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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Uhhhh yeah. Except that directly conflicts with them trading two firsts (#12 last year, #6 this year) and Boqvist for Seth Jones. Are they rebuilding or not?
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Pivot! They still had Kane, Toews and Debrincat when they acquired Jones and probably would have liked to see them make some noise but when it became apparent that they couldn't supplement the core they decided to go another direction. They saw the writing on the wall and instead of tolling in mediocrity they are looking to try to build a contender in 4 or 5 years.
Jones is signed long-term and is the type of defenseman you expect to stay steady into his mid 30s, he's only 27. They can build with him.
Now they have a 7th overall this year and three second round picks, three third round picks, plus two firsts next year, two firsts the year after. Seems decent enough.