There have been a couple developments in the NHL that have had dramatic effects on roster construction and team success, yet it doesn’t seem like every front office has taken them into account.
The full tear-it-all-down rebuilds seem to be getting harder to pull out of, and it sure seems like there are better ways to turn things around. Yet we watch as struggling teams continue to look at their teams and go, “This player we have is good, somebody will want him, let’s sell him too.”
In many cases, these teams strip their roster for parts, then find themselves panicking when, several seasons later, the promise of hope they sold through their prospects slowly disintegrates as it becomes clear they just drafted more…