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Originally Posted by Bingo
Try to fix this internally ... don't make a deal to save the season ... if they are sliding by the deadline move UFA pieces for picks and retool in the off season, including a core piece as I think they'd need to shake things up.
But those deals don't happen during the season, they're summer moves.
The Lightning missed the playoffs, drafted Foote and then got right back to it the next season. They didn't fire their coach, or their GM, or move out their best player.
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The difference between the Lightning and Flames though, is our top player is on a term that if not extended in the next 6 months, is best liquidated.
The Lightning didn’t have that crutch of asset management, and truthfully are much richer than the Flames in most positions.
While, trading Gaudreau in-season would likely be knee jerk, this summer is the critical window.