Does trading Monahan really accomplish a lot? I'd deal him while there is still hope for a rebound, as we have seen guys with bad seasons still return tremendous value (Josh Anderson or anyone remember Gary Leeman).
To me the wildcard is what the hell is going on with Tkachuk. He was much more engaged last game but he was going through the motions for a while there, so if doesn't want to be here, you move him IMO. Or if you're just concerned about his moods affecting his play, you move him.
You have to talk contract with Gaudreau. That decides the whole issue with him. It has a big impact with Tkachuk too.
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