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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't buy that. I get that they are a poorly run franchise but that would be akin to purposely trying not to build a team. Drafting top players and trading them when they come of their ELC's to replace them with their top upcoming draft picks is counter productive. What you propose is akin to a dog chasing it's tail. Erik Johnson isn't a franchise defenseman and Jones will be. Easy decision unless you think they are comfortable with Hunwick as their top D man going forward.
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I think what he's saying is that they'll try to trade Stastby because of the contracts to ROR and Duchene, as well as Landeskog looking for a raise off his ELC soon.
Not trading Landeskog, et all and replacing him with a rookie,
In fact trading Stastny is smart management because ROR and Duchene are better and younger and cheaper.