Quote:Originally posted by Bün@Jul 9 2015, 02:11 AM


Brodie Witzel (for 5 seasons)
Jackson Turska
David Winter
Brandon Sawyer
Kyle Derringer
Zach Myers
Zach Miller
Christoph Klose
Giovanni Mortellaro


Were all brand new players drafted/acquired in the first 3 seasons of Minnesota's history who stuck around in Minnesota either for entire career, or until I traded them with the exception of Witzel who was the first and only to leave in free agency.

It is possible to retain your young players. You build the right type of team and draft the right players.

"I'm not looking for the best players, Craig, I'm looking for the right ones."

But from S6 on, the Chiefs second season of existence, Minnesota was a successful team. Miller, Klose, me, everyone who joined for S6 or after, never experienced the dark days. Do you really think this could be the case this time around? I don't. Of course good people will still stay around even if their team isn't good for the first two or three seasons, but they need a perspective, something to look forward to, and they won't have that if we make the team too bad.

What number would you prefer for protected players by the way, would you be on board with the 13-15 that JT and I suggested?