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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
We've replaced some through trade and free agency, but it's hard to move many more veterans until the prospects start to show that they are going to steal a spot. Recently only Bennett and Ferland did it. Nobody else stepped up to the plate, and it looks like nobody else will any time soon. Deal veterans from a position of surplus, but make sure there is a solid succession plan in place otherwise you're forced to sign yet another marginal NHLer to be your organizational depth.
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It's hard to for prospects to show they are going to steal a spot when even a 27 year old KHL/Euro League
veteran can't even get into a
game. That's more than a surplus. It's not like the farm team is bad either, when they get decent goaltending they win by big margins.