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They're not gonna fire Lindy, EVER. If it gets that bad he will be promoted in hockey operations and a crony will be brought in to run the on ice product. The center issue, there was no room in Roc because of the lockout so they didn't sign anyone, lockout ends veteran dman goes down and a veteran forward gets signed. You need a guy to win faceoffs but the roster spy's are takin by a 22, 23, and an 18 year old. These three players and their development might be the most crucial aspect of the next 3 year for this franchise. Until the decision is made on who fills the top 9 I can't see them doing anything bigger than Hecht. This team isn't winning now and given that they just plugged in 3 kids at center I don't think they believe it's gonna win now. Darcy has never been a knee jerk guy, he builds a sample then spends most of the season analyzing it. In 2 offseasons he's addressed second D pairing, #2 center, potential #1 center, potetial #3 center, top tier fighter, and hard nosed grinder. If half of these work out then he's batting above league average.