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Originally Posted by Dagger
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.
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Seguin is already past his ELC and getting paid NHL dollars. Plus every year of a rebuild is wasting a year of his contract and a year of prime production.
I would love Seguin. But for a team in full rebuild a player like Reinhart or Ekblad is worth more.
Again, I really want him. But I don't want to give up Baertschi, Brodie, Monahan, or the first. If that means no deal then no deal IMO.
I think it is unlikely that Boston deals though regardless of any reasonable offer on the table. Not with Horton leaving and them not signing Lecavalier