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Would be interesting if there is still someone on here (besides Kevyn’s stealth account) who believes we should NOT clean house and why.

I find it nuts (but probably not) that Arizona was a garbage team for awhile, they get a new owner/location and suddenly they are one of the better teams in the league. Is this just a cloud of a bad owner being lifted? Were they going to breakout anyway?

I would go in search for some teams doing it the right way who may want to accelerate their rebuild and trade some of their pots of gold (young players) for a proven vet. A team like ANA or SJ may do something like this. Otherwise, I agree, a proven playoff team probably won’t send you someone off their roster of equal value. I know this is spinning the wheels, but I don’t want him walking for nothing, nor do I want him to dictate where he goes.

But, shouldn’t this be expected? He’s 17 and most 17 year-olds are still in high school.

What is this meeting about? How long can an amazing QB can play without winning a Super Bowl?

I think it’s depends on where that clot is and how long the player expects to be on anticoagulation. If this is to his pulmonary tree or threatening his brain, he’ll be on anticoagulants for an awful long time. Someone playing a contact sport at the professional level shouldn’t be on anticoagulants.

Adams is exploring all avenues to extend his time as GM.

My therapist comment was only half in jest. This guy is going through a ton. I don’t think his lack of engagement this year is due to a lack of skill. He needs more help navigating his emotions. I hope he is getting the help he needs.

Is he a therapist?

I think the level of incompetence is so high, that even an above average GM could help. I don’t think this team needs to be ripped down to the foundation. I think we are a few trades away from being competitive. I just don’t think KA will do it. Changes: 1) hire a good head coach = 5 more wins 2) Trade Power, dump Quinn and Greenway = 5 wins 3) add good (not even elite) players to replace them = 5 wins 4) move on from UPL = 5 wins

We are basically icing an AHL team at this point. What percent of the roster are we at for players who started the year in the AHL?

I fully support this as well. I also think what we are seeing/hearing may just be the tip of the iceberg.

Not trying to be an ass, but this is an unreasonable question. We obviously do. Lyons is playing great. Levi is playing excellent in Rochester and there is a logjam of talent behind him. A reasonable question would be, would Ellis be any worse than UPL? People want to think he’s a flash in the pan and no better than Houser lighting it up a few games, but he had better numbers than Levi last year in the AHL. We have many better options than UPL, who is a sub 0.900 goalie. We’ve seen enough.

See, trading for Norris and re-signing Greenway…3D chess.

There’s no need to trade UPL. Just waive him and thank the Lord if someone else takes him. Someone tell Terry we found a way of saving him more money.

He can go to Rochester, but will need to pass through waivers. Someone will likely grab him. Maybe STL again.

I wouldn’t do this. If any team knows his weaknesses, it’s the Blues. Put UPL in there; it sends a subtle message to him.

Does this team even practice 3 on 3s? Perhaps they should. Identify who is good at it and stick to them.

While things sort of feel like last year, maybe the difference here is sustainability. You just knew the wheels could fall off at anytime last year. That said, we are entering November now and we all know what that means, so my final judgement will be at the half way mark.

Payback for the bunch of spare parts (minus Tage) we got for ROR.

Agree on most of these, but the trade for McLeod has been great so far. Disagree he’s been “bad this year”. While maybe not a 2nd line center, he has 7 points in 11 games and is at least even in +/- at 0.

How about Benny giving him 3 assists.

I think within these 30 days, he would go back to STL only if he has a NHL roster spot. STL doesn’t have a goalie problem. So, he would probably be waived again and claimed by a different team.

Unfortunately, the NHL already has a very basic book on UPL. Just shot the puck at him. Soft goals will go in at inopportune times.

I always ask myself, is this really a possibility? And it definitely is. Did you not find it strange that we claimed Ellis off waivers instead of giving Levi the extra games?