We just got our first taste of hockey with the Young Stars Tournament, and it has us drooling at the prospect of having some young players inter-mixed with a "stale....aging.....slow" core. Virtanen with the Sedins.....Cassels shadowing McDavid......McCann skating by Kesler to snap one in the net.....ah dreams.
Let's get to reality. Some seem to think that hockey is just a sport and to win games you put out your best 23 man roster. But hockey is a business....with a salary cap. And GM's not only have to the think about the short term (this year), but the long term.