[yourbestfriend]

The options proposed by the OP suck. Why not something in between?
We can buy, build for the future and "go in" all at the same time.

Getting a player like Hertl and then resigning him helps us now and in the future. Acquiring someone of that caliber shows Gaudreau and Tkachuk that management is absolutely committed to winning here long term, and I would think makes them more inclined to stay.
I also have no clue why posters are suggesting we go after Giroux or Pavelski. They help us now as rentals, but not four or five seasons down the road. Who is comfortable giving either of those players a long term contract? If your answer to that is "not comfortable", then why are we trading for them? We are not a Giroux/Pavelski away from winning a cup. Where the team is at right now, it's just bad asset management and completely delusional to go after older UFA's.