Originally Posted by ComixZone
The New York Rangers announced a rebuild in February of 2018.
Their roster was comprised of:
Head Coach: Alain Vigneault
Mats Zuccarello (30 years old)
Mika Zibanejad (24 years old)
Kevin Hayes (25 years old)
Pavel Buchnevich (22 years old)
JT Miller (24 years old)
Chris Krieder (26 years old)
Rick Nash (33 years old)
Ryan McDonagh (28 years old)
Brady Skjei (23 years old)
Kevin Shattenkirk (28 years old)
Neal Pink (22 years old)
Tony DeAngelo (21 years old)
Henrik Lundqvist (35 years old, still posting a .915)
So it's not unheard of. That team failed to come together though and they decided to end the shuffling around in mediocrity that year. In that season the Rangers sold Rick Nash (1st, 7th, Spooner, Lindgren, Beleskey), Michael Grabner (2nd, Rykov), Nick Holden (3rd), Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller (1st, 2nd, Howden, Hajek, Namestnikov). Then in the following season they dealt Ryan Spooner to EDM for Ryan Strome (lol @ Edmonton), Mats Zuccarello (2nd, 3rd), Adam McQuaid (4th, 7th), Kevin Hayes (Lemieux, 1st, 4th) and then in the Summer of 2019 they started to build the team back up by acquiring Jacob Trouba and Adam Fox.
...best to rebuild before the clock strikes midnight. Goes to show how quick things can change direction. Toronto did it in a similar way. We'd likely struggle because we probably won't be as lucky in the draft nor would we have the big ticket free agent signings to help (Panarin, Tavares), although a lottery pick or two does help draw talent in.
I still don't think the Flames will do this if Johnny walks...but if Tkachuk won't sign long-term ontop of Johnny leaving? Stick a fork in it.
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