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looks like our D is finally being exploited tonight a shame had high hopes it would be better down the stretch

You are correct sir. Somehow managed to mix those years up. 94-95 should be on the list as well lol

Was going to say the same thing....95/96 was the year for me....I was thinking they were going to steamroll through the entire playoffs.  I think a big part is due as well to the fact that they were 40+ years from the last cup win at that point and it looked like it would come to an end.
The year before against the Devils could have been a choice as well....but heading into the playoffs I didn't have the same feeling (perhaps because it was a shortened reg season...they always feel different).  Shocking though because they only lost 2 games through the first 3 rounds and then got swept in the finals (this may have been the birth of the trap where teams starting seeing this as a way to win)

Beats being bitter, and bitchy all the time. Like being on the cycle 24/7. 

which one of these teams was the most shocking when they were defeated and should have won it all alot would say the 96 roster with that amazing reg season but i felt shocked when the 2002-03 team got sweeped by the ducks

People are in MAJOR denial. "He's not doing the rebuild correctly" , "Signing Daley is stupid if we want a top 3 pick", "Signing Daley screws Sproul over"
People need to snap back to reality. There is no rebuild, Holland is not looking to tank (any type of variation), he's aiming for playoffs while maintaining picks, and he certainly does not consider the young defensemen to have the ceiling that some of the posters here do. 
People here act like they know more than pro-scouts, GMs, coaches. Except that most people here are average joes working regular jobs while the people who made it are running the team. Why? Because they are better than any of us at their job, that's way they made it up there and that's why we're down here behind our keyboards, monitors and a 12 oz pepsi bottle thats flat.
 

Lmao we don't even have young defensemen to play for us. Literally nobody in the system is being held back because of this signing. This conversation just goes in circles with people bashing Holland for what he may hypothetically do.
The rebuild on the fly is happening whether you like it or not. Complaining about a stop gap defensmen that's cheap is such a minuscule problem in the grand scheme of things it's ridiculous this can cause such outrage for so long

Well we know by experience there is no trade coming.

F***, I hope not...

I'd take Jagr too

AWWWW MAN I wanted De Jong!! 
 
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Well I'm still driving how about an hour and a half to go you guys have a great night. I'll check in when I get settled in

Alright Holland you wanted centers in defenseman. You got your Center now let's get the Hague and round two.

No thank you my mother could rebuild this team faster than Holland.

Nope

I did say if it pans out well! Lol

Hope not. 

They already do

well i officially think holland is done there is no doubt about it he needs to go 

Does anyone honestly have faith in Holland or the management team anymore? If so, could you mail me what you're smoking because my stuff isn't strong enough.

I'm pretty livid, I'm not gonna lie. Having Vilardi fall to us and picking MICHAEL RASMUSSEN, the one guy I WANTED US TO NOT PICK, is the perfect cherry on our 2016-17 season.

Ya...and Holland does not disappoint. I'm surprised as he'll he passed on Vilardi more than Tippett...

Exactly. They overvalued his size. Vilardi was the best pick at this spot.

Agreed