I don't really understand the purpose in assigning players to certain categories. It's like an employee evaluation system with forced groupings. This happens all the time, but it's purpose is to help evaluate large groups of people and establish parity in a compensation system. None of which apply here IMO.
You don't want to lock yourself into viewing a certain group of players the same way. For instance, Tkachuk's role and future value to this team is very different from Giordano's. Under certain circumstances, you would treat each of them very differently.
To me the point is how all the pieces fit together and do you have the top level talent to carry the day when the going gets tough.
So maybe the question is, are the players identified as "core" good enough to carry this team to a championship or do you need to add or replace? And will your salary structure and organizational assets allow you to add/replace?
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