From “NHL front-office confidence rankings, 2023: How fans feel about every team” (The Athletic)
August 30, 2023
From “NHL front-office confidence rankings, 2023: How fans feel about every team” (The Athletic)
4 comments
Seems underly optimistic, but understandable given the last 2 years
I was thinking this summer that Kent didn’t do much moves this summer but after reflexions, it is false. As a whole, he made some great things to fix the team.
Changed medical staff.
Signed Caufield 8 years.
Signed Monahan, Ylonen, RHP on great short deals.
Traded Eddy away to clear some place for the younger guys while getting some minor picks
Traded away Hoffman and Pitlick ( hello Petry! ), while getting some minor picks/assests for it.
Traded a late 1st and 2nd for a fast and NHL ready C in Newhook, we probably haven’t seen his ceiling yet. This move brings yet another player in the age group Kent wants .
In process : he will most probably getting us capcompliant WITH Price on the roster, permitting us to weaponize our cap and last retaining spot available later this year at TDL.
We definitely need that game breaking forward for our top line and PP1. I’m worried if we don’t draft one in the next 2 years, we won’t be able to push for a cup. We’re definitely loaded on D now so I hope we see a good progression on prospects and can get a top 5 pick next draft (not tank but competively lose lol).
I’m a fan, and I wholeheartedly endorse this. The new management team has made some savvy financial moves, has bought low on some high ceiling assets, and has moved out inefficient contracts and/or bad players (Lekhonen being the exception of course).
However, there are still many things up in the air, and yet there seem to be a lot of people in the fan base who think that this team has somehow arrived. There are still massive questions in terms of development of said assets, for example of all these young guys. This team still doesn’t have an established game changer at forward, which is absolutely necessary in order to aspire for the Cup. And it’s certainly not with the last 2 draft picks that that situation was addressed.
There is talent here, but I think it’s perfectly reasonable to hold judgment for another 3-4 years. B range is 100% correct in this respect with a plus or minus depending of your faith in the guys they’ve got so far.
4 comments
Seems underly optimistic, but understandable given the last 2 years
I was thinking this summer that Kent didn’t do much moves this summer but after reflexions, it is false. As a whole, he made some great things to fix the team.
Changed medical staff.
Signed Caufield 8 years.
Signed Monahan, Ylonen, RHP on great short deals.
Traded Eddy away to clear some place for the younger guys while getting some minor picks
Traded away Hoffman and Pitlick ( hello Petry! ), while getting some minor picks/assests for it.
Traded a late 1st and 2nd for a fast and NHL ready C in Newhook, we probably haven’t seen his ceiling yet. This move brings yet another player in the age group Kent wants .
In process : he will most probably getting us capcompliant WITH Price on the roster, permitting us to weaponize our cap and last retaining spot available later this year at TDL.
We definitely need that game breaking forward for our top line and PP1. I’m worried if we don’t draft one in the next 2 years, we won’t be able to push for a cup. We’re definitely loaded on D now so I hope we see a good progression on prospects and can get a top 5 pick next draft (not tank but competively lose lol).
I’m a fan, and I wholeheartedly endorse this. The new management team has made some savvy financial moves, has bought low on some high ceiling assets, and has moved out inefficient contracts and/or bad players (Lekhonen being the exception of course).
However, there are still many things up in the air, and yet there seem to be a lot of people in the fan base who think that this team has somehow arrived. There are still massive questions in terms of development of said assets, for example of all these young guys. This team still doesn’t have an established game changer at forward, which is absolutely necessary in order to aspire for the Cup. And it’s certainly not with the last 2 draft picks that that situation was addressed.
There is talent here, but I think it’s perfectly reasonable to hold judgment for another 3-4 years. B range is 100% correct in this respect with a plus or minus depending of your faith in the guys they’ve got so far.