IMO what this team does will be dictated this summer. I think Gaudreau will be gone but if Tkachuk doesn't extend this summer then he needs to be moved as well. IMO building up on our prospect pool is a key right now and moving out short term assets is the best way to fix this team. Johnny and Tkachuk don't have to be traded for just picks and prospects but this team needs time to rebuild our prospect pool and if they are moved we need players that have more team control or longer term contracts coming back. Even if the players aren't as good as they are that term is needed to buy time to draft some star players.
THN lists us at 26th best prospects out of 31 teams. I hope that improves a lot after this draft but I doubt we are top 10 after this draft. I get that it's just one list but that is not a good spot to be in when your team isn't very good and you have what looks to be cap hell in 1 year. Because of this moving Tkachuk might be just as high on the priority list as moving Johnny.
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