[bigrangy]

^I disagree. I thought going into this season that the window would be most open this year.

Smith and Gio are not getting younger. Smith will need to be replaced and none of the kids are ready yet. Giordano will still be great for a while but in 3 years it could be very risky. There should be a replacement ready to go but there are no guarantees.

Backlund is still cheap and starting to go past his peak, Monahan, Gaudreau, Hamilton are all in their prime.

The only impact players that will (probably) be better in the future are Bennett/Janko/Tkachuk and they're playing at high levels already. Everyone else is in their prime or on the decline. The time to win is now.