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Robbob · 11-15-2023, 08:33 AM

I think I lean towards 2013, but barely. I think having Gaudreau in their back pocket while drafting a healthy Monahan was a decent start. In 2013 they struck out after Monahan. Getting Burakovsky (picked after Poirier) and Hartman (two picks after Klimchuck) would have set this team up.

Ask this question again after the season is over and I might switch. It all depends on what they get for their UFAs and what they can add to the prospect pool. I do think from a defensive perspective, they got some good prospects with Morin and Poirier. Even Kuznetsov is intriguing just because he is a bigger body that can skate. Zary, Pelletier, Coronato, and Honzek maybe not be Gaudreau caliber, but probably a better foundation as a whole considering in 2013 it was just Gaudreau. The big key for the 2023-24 rebuild is Wolf. At the end of the day he could be just as impactful for the franchise as Gaudreau was.

Cap wise, 2013 they couldn't leverage cap space since not as many teams were in cap jail.

11-15-2023, 08:33 AM	#6
Robbob Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Exp:	I think I lean towards 2013, but barely. I think having Gaudreau in their back pocket while drafting a healthy Monahan was a decent start. In 2013 they struck out after Monahan. Getting Burakovsky (picked after Poirier) and Hartman (two picks after Klimchuck) would have set this team up. Ask this question again after the season is over and I might switch. It all depends on what they get for their UFAs and what they can add to the prospect pool. I do think from a defensive perspective, they got some good prospects with Morin and Poirier. Even Kuznetsov is intriguing just because he is a bigger body that can skate. Zary, Pelletier, Coronato, and Honzek maybe not be Gaudreau caliber, but probably a better foundation as a whole considering in 2013 it was just Gaudreau. The big key for the 2023-24 rebuild is Wolf. At the end of the day he could be just as impactful for the franchise as Gaudreau was. Cap wise, 2013 they couldn't leverage cap space since not as many teams were in cap jail.