Who do you blame for this unsuccessfully playoff run

#61 Dominator2005

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Posted 22 April 2012 - 03:08 PM

I do agree here - the time to stock up on players is in the offseason - it's too much of a crapshoot and too costly at the trade deadline.

This!

Adding players in the offseason doesn't affect team chemistry.

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#62 esteef

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Posted 22 April 2012 - 03:28 PM

This!

Adding players in the offseason doesn't affect team chemistry.

You should send that to Kenny so he can use it for the next three years. Bringing in 1 or 2 players doesn't suddenly blow up your entire team chemistry. Case in point Nashville. Kostitsyn and Radulov's lines looked great all series long and I don't remember seeing Gaustad look out of place. Besides, what chemistry did Detroit have? Babs spent the entire series changing lines to try and find something that worked.

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#63 Hockeymom1960

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Posted 22 April 2012 - 03:42 PM

Maybe I'm completely crazy but I don't blame either one. Kenny Holland didn't go out and spend because he's waiting to spend for this upcoming season. I think he did what he did this past season hoping that it would be enough. There are a lot more prime UFA's now and I'm sure he doesn't want to just get one good player. We need a defenseman (ala Suter) and "sniper" (ala Parise) and hopefully someone like Prust. Those guys don't come cheap and we're not the only ones with a lot of cap space.