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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
This isn't intended to be confrontational but
If we
- Agree that the team needs to make some level of meaningful change to the forward group
And
- We assume that Monahan's value is probably at an all time low and therefore shouldn't be traded
And
- We are saying that we want to keep Tkachuk, Johnny and Lindholm
Then are we saying just keep the group together again?
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Possibly, but change is often framed as subtracting certain players, but what about adding players?
Without going into specific trade proposals, what about adding a good center like, say, Sam Reinhart, and a good winger like, say, Taylor Hall to the current group? Would probably have to shed salary, but there is 7-8m clear from Bennett, Ryan and Rittich already, so it's a start. Perhaps Monahan or Backlund could be dumped if necessary.
Just spitballing but I would rather keep the best players and try to augment rather than expect to get a good return for them as that seems like a lateral move at best.