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Originally Posted by ComixZone
They are already horrible.
Let's not kid ourselves, we're 8th worst. What the hell would they be afraid of?
Also, well managed teams don't have to be horrible for 5 years. Keep certain pieces, sell others. Draft high this year.
Like - if we're talking about trading Gaudreau and Giordano it's not going to crater this team. If we're talking about adding Monahan in there, it's also not cratering this team. They aren't team-making pieces, in fact one could make a good argument that the cap we spend on those players being freed up, mixed with the assets we'd return would make us a better team IF the cap-space is used properly.
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Might not crater the team, but considering they’re already just a bubble playoff team, taking away the team’s leading goal scorer and most dynamic scorer could hurt an already goal challenged team’s ability to score goals. He doesn’t just help contribute to scoring on the ice, but he also draws a ton of powerplays that this team would miss.
Also, I’m not convinced Mark Giordano would be moved under Sutter’s watch. Just a few days ago he called Gio his best even strength defenseman. He’s also on the top powerplay unit right now as well so let’s just assume he would also be right up there offensively as well. That doesn’t seem like the type of player Sutter would be ok with removing off his team.