I might be in the minority here, but to me it's not the end of the world if it ends in a trade. The moment John decided to take his talents to Ohio, I wanted them to go the rebuild route anyway because I really don't see how they could contend without John. I'd rather burn it down than overpay players in order to be in "not good enough, not bad enough" purgatory for years, and if Tkachuk forces our hand in that regard, so be it.
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