I think we lose Gaudreau, Monahan will still be medically recovering most of the next season and never the same again. After Monahan and Lucic are off the books, we will have to do a Swedish rebuild if we hope to get into any contention again.
Possibly Tkachuk and Mangiapane are gone also because while Mangiapane was explosive this season, he was also not as consistent or as game changing as the salary he will demand deserves.
There's a slim chance that Toffoli finds his game to replace Gaudreau's production but he's not a puck carrier but a scorer and he seems to have declined as well. He needs a Gaudreau/Suzuki type feeder.
Last edited by Hack&Lube; 06-28-2022 at 09:22 PM.
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