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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Gillis did say he wanted to keep the core. Made it sound like it was more about changing up the support players and getting younger and cheaper.
Roy, Raymond, Luongo among others all gone I'm guessing, and bring in some younger, bigger, cheaper replacements. I don't think the Sedins, Kesler, Burrows, Edler, etc are going anywhere.
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I think the Sedins and Kesler are safe, but Burrows is 32 years old and doesn't currently have a NTC (it kicks in July 1st). He led the entire league in minor penalty minutes this season and I think Canucks management feel that he will never get a fair shake from the officials as long as wears a Canucks uniform.
As for Edler, I think they're not very happy with his play this season and they do have some pretty good depth on defense (Tanev and Corrado both are young and look pretty good). I could see a team like Philly being interested in Alex Edler.