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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Expansion teams don't have Gaudreau, Monahan, Giordano for starters. Come on, that's silly.
The core of the team was not old. The old guys were expiring UFA's that could be turned into draft picks, the exact opposite of core players.
Are you thinking guys like Hudler, Glencross and Wideman were the core of the team? They were nothing but surplus draft picks for whatever GM took over from Feaster,
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Hudler was the team’s leading scorer the previous year. His 3-4 D were Russell and Wideman (until he made the big splash for Hamilton). And Wideman wasn’t “surplus picks” - he was on a contract that had a couple more years.
The only key players on the roster under 25 were Gaudreau, Monahan, Ferland and Bennett. It was a pretty old team.