DOH 437 – The World Changes, the Dudes Continue
March 16th, 2020, 12:59 pm
As the NHL season is suspended, the Dudes remain steadfast, and will still be podcasting.
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As a future topic how about a deep-dive into Doug Wilson? Should the Sharks re-build with a clean slate?
There are plenty of pros and cons to discuss. Just for starters:
* ages of being good / very good (but not great) as a franchise
* quick turnaround after missing playoffs for 1 year, including
* unloading of fading players for good returns
* good hire of DeBoer
* ability to start to lure top FAs to Bay Area
* from all appearances, building a culture where players want to play and play well
* too many big, long term contracts (as a cost of getting top FAs)
* too little depth as a result of previous item
* depleted system, and depth, again due to
* continually trading multiple picks for a single pick on draft days
* continually trading not only 1sts and 2nds, but in recents years trading 1 and sometimes 2 years into the future
* basically being painted into a corner with an aging core of players with NMCs and NTCs
Great ideas.