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Originally Posted by djsFlames
This is exactly it.
Being conservative has gotten us nowhere.
The last big player for player movement was a few years ago with the hurricanes.
Since then we've sat on our picks, accumulated some and outside of dealing the odd third for fringe players we've just drafted and developed.
For a team in a Sutter window we have to make some kind of play if we want to move out of that middle ground, more so now that guys are expiring. Give them a reason to re-sign that says "we're going for it and you have a shot to win here"
This acquisition would semd Tkachuk and Gaudreau that message. Maybe we score a discount.
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It takes two to tango. You can't blame the team for not landing a whale when there are so many fishermen in the waters. I think you have to look beyond possible trades and look at how they are drafting and making other moves. I think they are doing everything right in changing their drafting habits and are taking more risk in who they draft. Have to give credit where credit due.