Nicely put Carla, rest assured some of us are happy with the direction DL is taking and the plan he is sticking with.
Dustin Brown is a prime example of someone the Kings had to wait for to mature. Now he's the league leader in hits, a top scorer for our team night in and night out, and a top drawer of penalties.
It wasn't that long ago that people were calling for Brown to be traded, and some of us would respond that patience is a virtue, let him develop the RIGHT way.
The Kings have a nice pool of prospects, (soon to be wider by FOURTEEN, can you believe it?) but it is going to take time for those guys to reach the NHL level, some may not even make it, some will. Despite the rants, this is the FIRST full year DL has had his staff in place, and it may take time to get everything in order. Once his staff gets up to speed we will be treated to seeing more prospects coming up the right way.
If that takes another 3-5 years it will be expected by some of us, there are still too many people calling for the playoffs NEXT year. You can't put a timeframe or timelimit on a young player's development and it is wrong to do so.
DL recently said in an interview that there is NO set time frame. We have to remain patient, and trust in our GM to keep us on course for although he expected 3-5 years before he took the job, he hadn't seen the size of the task or gotten used to the post-CBA era. |