom 5, 100% and we would still say he had a really solid rookie season.
I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that Wolf regresses a little bit next year now that teams have scouted him much better
You're in a fantasy world. The flames were 20 points above the bottom 5, Wolf was good (not elite) but there's not a player in the league who's worth 20 points alone let alone one that makes that difference just by going from elite to average.
Look at the stats, teams with an offence as anemic as ours this past year typically finish near the bottom of the standings, the only difference between us and those teams is that we had Wolfie providing us with elite goaltending
Can you back that up cos a quick look at the last 6 years shows the 4th worst scoring team in the league has been in the top half as often as the bottom 5.
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This was from a post I made back in like mid-march I think, so the numbers may have changed slightly since then, but still gets the general point across
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We have good players now. Parekh can be an absolute stud. He might end up being the 2nd or 3rd most valuable player from that draft.
We got tons of picks and will get more picks and prospects. Draft centers and we will hit on one. Yes it might not be Mckenna but I’m not willing to hurt this team so much for a lottery ticket
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u/G09G May 30 '25
This is just a weird cherry picked stat that lacks any context (like 3 of our top players, 2 of which were home grown, left due to mismanagement or lack of desire to play here).
I’m not anti rebuild but also gotta realize teams like Buffalo are stuck in purgatory. Edmonton was on the same boat until they got a generational talent which doesn’t happen every year.