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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I think you give this group the best chance by bolstering the depth, at least. Kevin Hayes would have been a good addition; so would Simmonds or Zuccarello or Johansson, all of whom were traded for a reasonable price. Even Nyquist would have been fine. Fantenburg is at best injury relief.
I get the counter-argument, I just think Treliving should have been a bit more willing to give up a few futures to give some more support to the best chance at a cup this team has had in many, many years.
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I think Treliving is probably gun shy to use the pick on a rental since he's had success using those picks to get young impact players at the draft.
Would we rather our GM use the 1st round pick on a rental like Kevin Hayes who may not re-sign, or see what this team does in the playoffs, assess what we need to add, and then move it at the draft for a 23 year old like when we moved for Hamilton.
Think that's part of the hesitation on his part. They can hold a lot more value on draft day when more teams are looking at shaking things up.