I'm of two minds on this.
On the one hand, I've lost all confidence in this core and this rebuild. Prices seem high this deadline, so I would blow it all up and make massive deals, preparing for either a complete ground up rebuild, or at least a very heavy retooling for 2020/21.
Alternatively... the Pacific is as bad as it ever will be. The path to the conference finals might never be easier. And once you're in the conference finals, all it takes is momentum, or a goalie getting hot, or injuries/bad luck on the other side, and you can be in the cup final where anything can happen. Pushing all in with whatever it takes to add to the top 6, with a right shot RW or an upgrade at Centre. And maybe an upgrade on defence or another right shot RW.
Doing nothing or almost nothing seems like the worst plan. Losing both Brodie and Hamonic in the summer for nothing, while another year ticks off the value contracts of Gaudreau, Monahan, Lindholm and Tkachuk and Gio nears the end of his time as a top pairing Dman, seems really weak. It's just accepting mediocrity as good enough.
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