The way I see it, Jarmo and the FO thought they could retool the roster after Panarin and Bob left. That was derailed by the PLD debacle which broke Jarmo’s brain. He got a good haul for PLD and Laine is a better player on paper, but he kept operating as if this team had a good top-6 center to build around rather than a great scoring winger that’s ultimately just a complementary piece on a contender.
The biggest failure of this front office since 2019 is that it hasn’t been honest with itself and, most importantly, the fanbase. They’ve been blowing smoke up our ass for years now and it’s because they have been delusional about where the team is at. The Babcock hiring is a result of that delusion which has fucked over everyone, Vincent especially.
I still view Jarmo as a generally competent man, with the Babcock hiring being his only serious failure, but it’s time to get a fresh set of eyes in the FO. He has acquired some good core pieces to build around since 2019 but I no longer trust him to pull everything together.
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excellent article /u/markscheig!
Excellent article.
The way I see it, Jarmo and the FO thought they could retool the roster after Panarin and Bob left. That was derailed by the PLD debacle which broke Jarmo’s brain. He got a good haul for PLD and Laine is a better player on paper, but he kept operating as if this team had a good top-6 center to build around rather than a great scoring winger that’s ultimately just a complementary piece on a contender.
The biggest failure of this front office since 2019 is that it hasn’t been honest with itself and, most importantly, the fanbase. They’ve been blowing smoke up our ass for years now and it’s because they have been delusional about where the team is at. The Babcock hiring is a result of that delusion which has fucked over everyone, Vincent especially.
I still view Jarmo as a generally competent man, with the Babcock hiring being his only serious failure, but it’s time to get a fresh set of eyes in the FO. He has acquired some good core pieces to build around since 2019 but I no longer trust him to pull everything together.