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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
...if you move Edler and Schnieder in seperate deals this summer for young forwards they could completely avoid having a potential rebuild in a few years when the Sedins 5on5 play starts to drop (it didn't this year)
plenty of teams need D/goaltending that have young potential top line guys they probably move (Philly/Winnipeg come to mind immediately)
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
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Goalies just aren't worth a lot in trades. And this whole idea of avoiding a rebuild is something of a myth. There are simply too many ageing players and too many NTCs on the team to side-step the inevitable. I might agree if there were currently some players already in the system, but the Canucks' prospect base needs to be built from near-scratch.