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Originally Posted by Dagger
Maybe others view it differently, but acquiring Seguin is far akin to the Kings getting Richards, the Jackets Carter, or any move that cashes prospects/picks/dump for an elite player. Seguin is/will be an elite player but he wouldn't be coming here to help get us over the hump or anything like that. He'd be coming over to be the FACE of the team for the next 15 years, and someone that you build around, not used as a complimentary piece.
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I agree. Those guys were 25 years old with 6-years of NHL experience under the belt. Seguin is 21. Getting Seguin is very much in line with a rebuild.
But if you start giving up pieces like Baertschi, Brodie, Monahan, or next years first now you are giving up major components of the rebuild. It is deck shuffling for the purpose of winning sooner. And I would hate to give up ELCs on potential top players to try and win now.