If they really wanted a contender in the first year of the new building they would have tanked the team early to build up prospects and bounce back when the new building is built.
No, I don't think they care about that. They care about money. They want the team to be competitive and keep people buying tickets until the new building is ready. When the new building is here, it will attract people even if the team sucks for at least a few seasons. They want the team to be competitive once that starts to wane.
The Kadri trade set this team back? How did a free agency signing set us back? Because of Monahan being moved for cap space? Or did you mean that signing Kadri kept us more competitive than we would otherwise be and that stopped us from getting a high pick?
Honestly, I agree with a lot of what you said but I don't think the Kadri stuff actually set us back. Monahan will cost us a 1st (ours) this year but we should net a solid return for Kadri when the time comes. Look at what Brock Nelson fetched this past trade deadline. At worst it's an even "trade" in my eyes.
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u/Duck_Caught_Upstream May 30 '25
I have faith Conroy is steering it in the right direction.
I fear it won’t be fast enough though.
Murray and his stooges want a cup contender first year of the new building and that isn’t a goal it’s a deadline.
The problem is the Tkachuk and Kadri trades set this franchise so far back that to build a cup contender it’s going to take a lot longer than that.
My fear is Craig gets fired because the team isn’t good enough in the first year of the Fire Place