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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Exactly. Why do people think GM's overly care about the cap in 6 years?
Anaheim is built to win the cup now, before Getz and Perry are past their primes/way past.
This is the cycle of a salary cap. You need to decide when your 3-4 year window is and try to win.
In 2020 who knows what anything will look like! We could have more lockouts, compliance buyouts, expansion, etc.
The point of the NHL is the WIN the cup, not set up for years of being pretty good.
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The potential to give up the prime years of the young defense of Lindholm, Fowler, Despres, Vatanen, and Theodore, with a young goalie like Gibson could just as easily cost the Ducks a shot at the Cup if they are paying 24M to 37 year old forwards.
You're right a GM isn't always overtly focused on the long-term future of the team...that doesn't mean it's always the best move to give up the future for the present. We've seen that before.
And even then, rarely do you see Stanley Cup contenders move 'all' their first round picks and prospects year after year to try and win today. Even the Stanley Cup favourites focus on tomorrow. In fact, this was the first year since 1996 that the Hawks didn't pick in the first round.