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djsFlames · 10-25-2021, 03:17 PM

Eichel will also require a re-tool on the fly of sorts because of the cap structure. Too many guys need pay raises.

Mangi, Tkachuk, Gaudreau won't all be able to stay. Unless Buffalo takes someone like Backlund along with Monahan.

What it does allow for is a big run this spring with all hands on deck, which falls in line with the whole "Sutter is here to win".

There will be pains short term, but building around Eichel going forward makes a lot more sense than building around 29 year old Gaudreau (after he would be inked) or winger Tkachuk. I do hope we retain one of them long term to be that complementary core piece though.

Edit: PREFERABLY though, I'd like to see us do some cap gymnastics and re-sign the gang & go guns-ho on this thing for the next several years.

10-25-2021, 03:17 PM	#5118
djsFlames Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jun 2012 Exp:	Eichel will also require a re-tool on the fly of sorts because of the cap structure. Too many guys need pay raises. Mangi, Tkachuk, Gaudreau won't all be able to stay. Unless Buffalo takes someone like Backlund along with Monahan. What it does allow for is a big run this spring with all hands on deck, which falls in line with the whole "Sutter is here to win". There will be pains short term, but building around Eichel going forward makes a lot more sense than building around 29 year old Gaudreau (after he would be inked) or winger Tkachuk. I do hope we retain one of them long term to be that complementary core piece though. Edit: PREFERABLY though, I'd like to see us do some cap gymnastics and re-sign the gang & go guns-ho on this thing for the next several years. Last edited by djsFlames; 10-25-2021 at 03:28 PM.