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Originally Posted by Hackey
The problem then was they waited far to long to rebuild. They had no assets worth trading at that point. Bouwmeester was about it and Feaster blew that one. The reason you rebuild now is because you actually have a surplus of good assets that could bring back valuable pieces for the future. Of course this franchise will never do that so will wait a few more years until we're back to where we were with the Iginla Era. Gaudreau has left, Gio is worth nothing, Backlund is worth nothing, Monahan and Tkachuk are in their final year, Hanifin has only 2 years on his deal left. This is all basically a season away. Just blows my mind management can't see the writing on the wall. Where does the reluctance come from? The on ice product is terrible and only getting worse. Do what the Rangers did and release a statement and turn the thing around proactively.
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Tell me what team went into a rebuild when 6 of their top 7 forwards are 22-27 and 3 of their top 5 D are 24 or younger? They just signed a goalie who carries a full NMC for the next 5.5 years.
Do you think the owners want to go into tank mode when fans are coming back next year? With next years draft being a complete crapshoot a top 5 pick is not worth what it usually is.