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Originally Posted by Torture
Can we talk about prospects in this thread rather than trading Gaudreau...?
The goal isn't to have the best ranked prospects, it's to win the cup. Trading one of your best players for picks in the middle of your contending window doesn't get you there.
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We just don't have prospects worth trading right now, that's the problem.
What's someone going to give you for Pelletier? Not a lot, without at least a 2nd attached, and probably a 1st. Same with Gawdin. Passed that, we have Valimaki/Kylington, and nobody wants to trade them.
I really expect a big 2nd half from Kylington. He was spectacular in the Montreal game, and he's been showing flashes of breaking out since the year began, and if/when Brodie/Hamonic depart, we'll need him.
Gio-Andersson
Hanifin-Kylington
Valimaki-X
Move some of the money from the back end into another forward.
The more I look at a future without Brodie/Hamonic, the more I'm thinking we go 4/4/1 in expansion, leaving Gio exposed. It's really the only way to protect all our young D.
Lindholm
Monahan
Tkachuk
Gaudreau/Gaudreau replacement/Backlund
Hanifin
Andersson
Kylington
Valimaki
BSD
We don't have 7 forwards worth protecting.