Next season, you probably see Gaudreau play pro. Probably Arnold, Agostino and Gillies, too. Maybe Klimchuk and Poirier.
Depending on who they retain, you probably also get another mid-to-late 1st and a 2nd rounder for the assets they sell off this year. Those guys probably generate Sieloff-level prospects in this draft class.
Optimistically, I see next year being as "bad" as this year, but with more consistency and cohesiveness in the roster. The team probably starts rising from the muck in 2015-16 and become a "a bit outside the playoffs" team. 2016-17 is optimistically when the team becomes a bubble team.
That's probably the hopeful internal timeline, as well.
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