Haven’t we learned our lesson? Remember the Roy- Pominville crotch clutching picture-gate? Remember how that turned out? Busted lives and broken dreams.
Doomed.
Had the post I replied to been written without the absolutes, as your was, I likely never would have chimed in at all.
Although Wookie not acknowledging the continuum of players between McDavid and Dahlin probably would have triggered me. 😁
You chose your words to describe the second group poorly then. “So exceptional “ certainly paints an image of nearly untouchable.
10 players out of a roster of 23 is nearly half.
You basically put half of a never won anything roster on the protected list.
Even Dahlin (and certainly Power) should be available for the right price. I’m not talking about a dream overpayment. I mean, for the right price noone should be off limits if you are really serious about winning.
You lost me at the bolded. That used to be true, but hasn’t been for a good decade, if not more. One side is demonstrably more active in that context than the other.