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Originally Posted by fleury

Palat is great but what does that do to sign him to a 6 or 7 year deal? We’re not close to the core of Colorado or Tampa. And it’s too early to say he should be part of the rebuild going forward. We have to build through a core and then adding pieces. The core, I would argue, has to be brought in through smart drafting. Then you add pieces to build around them. The time horizon has to be 4 to 5 years down the road. Kicking the can further prolongs the agony.

And he's 31 years old.