BT made the correct move by standing pat at the deadline, as it turns out. No deadline acquisition would have solved the Gaudreau/Monahan playoff performance issue, in my opinion. So trading future assets would have made no sense. I feel like BT wasn't willing to gamble like that, not fully knowing whether his key guys could raise their level of play.
Despite the season success and all the goals, its just different in the playoffs/down the stretch, when you go up against good teams. They need another play driver, they need more speed, they need more 1 shot scorers. Its going to be a challenge to address these needs but at least now he can properly evaluate and decide how to move forward (with all his assets at his disposal).
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