Not a lot of good news regarding the Wild except that they get a few days off, get to play at home and hopefully Sykora and Havlat will be back in the lineup. But, I am not here today to point out the obvious...no, that would be too easy. Instead, I want to point out to all of the Wild fans that Lemaire is not coming back.......NEVER EVER EVER. I have seen so many Wild fans blurt this out...often times they are the same people that were complaining about his coaching style mid-way through last season.
Ok...
AND, in the make-believe world that some Wild fans live in, they think Lemaire would make this team more competitive. Well, maybe he would. But, he would only delay the inevitable. The problem is not the coaching or the GM, it's the lack of potential in their prospect pool. If Lemaire were here and the Wild finished 8th-10th, the Wild would have another mid-round pick that would most likely take a few years to make the team. And for those that think we can just dive into free agency and add elite talent, sorry. This is the era of the Cap (and the Wild are near the Cap). Strong teams are built through the draft. Free agency and trades are used to add the missing elements to teams that are contenders. And the truth is, the Wild are not a contender with or without Lemaire. The sooner that Wild fans realize this, the better.
The other truth is that the team will have to be rebuilt through the draft, and it may take a few drafts to not only obtain the necessary depth, but also allow time for the draftees to become NHL caliber players. So, watch the games, get pissed about effort and lack of talent, but don't think that Lemaire would take this franchise any closer to Cup than any other coach.
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