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Originally Posted by New Era
Which is why you make a low cost trade for some offensive help and see if that kick starts things. If it doesn’t then become a seller at the deadline. But something needs to change now, either from inside the organization or from outside. I don’t believe there is any help on the farm, so they have to look elsewhere. They need to get something done. Another lost season is the last thing this team needs. If it gets to that, then I am for cleaning house, and I mean everyone. Scorched earth in the front office, break up the core, fire the concession workers and the greeters. Big changes needed if they can’t right the ship quickly.
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Key words there are "low cost trade".
Basically I would look for two types of deals
- Low cost trade for a guy like Toffoli. But if the price is medium to high - pass.
- Hockey trade for a guy with term and that could be part of the solution. Kapanen type deal out of Toronto.
If neither present themselves, sell at the deadline, and re-shape the core during the summer. Build around a new inner core that is Tkachuk, Lindholm, the young D (Hanifin who needs to progress, Valimaki, Andersson, Kylington), and Rittich.
Everyone else should be consider tradeable.
I would be aggressive in trading Johnny.
I would be 50/50 on trading Monny depending on what you can get back. My lean would be to keep him for another year to assess if he's part of the new future or not.
Guys like Gio/Ryan/Backlund could go or stay. I like keeping them for veteran stabilization and leadership, but if you can get a sweet price for any - you should.
Guys like Sam/Jankowski could go if you can get something worth it - or you bring them back with a different core and see if they have another step to give. No sense dumping them for no return.
Trade veterans at the deadline for what you can get: Hamonic, Brodie (unless you can re-sign him), Talbot, Stone (if anything).
That's my blueprint for how I would approach.