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Originally Posted by GS Skier
Just because this forum is dominated by complainers doesn't mean "there isn't much disagreement that they should re-build. A lot of folks support that notion." They have a 6-7 guys under 23-24 now and 28-30 isn't old in this league. All teams seem to grab a few vets for the bottom lines. If the top 4 usual suspects play well enough breaking up the core will a little easier. If your going to wait for them to "blow it up" good luck with that.
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Yeah good point. I'm not necessarily opposed to a rebuild (for all the reasons given many times now), but you're right about an exciting, young core group already here that the team could build around. You throw Eichel into a core group with Tkachuk, Mangiapane, Hanafin, Dube, etc. and I think they are in the mix for years to come.
Not to mention some of the older Coleman, Markstrom, etc. group that would still be around, plus a few other younger players with potential, like Andersson, Vladar, and Valimaki, the team could be really good for quite a few years.
A futures-based deal for Eichel is probably our best possible chance to an extended (5+ years) competitive window. Our core pieces in that scenario, including Eichel, would be young enough to mitigate the loss of a couple of high draft picks and a couple of top end prospects.