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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Usually when you rebuild properly you draft or pick up a young nucleus or core of young players and surround them with Vets who can "Show them the way"
I think that we can agree that the young core of this team is built around
Monahan, Gaudreau, MT, Bennett, Brodie, Ferland, and Hamilton.
We can agree that the vets in this lineup are Engellend, Stajan, Versteeg and to an extent Widemen
The rest of the players are in that useful players between the ages of 25 to 29.
So is this the year that a proper rebuild shows that you have to eject these older players "Leaders" hope that you've developed leadership in the room and bring in younger players that you've hopefully drafted and developed. The Anderssons, Jankowski's, Kulaks for example and take the risk of adding more inexperience and hoping that the Monahan's and Brodies can act as that buffer and leadership caste?
At the same time this probably allows for a more in control payroll situation.
At the same time is this the summer that you do the ulimate roll of the dice leadership wise and trade your beloved captain in Gio? which could allow you to continue to restock your shelves.
This is a crucial time in a rebuild where I believe that you now have to start moving more strongly to the fruits of your labor in terms of your older prospects.
Or do we try to solve our problems in the out of control world of UFA's?
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Gio's a vet obviously. I don't think you trade him. I'd like to keep Engellend and Versteeg. I'm indifferent about Stajan and would love to not have Wideman next year.