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Really hoping we dont win the overpay for a slow 50 pt Boeser sweepstakes.

I'm so excited to be dissapointed and mad at Yzerman all summer. You absolutely know he's gonna remain calm and stick to the "plan" AKA continuing to slowly build through the draft while insulating with vets. He's not gonna move that first and he's not gonna move any young/prime age roster pieces. Probably slightly overpays a vet Dman and maybe another similar player, D or F, and adds some cheap depth players. Maybe gives away Gus and/or Tarasenko for free to a team like Pittsburgh. And that'll be it. Some bad talent will go out, and some better talent will come in, but it'll mostly be a total wash. Team will look relatively the same, and the results will be similar. Maybe a wild card spot, but equally likely not. The only way things noticeably change and improve are if Raymond and Seider find another level and enter the conversation as top 10 in the league at their respective positions. Or a guy like Mazur or Soderblom come out of nowhere and tear the league up (unlikely IMO). But this is exactly what SY wants. He wants this team to grab its own bootstraps and pull itself up. And he's not going to do a bunch of wild moves or spend a fortune on a UFA star until that happens. Not happy about that Larkin? Then fix it. If you don't have another level you can reach, then help Ray and Mo find their's. Crying wont change anything. I'm happy to be mad at Yzerman personally, because I hope and pray he feels the pressure from fans and actually makes a big move. But deep down I realize we have no influence on this stoic, and he will treat us much the same as Larkin: Crying wont change anything.