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I wasn’t going to get into the keeping/signing players. He’s been hit or miss on that.
For as big of a disaster Nemeth was, we ended up losing the 42nd overall pick in 2025 in that trade and what will likely be around pick 34 this year which is absolutely HORRENDOUS when u think about it, the Trocheck signing was great.MANY people shit on the Trocheck contract. I told everyone it was a steal.
I wasn’t going to get into the keeping/signing players. He’s been hit or miss on that.
For as big of a disaster Nemeth was, we ended up losing the 42nd overall pick in 2025 in that trade and what will likely be around pick 34 this year which is absolutely HORRENDOUS when u think about it, the Trocheck signing was great.It was 12th overall, not 15th. And when ur going through a rebuild I’d take 12th overall every single day of the week over a 32 year old.
I’m not mad we’re rebuilding, I’m mad at who’s doing it given his track record. He gets smoked on trades, very rarely comes out on top.
JT Miller trade – bad
Keandre Miller trade – good
Nemeth trade – horrific
Buch trade – horrible
Kreider trade – horrible
Trouba trade – horrible
Reilly Smith trade – terrible
Kakko trade – terrible
Kravtsov handling/trade – terrible
Kane trade – horrible
Tarasenko trade – ok
Lindgren/Vesey trade – ok
Roslovic trade – good
Wennberg trade – bad
Motte trade – goodVatrano trade – good
Letting him walk for nothing after having clear chemistry with this squad for a 3.3m contract – horrible
It was 12th overall, not 15th. And when ur going through a rebuild I’d take 12th overall every single day of the week over a 32 year old.
I’m not mad we’re rebuilding, I’m mad at who’s doing it given his track record. He gets smoked on trades, very rarely comes out on top.
JT Miller trade – bad
Keandre Miller trade – good
Nemeth trade – horrific
Buch trade – horrible
Kreider trade – horrible
Trouba trade – horrible
Reilly Smith trade – terrible
Kakko trade – terrible
Kravtsov handling/trade – terrible
Kane trade – horrible
Tarasenko trade – ok
Lindgren/Vesey trade – ok
Roslovic trade – good
Wennberg trade – bad
Motte trade – goodSay what you want about him, he has never in 5 years worked with cap space like that. Hes always been cap strapped, mostly due to the cap not rising, granted doing himself dirty at times. To be fair to the haters. Now it rises so he wont have restraints at all. Finding available players will be the hard part
Let’s look at what next season looks like
-28.3 in cap space (Trocheck included, so maybe more)
-16 players signed (which is a pretty good amount)
-top 5 pick (very likely at this rate)and more then likely one more first rder
-kids are regulars that should get better, and for the most part they already are. Laba, Perrault, Morrow, Othmann specifically
-goalie and captain signed (players you must have)
-an established coach (he isn’t going anywhere either)So with all that it’s not out of the question that they improve dramatically. Adding speed and a goal scorer is imperative. Robertson is ideal in so many ways, Doforeyev too.
And also have a boatload of cap space to do a lot of things with
You guys just keep reliving the past, it’s over with who’s gives a frank. Just move on already because he isn’t going anywhere. And like I said he’s primarily been a buyer since he was hired. Now he’s a seller and builder, maybe he knocks it out of the park. If he doesn’t you guys will get your wish. But he’s getting a few more years without a doubt
Don’t you have to have a captain tho? And this retool started 2 seasons ago. Once that Florida series ended. The first step was he is/was changing leadership. And what did they give up for him? A player who’s head is an injury waiting to happen who you would never re-sign knowing that, a RHD who we had an excess amount of, and the pick was protected. It was 15 OA, it wasn’t the end of the world. Point is just because they’re are selling off pieces don’t mean you don’t find someone to be captain. Every team in sports needs one and we didn’t have anyone worthy of it
Ideally they’re getting better as soon as next season with new players and vision, and by gods grace they draft McKenna or in the top 4.
I honestly think if he sent the letter last year you/fans/people would understand this all more. His timing was way off. Also I know you don’t want to hear this but it’s no coincidence this came out after Shesty got hurt. It’s like waving the white flag. I’m just saying I’m glad Drury started this retoool 2 years ago so we’re at least moving forward in the right direction. I mean we have potentially 5 first rders the next two years. That’s gotta mean something
tj, again youre missing the point. No one here is mad about the tear down. Were mad at how its being done.
Hes done everything possible to sabotage himself with every move by basically putting flashing lights around it. Whether its by putting names out there or by telling people who he wants and overpaying for them.
Did he REALLY need veteran leadership? I thought Trocheck, and for that matter Carrick, are solid leaders. What has Miller done to make people believe he is a leader? Using the Messier analogy is just bad.
If youre gonna suck, then suck 100%, dont go out and get Miller and Gavrikov.
