gstommylee
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- Jan 31, 2012
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From game 1 in 23/24 to the puck drop for 24/25, we so far have 8 HC changes. In season moves from Edm, Stl, Ott, NYI, NJ, to end of season with Buf, SJ, and Sea changing HC after the season with Columbus pending a new GM and likely making a HC change there as well. And who knows if any HC get relieved based on PO performances.
So, likely to be 9 and possibly 10 HC changes. So, question is then what about the GMs. Columbus and Ottawa let their GMs during the season. Figure everyone else who let their HC go, has a target that they need to hit in the next year or two to keep their job. Be it making the PO or getting further in the PO.
So, for Francis and the Kraken, what is the expectations they need to achieve over the next 2 seasons? Otherwise, is it time for a GM change as well. All of these HC changes, can't all just be on the HC. GM plays a big role especially in a hard cap league with so many players have some form of trade protection.
What do people want francis to do rush things give up our good/better prospects and badly over pay FA's to the point it hurts the team more than it helps. It take a while to get things in place and i don't think we should be throwing away our future just for the sake of doing so. Having some great top 6 elite talent with no depth nor the prospect pool to really supported it isn't going to get us anywhere.
Look at the leafs, they have 4 guys taking up half the cap with not so great depth and isn't getting anywhere closer to the cup and yet the media has the nerves to point all the blame on marner, its not his fault the team is struggled and if he ends up going to another team, the leafs are not going to be any better than they are now.