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Originally Posted by Bingo
Sometimes we hear things sure ... but not from Treliving. Guessing the Kadri info was coming out of Toronto, same as the Zucker info from Minny.
He's certainly not one to lay out plans.
What we do know is he's a many irons in the fire guy and uses the word process to much.
I'm guessing he two or three processes running right now.
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He doesn't always have a succession plan, as we saw in cases such as Zucker, Bishop, and Reaves. He doesn't seem to have a problem with either moving on or deferring to obviously inferior Walmart brand alternatives. I'm not convinced there's a lot out there left to be done as a plan B to Kadri, as most places Brodie could be traded to are dealing with their own cap issues. And if they're not, Gardiner is still out there waiting to be signed without having to give up a top 6 player.
If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on a few scenarios that seem plausible, although not ideal:
-Neal for Turris
-Frolik and Stone bought out
-Brodie for a couple of 2nds (Montreal, if I had to guess)
-Sign Pat Maroon as a kind of "David Moss, top line player" bargain bin solution to the toughness issues