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If this team's roster is worse after the deadline I expect the effort on the ice will suffer for it.

I'm not sure I'd say consistent. But they are playing well much more frequently.

They have the exact record as this time last season. From this point on they only won 4 games to finish. The mail it in was just aobut to happen in earnest. Hopefully it doesn't repeat.

Aww man. They were just scraping the surface.

I really dig PMJ. Saw them play at UB a couple of years ago. They are very entertaining live.

I hated all of the mean spirited posts about him ealrier this season. He's not a force like he used to be but he's a true pro out there.

I saw on Twitter earlier today that if the won this game they would have the same record as this same point in the season last year. Let's keep these efforts up and get rolling for next season.

Very nice win. This is what we need to see alot of as the season closes out to get next season jump started.

Your fault if it happens.....

Boy, you can almost feel Winnipeg starting to gel as the period got late. This is gonna be a tough game. We really needed a couple of those chances to go in. I'm not sure we get many more this game.

I dunno. That was a real solid play by Wheeler.

A little over a year spans more than an offseason though. Can JBotts get something like that done? No idea, but its a pretty significant change to the roster for an offseason.

4 out of 6 middle forwards is pretty far away, especially when 2 are centers. That is a ton to replace in the offseason. Unfortunately, of the players mentioned, IMO only Cozens has a crack at being an improvement, or even status quo, next season over our current middle 6, and he isn't a given (I know you know that). Some folks here are criminally underrating Girgs and Larry. They are genuinely very good at their role and I am certain we will miss them if they are gone. Anyone who is still of the opinion that they are a drag on the team isn't judging based on this seasons' performance.

More truthful words have never been spoken.

Montreal is in a different situation. They haven’t been floundering for a decade. They have an expectation of winning that this team doesn’t have. Setting that expectation is a helluva lot more important than 2-3 picks with a 15% chance of becoming NHL players.

I agree. Add it to what I said. The team management and players will feed off each other when an actual commitment to winning is demonstrated consistently. End of the season give aways don’t demonstrate a consistent commitment to winning and has inconclusive effects down the road.

You know what else fuels a losing culture? Letting go serviceable NHL'ers at the deadline and telling your team winning isn't important anymore this season. It's time for management to show this team that we are not accepting losing anymore. A couple of 3rd, 4th round picks aren't enough of a difference to matter 4 years down the road.

We've been trading our UFA's every Spring since Paul Gaustad. It's not a recipe for success either.

We did for a couple brief periods of time, Tom Draper anyone? But yeah, overall GT has been a strength of this organization generally. Granted, we are in a period where we can't really call any position a strength right now. Thanks, tank.

Been there. Trying not to be there again.

I’m in the waiting game right now. Makes for sleepless nights....

I'm surprised it took this long. Long live the memories.

Chris Collins gets pardoned. Guaranteed.

Apparently white collar crime isn't a crime Trump wants punished here. Unless your name is Biden or Clinton.

Gimme some good, old fashioned hockey trades to get the blood flowing. Talking about what may come 3-4 ys down the pike got old 5-6 yrs ago.