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Originally Posted by kehatch
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.
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Which is definitely more than fair and just down to personal preference, but for me bringing in Seguin who is farther down the developmental line(with huge potential) is more enticing than drafting say, Reinhart. Reinhart may be a comparable prospect, but you just don't know what will become. There's a very good chance he's a first line player(assuming he holds his value this year), but in Seguin you're getting that guy only 3 years ahead so you have a much clearer picture of what the future holds. That, and as you say it speeds up the rebuild. I'm not calling for a rush or hatchet job on our rebuild, just that I believe the whole point of a rebuild is to get as much young elite talent as possible and Seguin is exactly that. You're obviously giving some up in return, but he is worth it.